David Heller SVP of safety and government affairs 

TCA’s David Heller has been promoted to senior vice president of safety and government affairs. In this capacity, he will expand TCA’s reach as it relates to safety and strengthen the association’s advocacy on Capitol Hill, to serve members of the Truckload Carriers Association... more
China gets closer to Latin America 

Hong Kong-headquartered carrier OOCL, an affiliate of Cosco Shipping since 2018, is introducing the Transpacific Latin Pacific 6 (TLP6) service as a link between China and West Coast South America. In addition to OOCL’s existing TLP1, TLP2, TLP3 services, TLP6 will provide... more
Polish haulier expanding services in Europe 

A. Hartrodt's Polish subsidiary is investing in setting up its own truck fleet to launch a new international road haulage product this autumn. The forwarder will hire a specialist for this offer and initially deploy two vehicles and employ three professional drivers by the end... more
Pentagon acquires Carlborn 

Pentagon Freight Services, headquartered in London and established in 1974, has acquired UK-based Carlborn Shipping. Carlborn, founded in 1897 in UK with strong Scandinavian connections, specialises in the renewable energy market, particularly the North Sea offshore wind... more
Cargolux and Bolloré Logistics sign SAF agreement 

Cargolux and its long-term partner Bolloré Logistics have signed an agreement for the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in joint operations. The deal, covering 800,000 litres of SAF, is part of the Cargolux SAF programme. “Cargolux is strongly committed to the... more
Marguisa Atlantic is born 

Danish shipping company United Marguisa Lines (UML) and Dutch charterer Sa Di Chartering have founded a new entity in the multipurpose sector, particularly for players involved in the trade of bulk, general and project cargo. Marguisa Atlantic will operate joint services within... more
Michael Henke: honorary doctorate from Finland 

The Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, Finland, has awarded Professor Michael Henke an honorary doctorate. The director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML and holder of the chair of corporate logistics at the Technical University of... more
Hellmann takes over Czech CEP unit 

Czech and Slovakian-based overnight express provider Optimnet Solutions is joining the German Hellmann group. Shareholder Ondřej Zíta remains managing director and will report to Wilfried Hesselmann (head of CEP Europe, Hellmann). The 37 Optimnet employees will be taken over by... more
Rail carrier reopens business in Ukraine 

LTG Cargo Ukraine has resumed business in Ukraine. This decision follows the assessment of a significant increase in demand from Ukrainian businesses for the transport of grain and other products outside the country. The reopened subsidiary of the Lithuanian carrier LTG... more
Plans for boosting cargo business in Mozambique 

Mozambique's Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique (LAM) seems to be seriously considering the use of maindeck capacity in the international market to respond to business opportunities, especially in the transport of high-end agricultural products like litchi produced in Manica province... more