Rebecca Garbrick goes Forward 
Rebecca Garbrick has been named CFO and treasurer of Forward Air, an asset-light freight and logistics company based in Greenville, TN, which provides LTL, final mile, truckload and intermodal drayage services in USA and Canada. She joined Forward in November 2020 as VP and... more
Partnering to increase ferry and rail services
DFDS‘ Mediterranean business unit is investing more in intermodal transport solutions that combine ferry and rail transport. To this end, DFDS recently signed an agreement with logistics company Prime Rail, which will become DFDS’s contractual partner in its relations with rail... more
Turkish Cargo flies 100 million vaccine doses
Turkish Cargo has carried 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses, roughly 450 t, from the production centres to destinations in its network. Key and certificated destinations in Turkish Airline's network have been Baku, Belgrade, Copenhagen, Rome, Mexico City, Miami and Sao Paulo.... more
20 refrigerated semitrailers to extend fleet
Russian FTL-trucking company Globaltruck is acquiring 20 new refrigerated semitrailers from German manufacturer Schmitz Cargobull. Deliveries already began in June and are scheduled to be completed in the current month. The new trailer model ensures high accuracy of... more
IRClass appoints Vijay Arora
At the Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), an international ship classification society providing ship classification and certification as well as technical inspection services, Vijay Arora took over the helm as managing director on 1 July 2021. This appointment follows... more
Another acquisition for DP World
It is the next coup in the logistics sector: DP World is purchasing all the shares of Syncreon for an enterprise value of USD 1.2 billion. Syncreon is a US global logistics provider that was formed in 2007 when Dublin-headquartered Walsh Western International bought TDS... more
Port of Barcelona welcomes new president
Damià Calvet is taking office today, 5 July 2021, as president of the port of Barcelona, replacing Mercè Conesa, who has presided the Mediterranean port for the past three years, since July 2018. Calvet was appointed at the last meeting of the executive council of the government... more
Ystad's new monitoring system
As Sweden’s fifth-largest in terms of cargo vehicles, the port of Ystad handles about 300,000 lorries and trailers annually. Now, Hogia is delivering a terminal system that will digitalise the port’s administrative and operational processes. “Our business is growing, with... more
The end of ATSG's Boeing-only fleet
The Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) leasing business of Air Transport Services Group, Inc., the world's largest owner and operator of converted B767 freighters, has committed to purchase its first two A321-200 passenger aircraft, one this year and a second in Q1/2022.... more
More Ikea for Wincanton
Ikea has extended its contract with Wincanton in UK to operate its customer distribution centres (CDCs) in Medway, Kent and Harlow, Essex, for five and two years respectively. In addition, Wincanton will continue to provide logistics services for Ikea’s customers in Greater... more