Fourkites: one promotion, one return 
Real-time supply chain visibility provider Fourkites has promoted Priya Rajagopalan (left) to president of product, technology, and operations, and appointed Ron Richardson (right) as chief revenue officer (CRO). Rajagopalan joined Fourkites as chief product officer seven... more
Strategic expansion in 2024
Challenge Technic, the maintenance arm of Challenge Group, is poised for a strategic expansion in 2024, highlighted by the addition of new aircraft to the Challenge group fleet, the opening of a new maintenance station, and a broadening customer base. As it enters its sixth... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Four out of five people breathe mainly through one nostril - the nostrils probably alternate every hour. more
Daily sailings between Sweden and Poland
Finnlines is set to expand its route network by launching a new daily maritime bridge between Malmö, Sweden, and Świnoujście, Poland, starting on 10 April 2024. The freight-passenger ship “Finnfellow”, which will operate on this route, has a capacity for 440 passengers and... more
Welcome to the Schengen area?
Bulgarian and Romanian hauliers complain of competitive disadvantages due to blockade. 13 years after the European Commission certified that Bulgaria and Romania meet the criteria to join the Schengen Agreement the two Balkan states will finally become a part of the Schengen... more
Aussies announce another acquisition in Europe
Four years after aquiring the Swiss logistics IT provider Sisa, Wisetech Global, a Sydney-based developer of the logistics execution software "Cargowise", has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Aktiv Data, a provider of electronic customs and freight... more
Moorebank Terminal serves 1,800 m trains
The interstate terminal at the Moorebank Intermodal Precinct is now open. It is Australia’s first major ‘independent’ metropolitan interstate terminal, operating under an open access arrangement and not controlled by a single rail operator. The site, 32 km from Sydney, will... more
Linking Batumi with North Africa and Spain
Batumi International Container Terminal (Bict) in Georgia, a subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI), will enhance its connections to North Africa and Spain with the launch of Mediterranean Shipping Company's (MSC) improved Batumi – Gioia Tauro service... more
A multimodal hub in Singapore
Geodis is focusing on the Southeast Asian market with the opening of a new container freight station (CFS) in Singapore. The site will provide sea, air, and road transport in the region. The company has selected the Keppel Distripark free trade zone as its ideal location for... more
A strategic partnership
CMA CGM Air Cargo, a division of CMA CGM Group, a global provider of sea, land, air, and logistics solutions, has appointed ECS Group to commercialise all its airfreight capacities. By joining forces, both partners "aim to redefine industry standards in operational... more