Girteka orders 2,000 lorries 
Girteka says it has signed Europe’s largest truck deal of 2025, ordering 2,000 new Volvo FH and FH Aero trucks. The delivery, set for completion this year, will modernise the company’s fleet and aims to improve efficiency, reliability and service for time-sensitive cargo. The... more
FS Logistix goes live
FS Logistix, a new digital brand of the FS Group’s freight business, was recently launched in Rome with its online platform fslogistix.com. The move marks the start of FS’s 2025–2029 strategic plan to transform logistics operations, with EUR 2.16 billion in investments in... more
Airfreight stable despite headwinds – Iata
At its AGM on 1 June in New Delhi (India), Iata forecast stable airfreight volumes for 2025, projecting 69 million t (+0.6% vs 2024). Cargo revenues are expected to decline by 4.7% to USD 142 billion, due to weaker GDP growth and lower yields (–5.2%). Trade tensions and... more
K+N has new global sales head
Kuehne+Nagel has appointed Shirley Sharma Paterson as its new global head of sales, effective 1 August. Sharma Paterson, who has more han 25 years of experience in global logistics, will report directly to CEO Stefan Paul. A US national, Sharma Paterson previously held... more
FedEx names leadership team for standalone cargo unit
FedEx has named John A. Smith (photo) as CEO and R. Brad Martin as chairman of its future standalone company FedEx Freight, set to be spun off by June next year. The move reflects FedEx’s strategy to sharpen its operational focus and unlock business-specific value in the LTL... more
Infrastructure upgrade in DRC
The African Development Bank is driving infrastructure and service improvements in the DRC, with projects benefitting over 19 million people, as it has reported. A joint mission visited sites in Kenge, Kikwit, Tshikapa, Kamuensha and Mbuji-Mayi, where roads, health centres,... more
Switzerland updates lorry tolls
From 2029 on, Switzerland will apply its LSVA performance-related heavy vehicle fee to electric trucks, aiming to ensure that all freight vehicles contribute to infrastructure costs and support the modal shift to rail. A rebate scheme valid until 2035 will still incentivise... more
CMA CGM and Nike launch electric river barge in Vietnam
CMA CGM has unveiled Southeast Asia’s first 100% electric container barge in Vietnam, developed with Gemadept via a joint venture named Green River Transportation. The zero-emissions vessel will serve a 180 km route between Binh Duong and Cai Mep port near Ho Chi Minh City,... more
Nevomo appoints former MEP as public affairs director
The Warsaw-based pan-European deep-tech company Nevomo has named a former member of the European parliament, Dorien Rookmaker, as the director of its public affairs. Rookmaker, who served on the EU parliament’s transport and tourism committee from 2020 to 2024, brings... more
Saga Shipholding moving fleet to Bahamas flag
Saga Shipholding from Norway has begun transferring all 32 of its general cargo vessels to the Bahamas flag, marking a milestone for the Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA). The move includes 30 ships managed by Anglo-Eastern and two from NYK Singapore, with the final three... more