John Mizerek to lead CMC Logistics 

John Mizerek joins Container Maintenance Corporation-ITI Intermodal (CMC-ITI) as executive vice president, CMC Logistics (CMCL), a full-service trucking company offering drayage and trucking services to ocean carriers, cargo owners and leasing companies. An industry veteran... more
Menzies Aviation renews Jazeera Airways contract 

Menzies Aviation has extended its agreement with the low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways, marking the next step in an expanding partnership with the Kuwaiti airline, which includes passenger, ramp, and air cargo services at seven airports in five countries. At Kuwait... more
Pallet network keeps UK hauliers on the road 

Pall-Ex Group has launched a CPC (certificate of professional competence) training academy in the UK, offering the nationally recognised RTITB approved course. Training takes place either at the network’s central Leicestershire base, or remotely for groups of up to 16... more
Green energy provider bolsters presence in Poland 

GLP has completed the construction of its last warehouse in Modlniczka near Kraków. Columbus Energy, a supplier of services for the green energy market, has also renewed its lease for 4,000 sqm of modern warehouse space at GLP Kraków Airport Logistics Centre. Columbus Energy... more
Dutch-built river pusher for Paraguay 

The Paraguayan shipping firm 'Girona - Rio Sur Transporte y Logistica' has commissioned Dutch shipbuilder Concordia Damen to construct a 'CDS4115' shallow draft 5,400 HP river pusher. This vessel, measuring 41 x 15.5 m, is designed to operate on the Paraguay and Parana... more
Sierra Leone: new director general for SLCAA 

Alhaji Fanday Turay, minister of transport and aviation of Sierra Leone, thanked the outgoing director general the Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority (SLCAA), Moses Tiffa Baio for his leadership and service to the aviation industry. The minister introduced Ms Musa Yeroh... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
If you were to string together all veins and blood vessels in a human body, they would be around 96,000 km long - enough to wrap around the equator approximately 2.5 times. more
My Freighter commissions Unilode 

Unilode Aviation Solutions, a provider of outsourced unit load device (ULD) management, repair and digital services, and My Freighter, a start-up cargo airline based in Uzbekistan, have formed a partnership for ULD management services. My Freighter operates scheduled and... more
A new van to expand Renault’s electric portfolio 

In October 2023, the French manufacturer will launch a new commercial vehicle in the medium van segment in Europe: the Renault Trucks E-Tech Trafic. With this new model, Renault Trucks will be offering a choice of 100% electric vehicles ranging from 650 kg to 44 t, covering all... more
German logistics companies partner up 

DPD Germany and the Berlin-based logtech company Instafreight are entering into a strategic partnership to further digitise and optimise the purchasing and management of additional capacity in DPD’s full truckload network. In the partnership with DPB Germany, Instafreight... more