Truck tyre focused at Le Mans 
Point S international gathered truck and bus radial (TBR) specialists from 12 countries at the 'FIA European truck racing championship' in Le Mans. The event, held at the Bugatti circuit, focused on strengthening the network’s expertise in commercial vehicle tyres and deepening... more
Bcube sells forwarding arm
Fischer & Rechsteiner company and Gimax international have signed a agreement to acquire Bcube’s freight forwarding division. The deal, announced on 26 September in Genoa, follows Bcube’s wider strategy to streamline its business portfolio. Under the transaction, Fischer... more
Akanea-B2P alliance
Akanea, a French software provider for transport and logistics, has formed a strategic partnership with B2P, a digital player in the road haulage sector. The cooperation aims to deliver an integrated solution for freight forwarders by combining freight exchange and digital... more
African hub expands trucking
Geodis has launched a new cross-border trucking service linking South Africa with ten neighbouring countries. Operational since July, the service connects Johannesburg with destinations in Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi,... more
Bimco's ship demand forecast raised
Bimco has raised its 2025 ship demand growth forecast to 4.5–5.5% on the back of stronger trades outside North America, while keeping its 2026 forecast at 2.5–3.5%. Chief shipping analyst Niels Rasmussen said 2025 market conditions will likely be weaker than in 2024, with... more
Multimodal EAC deal signed
Carboninsets has partnered with Baxter Freight to provide Environmental attribute certificates (Eacs) across all major transport modes – rail, marine, road and air – for one of Baxter’s key cargo owner customers. This marks the first global multimodal Eac partnership according... more
Egypt and UAE deepen aviation ties
During an official visit to Abu Dhabi, Egypt’s minister of civil aviation, Dr Sameh El-Hefny (second from the left), witnessed the signing of five MoUs between EgyptAir Holding, its subsidiaries, and Abu Dhabi Aviation Group. A key agreement was signed between EgyptAir Cargo... more
Geodis gains faster rate access
Geodis and Hapag-Lloyd have taken a further step in their digital collaboration with the deployment of a real-time contract application programming interface (API) linking the shipping line’s pricing platform with Geodis’ global rate database. The system-to-system connection... more
Dachser names Winter new air & sea logistics chief
Dachser has appointed Austrian-born Alexander Winter as Managing Director Air & Sea Logistics EMEA, effective 1 October 2025. He succeeds Marc Meier, who is leaving the company at the end of September. Winter joins from DB Schenker (now part of DSV), where he spent more... more
DP World digitalises Kenya customs
DP world has signed an agreement with Kenya’s electronic citizen solutions (eCitizen) to introduce its 'Cargoes' customs platform via the government’s main services portal. The deal, signed in Nairobi, will give importers, exporters and licensed agents access to digital systems... more