Investing in Italian infrastructure 
The Italian Ceccarelli Group has opened a new logistics hub in Budoia, Pordenone. At EUR 5 million, it is the most important and largest single investment in the group’s history, the group’s president says. Inaugurated on 20 April, the hub was built on the site of a historic... more
Third year of double-digit growth
Menzies Aviation has achieved three years of consecutive double-digit revenue growth, with global revenue rising 10.7% year-on-year to USD 2.2 billion. In 2023, the landside and air services provider served more than 4.5 million flights, an uptick of 9.7%. Cargo tonnes increased... more
Liebherr USA picks new divisional director
Liebherr USA has appointed Shane Kuhlmey as divisional director for crawler cranes, deep foundation machines and maritime cranes. He moves to this role following his six years’ tenure as head of the company’s mining division. Kuhlmey said that he looked forward to collaborating... more
Networking at its finest
250 representatives from the transport and logistics industry recently met at the Astre annual congress "Boost your business" in Nice, France. Representatives of Astre Dach also joined the logisticians, sales experts, and dispatchers attending the conference, whose... more
Electrifying the Seine River fleet for Paris 2024
In preparation for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, which are to open at the end of July, Haropa Port and the French national waterways authority (Voies navigables de France - VNF) are advancing the decarbonisation of river transport. Notable strides... more
UK carrier introduces another rail link
The new intermodal service connects Southampton and the Hams Hall Railfreight Terminal in the West Midlands. GB Railfreight (GBRF) will operate five trains a week to Hams Hall with a further option to link Southampton with Mossend International Railfreight Terminal in Scotland.... more
From the banks of the Rhine
The Swiss logistics provider M+R Spedag has commissioned the freight forwarder Dreier to take over its domestic general cargo and container transport services. From July this year, Dreier will deliver incoming shipments to final recipients in Switzerland and pre-collect... more
Another Bavarian hub for GW
Last week’s “Tag der Logistik” coincided with the opening of Gebrüder Weiss’s (GW) newest logistics hub in Straubing, Bavaria. The EUR 14 million investment follows many previous projects in the Bavarian state during the last five years. The 3,700 sqm location will serve as... more
More flights and digitisation from Calgary to CDG
Westjet Cargo has increased the frequency of flights between its home base Calgary and Paris CDG and will now operate this route five to seven times a week with a payload capacity of 18 t, feeding and de-feeding destinations in France and beyond. This connectivity is bolstered... more
A new MD on board
Inland shipping pioneer Future Proof Shipping (FPS) has appointed Sara Ravazza as its new managing director, effective 1 April 2024. She joins the team of zero emission shipping innovators to strengthen and steer their sustainability-driven initiatives. Bringing over two... more