Logista results in financial 2021 
Madrid-based Logista, which specialises in proximity distribution services in southern Europe, has presented its results for fiscal 2021. Revenues grew by 5.6%, clocking in at EUR 1.2 billion, due to improvements registered in all geographical areas and activities, except for... more
Vertis Aviation ramps up sales capacity
Vertis Aviation, the Switzerland-headquartered boutique charter specialist has appointed Daniella Dawson (centre) to the newly created position of head of sales. Vertis has also expanding its commercial team by hiring two charter sales executives, Karmen Bukvic (left) and... more
Germany–Denmark in 48 hours
24plus Systemverkehre is expanding its European network. With its new system partner Blue Water Shipping (BWS), the general cargo cooperation is introducing a fixed line to Denmark. As one of Denmark's top five forwarders in terms of turnover and volumes, BWS offers a... more
Guadeloupe Port Caraïbes re-elects president
On Thursday, 4 November 2021, Marie-Luce Penchard was re-elected chair of the supervisory board of the Grand Port Maritime de la Guadeloupe (GPMG). This new election follows the recent renewal of the regional assembly, which modified the composition of the supervisory board.... more
Duisport restructures key divisions
Alexander Garbar (photo), who has been in the Port of Duisburg's corporate development department for five years, most recently as its deputy head, will lead the division as of 1 January 2022. He will report directly to the chairman of the executive board, Markus Bangen.... more
Macau joins Turkish Cargo's scheduled network
After flying in urgently needed health products earlier this year, Turkish Cargo has added Macau airport (MFM) to its expanding cargo flight network. Located in the Guangdong province of China, Macau is an important centre for tourism and finance and hosts market leaders of... more
Umco: Winter is coming
Umco has been providing compliance solutions for the global distribution of chemicals for almost 40 years. The company's safety health environment division, to which the dangerous goods team is also affiliated, has been given a new manager, Lars Winter. Most recently, Winter... more
Focus on leasing business
Suttons International is acquiring ISO tank containers, personnel and overseas customer contracts from VTG Tanktainer, including VTG's shares in the Brazilian JV Mission Line. VTG's stake in the Cosco VTG Tanktainer JV to serve the Chinese market is not included in the Suttons... more
CMA CGM buys FMS in Los Angeles
It is a new chapter in CMA CGM's Transpacific trades. The French Group is acquiring the Fenix Marine Services (FMS) container terminal at the port of Los Angeles. The transaction is valued at about USD 2 billion. CMA CGM already holds a 10% stake in FMS and is to buy the... more
No limits for DHL Group
Deutsche Post DHL Group has again improved its figures, in Q3 of the current financial year 2021 as well. Revenues surged by 23.5% to reach the threshold of EUR 20.0 billion, while the group's operating profit (ebit) went up by 28.6% to EUR 1.8 billion. The ebit margin... more