February 2024
Green transport for Ireland; Good start, but much work still to do
Implementation of Ireland’s first freight strategy has started positively, but more assistance will be needed from government to ensure a green transition, says FTA Ireland (FTAI). FTAI chief executive, Aidan Flynn said that a freight strategy for Ireland was long overdue, and that work had started positively to implement its recommendations to help the nation’s logistics businesses operate as efficiently as possible. The ambitions for the strategy are far reaching and ... [+]
Forwarder on a mission to Mars
Freight forwarders often say that their rivals are on a different planet but in the case of Austria’s Gebrüder Weiss it was literally true for a couple of days in late January. As the official logistics partner of the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF), it turned its Maria Lanzendorf location into ... [+]
Time to consider taking on an apprentice, says BIFA
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is urging members to consider recruiting apprentices.The call comes as part of National Apprentice Week in early February, and BIFA is taking the opportunity to remind its members that the International Freight Forwarding specialist apprenticeship, which BIFA helped create in 2018, is an ideal ... [+]
Röhlig sets up Canada arm
German-owned Röhlig Logistics has opened a new subsidiary in Toronto, Canada. Röhlig Canada will be affiliated with Röhlig USA under the latter’s chief executive, Rafael Ueltschi. Röhlig has meanwhile appointed Jan Dreyer as general manager for Canada. He was most recently regional vice president Central Canada at Kühne+Nagel. [+]
New chief for port of Rotterdam
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has appointed Boudewijn Siemons as its new chief executive. He succeeds Allard Castelein, who took leave of the Port Authority last summer, since when Siemons has served as interim chief executive. The executive board of the port authority now consists of Boudewijn Siemons (CEO and ... [+]
New Year and Red Sea offer airfreight market some respite
Global air cargo volumes rose by a surprise but welcome 10% year-on-year in January as concerns over hostilities in the Red Sea and an early Lunar New Year more than compensated for an anticipated post-Christmas drop in ecommerce traffic, according to the latest weekly market analysis by Xeneta. With plenty of ... [+]
Menzies explores China JV
Menzies Aviation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with logistics company, Eurus Express to create a joint venture in Hainan, China and the wider Asia-Pacific region. Eurus Express offers customized supply chain solutions to a network of 58 locations in 17 countries. The proposed JV would see Menzies Aviation and Eurus Express ... [+]