April 25 - Herfurth Logistics, part of the Herfurth Group, has acquired the Netherlands-based companies M-Star Freight Services and Falconex.
Olivier d'Hoop, ceo of Herfurth Logistics, commented that the acquisition allows Herfurth to extend its scope in the Netherlands and in the project logistics sector.
M-STAR and Falconex specialise in ocean freight and project logistics and have over 20 years of experience in the sector.
The acquisition was completed on January 1, 2017.
Bouke Laan will take over from Thomas Malecki as managing director of a. hartrodt nederland, commencing January 1, 2025.
Project freight forwarder Fracht Group has transported seven transformers, weighing 340 tons (308.4 tonnes) each, from İzmir, Türkiye, to Medicine Bow in Wyoming, USA.
Thomas Thune Andersen has been elected to Cadeler’s board of directors.
Gruber Logistics opened a branch office in Dubai, UAE, during the summer.
UK-based heavy transport specialist Allelys has appointed Toby Rhodes-Matthews as its routing consultant.
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has elected new chairs in three of its six Young Forwarder Network (YFN) regions.
