The ongoing developments in the Middle East are creating increased uncertainty in international transport networks. Adjustments to air traffic routes, tightened security procedures, and irregularities in parts of the maritime infrastructure are influencing transit times and overall logistics predictability.

While operations continue, the operating environment is currently more complex than usual, and changes may occur with limited notice.

What this means for your supply chain

Depending on routing and mode of transport, you may experience:

• Extended lead times on selected lanes
• Re-routing of air and sea freight services
• Temporary capacity constraints
• Fluctuations in freight costs driven by operational risk and market imbalance

In addition, secondary effects may be felt on connecting trade corridors outside the immediate region.

Planning considerations

In the present environment, proactive planning is essential. We therefore encourage customers to:

• Engage in early dialogue with us regarding upcoming shipments
• Allow additional flexibility in delivery schedules
• Evaluate alternative transport solutions where timing is critical

Our operations teams are continuously assessing developments and adapting routing strategies where necessary to maintain stability and transparency in your supply chain.

FREJA is monitoring the situation closely

FREJA Transport & Logistics maintains close coordination with carriers, airlines, and trusted regional partners to secure reliable alternatives and ensure the highest possible continuity of service.

If your have any questions, please reach out to your local FREJA contact person.

On October 1st, FREJA's new direct route between Poland and the south of Norway was established.

The new route has regular departures from Łódź in Poland to the south of Norway every Friday and returns to Poland on Tuesday/Wednesday. It goes via the ferry connection between Norway and Sweden to reduce the environmental footprint and costs without compromising quality. Freight to and from Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and other countries in Eastern Europe will go via our hub in Lodz before further transport. The new direct route is driven by regular English-speaking drivers as well as minimize reloading and thus ensure an even better quality both during transport, pick-up, and delivery. The investment in the new route is a part of FREJA's long-term strategy for developing our traffic to/from Eastern Europe.

We look forward to providing an even better service for both our existing and new customers. Feel free to get in touch with us if you want to learn more about our solutions and prices for shipments to or from Poland/Eastern Europe.

The terminal at FREJA in Taastrup is busy as an anthill. Throughout the week from Sunday night to Friday night, the terminal is full of cargo going in and out on its way further out into the world. The items should stay shortest time possible as they are only here in transit on their way to one of the four Nordic countries, to terminals at the European continent, or to one of the other FREJA warehouses in Denmark.

In order to support this activity, FREJA has recently made a sustainable choice and invested in six new electric forklifts from N.C. Nielsen. The forklifts are equipped with lithium-ION batteries, which keep the internal transport running 24/7. The forklifts rarely stand still and when they do, it is mainly to recharge in one of the specially designed quick loaders, which in only a few minutes are able to increase driving time considerably.

Terminal Manager in Taastrup Teddy Hansen says: “We have achieved a better flow than before as we save time by not having to change batteries and refill water. The lithium-ION batteries take care of themselves and we can recharge them fast in our quick loaders. At the same time they operate better than traditional batteries, last longer, and are more energy effective”.

In FREJA we are happy that the new electric forklifts give us operational, environmental-friendly, and financial advantages, and we are convinced that lithium-ION is the battery technology of the future.

We are pleased to announce that from April 3, FREJA Sweden has employed Maria Danell as new HR manager. Maria Danell will also be a part of the Swedish management team.

Maria, who has many years of experience in the crew- and recruitment business, comes from a position as HR Manager at Faiveley Transport in Landskrona.

CEO Anders Ekroth says: "Maria, who has a solid education in behavioral science and business development, will as HR Manager be responsible for and develop FREJA's work on recruitment and competence supply, work environment issues and leadership coaching.

She will also strengthen our future structures, guidelines and routines for the company's future HR work. We are very pleased that Maria chooses FREJA and the journey we have in front of us”.

The employment of Maria Danell is part of the long-term focus in FREJA Sweden in the light of the desire to strengthen and secure the development of all our staff as well as the strategic organizational development.

The transport and logistics corporation FREJA Transport & Logistics AB continues the development of the Swedish organization

Anders Ekroth (age 50) starts on January 1st 2018 as managing director for FREJA Transport & Logistics AB in Sweden and at the same time he enters the group’s management team.

Anders Ekroth lives in Ängelholm and his most recent position has been managing director for LEMAN’s activities in Sweden. In addition to a large experience from the logistics business, where he has work for companies like Schenker, Nyman og Schultz, Hapag, Iloyd and Greencarrier, Anders has served the UN in Lebanon and for many years he has been active in different associations such as board member in Rögle BK Hockey.

With this most recent employment, the FREJA group has put together a brand new management team in Sweden during 2017 - a team that will make sure that the Swedish part of the organization will level with the rest of the group after more years with disappointing results.

Furthermore, the new employments will secure an intensified focus on the development of the Swedish road activities, which have constituted the main part of the activities so far but in addition, the qualifications are now set to develop the activities in Air & Sea as well as project forwarding.

FREJA Transport & Logistics AB has now moved one step closer to having the organization in place to secure our position as Swedish business life’s first choice as transport & logistics provider, where service, flexibility and quality always will have the highest priority.

FREJA gets a new Managing Director in Sweden

Niklas Eggert, who since 2018 has been the Managing Director of LEMAN AB, becomes the new Managing Director of FREJA in Sweden.

Niklas has several years of experience in the industry, and he has a good knowledge of FREJA, as he has been in the organization earlier in his career. Group CEO, Ulrik Rasmussen, says: “We have been looking for a new Managing Director in Sweden for a long time. We have carefully considered who it should be, and in the end, we chose Niklas. We are very satisfied with the recruitment, and we are confident that he, together with the rest of our strong organization, can continue the positive development we see for FREJA in Sweden”.

Despite the unusual circumstances that COVID-19 has brought, FREJA has managed to create a positive result during 2020, and the future looks even brighter. Ulrik Rasmussen continues: "We have seen a fantastic turnaround in Sweden over the past six months, and so far we have managed to come out strong through the pandemic".

Niklas will start his new position at FREJA on the 1st of November, 2020. FREJA looks forward to welcoming Niklas Eggert to the organization.

EvoLog Nakliyat ve Lojistik in Turkey and FREJA Transport & Logistics A/S in Denmark and Norway have entered into a partnership concerning forwarding activities. By establishing this new partnership, EvoLog and FREJA will be in a position to realize our shared ambition of setting up a high quality, innovative and competitive distribution solution between Turkey on the one side and Denmark and Norway on the other side.

The partnership is based on high quality service and regular departures between the countries with full traceability of all shipments in the form of track & trace and online POD.

The frequency of departures for as well groupage, as LTL and FTL between Turkey and Denmark/Norway will be extended considerably. Both EvoLog and FREJA have in-house customs clearance departments working quickly and smoothly assuring that your consignments are in safe hands all the way from pick up to point of delivery.

In order to strengthen our organization and expertise on the Turkish market, we are pleased to announce that Mr. Christian Toxværd Munch as of September 1st has joined FREJA Transport & Logistics A/S as Head of Department for our activities in Turkey, Balkan and the Black Sea. And for the average person in the street, it’s hard to obtain bitcoin and too complex to make a transaction. The main causes are a lack of education among retailers and the lack of an easy-to-use and trusted merchant platform. This is where we step in. Bitcoin is still young. Think of it as a moody teenager; sometimes the price is up ,sometimes it’s down. Cryptocurrencies are powerful, they allow any two people on the planet to transact freely with one another, this gain of freedom promises exciting innovations and lucrative opportunities. Christian has 30 years of experience on these markets, and is the person to bring FREJA several steps closer to reaching our ambition of being the market’s preferred quality-transport and logistics provider on the Scandinavian-Turkish market.