News / Challenge Group looking for 'a US anchor' as it bets on freighters

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Just over a year ago, The Loadstar took the liberty of comparing Challenge Group with Volga-Dnepr Group, as its natural heir to the all-freighter services throne.

To some extent, that remains true. But in others, it is not.

If you asked the market about Volga-Dnepr, you tended to get a very mixed response – mostly based on how people felt about its strident boss, the unique Alexei Isaikin. Volga-Dnepr was constantly ’about-turning’: there were hirings and firings; arguments; lawsuits; and a lack ...