New CFO at Loadsmart 
Mark Hoyt will shortly join digital freight technology company Loadsmart as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Based at the company’s headquarters in Chicago (USA), he will lead financial strategy and oversee the accounting, finance, treasury and tax departments, using his... mehr
170 times around the world, now regularly to Wuhan
Aeromexico Cargo has inaugurated a route between Wuhan, one of China’s fastest growing cities which has become a hub for air transport, and Mexico City for exclusive cargo transportation. This was celebrated at an event held in the presence of the Mexican Ambassador to the PRC,... mehr
Digital counterpart to analogue offer
With traigo, Germany-based freight wagon hire company VTG brought digital fleet management to the rail tracks last year. After providing various types of information about the hire business, the company has now moved to the next level. With the "wagon hire" tool,... mehr
Port of Lübeck grows in first quarter
Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG), which operates the German Baltic Sea port of Lübeck, has reported an 8% increase in its overall volumes in Q1/2021. Lockdowns in 2020 and this year did not affect cargo throughput, by and large. Growth was mainly driven by ro-ro and vehicles... mehr
CBRE for ZAL in Huelva
The Huelva Port Authority has entrusted CBRE with the design and management of investment operations and financing of projects on its behalf by potential investors in assets to be developed in the ZAL logistics park, both on a self-promotion and on a rental basis. ZAL offers... mehr
Soft- nach Hardware 
Das österreichische Eisenbahnlogistikunternehmen Innofreight mit Hauptsitz in Bruck/Mur nutzt die Optionen der Digitalisierung, um die logistischen Ablaufprozesse auf eine höhere Stufe zu heben. Mehr darüber hat ITJ-Korrespondent Josef Müller erfahren. mehr
100 brand new wagons for steel transports
Polo Mercitalia, a subsidiary of Italian state-owned railways FS Italiana, has ordered 100 Shimmns freight wagons for the carriage of steel coils from Ermewa. The first 25 brand new wagons will arrive at Mercitalia Rail already this week, while the last of the batch are due... mehr
Hutchison wraps up acquisition
APM Terminals (APMT) and Hutchison Ports have agreed that Hutchison Ports Netherlands, a subsidiary of Hutchison Ports, is to acquire Rotterdam’s container terminal APM Terminals Rotterdam (APMTR) from APMT. Financial details were not disclosed. This is the beginning of a... mehr
Suez impact digested
The Port of Rotterdam is just one of the European ports that could call the whole thing off. The backlog caused by the grounding of the "Ever Given" is as good as processed. With this notification, the Suez consultative panel involving various sector organisations... mehr