New CPO for Seven Senders 
The delivery platform Seven Senders, which specialises in providing parcel services across Europe, has chosen a new chief product officer (CPO): Clemens Kress (photo) will take up the new challenges of a growing e-commerce market. Kress is a business economist and has... mehr
Stähler opts for EPG
Freight forwarder Spedition Stähler has decided to introduce a warehouse management system for its newly built 5,000 sqm storage facility in Limburg, Germany. Its choice fell on the EPG/LFS software developed by EPG (Ehrhardt + Partner Gruppe). The new tool enables the... mehr
Norway: new terminal to shift 400 trucks to rail
Norway’s first emission-free freight terminal will open in 2024. This could mean 400 fewer trucks in the centre of Bergen every day, the Norwegian infrastructure manager Bane NOR said. Today, goods arrive at Nygardstangen both on rails and by truck. This will come to an end... mehr
Die Güterbahn gewinnt 
Das Fürstentum Liechtenstein ist wie viele Regionen Europas vom Stau auf den Strassen geplagt, die auch den Güterverkehr betreffen. Neben «intelligenten Strassen» soll künftig auch die Bahn mehr leisten. Die ÖBB führt deutlich mehr Güterzüge auf die Strecke. mehr
South-North intermodal service introduced
P&O Ferrymasters has launched a new multimodal service from Italy to Norway, offering businesses more options to transport their time-sensitive and valuable goods from the Mediterranean to Scandinavia. The service includes rail links between the main rail terminals in... mehr
Oversized Down Under
Aircraft charter solutions provider Chapman Freeborn recently managed an unusual cargo operation in Australia. The cargo, which weighed 92 t and consisted of 17 t pieces 15 m long, was manufactured in Germany and sent to Western Australia on an expedited basis, due to its high... mehr
A mark in Australia's container exchange
The OOCL “Rotterdam”, with a capacity of more than 8,000 teu and sailing on the North East Asia A3 central service, has set a new record within the Port of Melbourne, Australia, for the hitherto highest container exchange in one single call – a total of 6,516 containers equating... mehr
Boaz Levy as IAI's new CEO
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has approved the search committee's recommendation to nominate Boaz Levy (photo) as IAI's CEO. The nomination will be submitted to the minister of defence, Benjamin Gantz, and to the minister for cyber & national digital matters, Dudi... mehr
Ex-Geodis managers enter Pall-Ex network
The UK’s freight forwarding networks keep growing: Synergix Logistics Solutions, a new logistics firm based in High Wycombe, has just joined the Pall-Ex network. Synergix also has premises in Hinckley. It aims to achieve a GBP 10 million turnover within its first two years and... mehr