KMT launches new TOS 
The Cameroonian subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), recently implemented the Logstar Terminal Operating System (TOS) at the Port of Kribi. KMT is a purpose built deep water general cargo facility catering to ro-ro project and heavy lift cargo,... mehr
Volga-Dnepr brings back capacity
Roughly one month after a landing incident in Siberia, which led Volga-Dnepr Airlines to freeze its entire fleet of AN-124-100 aircraft, the expert in super heavy and outsized air cargo transportation has re-started its commercial operations. Last week, the first plane took off... mehr
Bhat follows von Boxberg
Ashwin Bhat will take over as member of the executive board in charge of Lufthansa Cargo's product and sales division on 1 March 2021, succeeding Dorothea von Boxberg, who will become chairwoman of the executive board and CEO on the same date. Bhat was born in Mumbai, India... mehr
Wagon leasing company upgrades hardware device
Nexxiot, a Switzerland-based specialist in digital logistics, has introduced the third generation of its iconic Gateway Device. VTG, a German-based railcar leasing and rail logistics company, is the first partner to be equipped with the new Globehopper. The hardware includes... mehr
Rabelink and Gesink have three years to merge
Rabelink Logistics, an affiliate of the German Huettemann Group, has purchased Gesink Transport, effective 1 January 2021. At Gesink, a company which was founded more than 160 years ago, 140 employees and a fleet of more than 100 tractor units and 115 trailers will be... mehr
LBS enters LNG business
In the second half of December, the PCTC MV “Auto Energy” of UECC's fleet received its first ship-to-ship bunkering of liquefied natural gas (LNG) blended with 10% renewable liquefied biogas (LBG). Gasum’s LNG bunker vessel “Coralius” performed the bunkering operation at... mehr
Air bridge between Birmingham and Belgium
Priority Freight, a major British time-critical logistics specialist, and charter airline company Jota Aviation have agreed a strategic partnership to keep supply chains moving through new customs challenges since the UK left the European Union. They have set up an "air... mehr
ACS adds know-how to New York team
Air Charter Service has appointed Chris Fisher as business development director in the USA. Fisher brings with him 30 years of experience in the aviation industry - beginning in the US Navy before assuming an operations management role at a large freight forwarder. He has also... mehr
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Losing one’s smartphone causes almost as much stress as a severe terrorist threat. mehr
New builder for container terminal
In Germany, DB has taken over the responsibility for planning and constructing the rail-road container terminal in the GVZ Region Augsburg from the previous contractor, Terminalinvestitionsgesellschaft Augsburg. DB Netz will build the facility as previously planned, with two... mehr