One Jürgen goes, another comes 

German automobile manufacturer BMW Group has elected Jürgen Eder as the new head of its logistics division. He replaces Jürgen Maidl (Photo), who, after nine years as head of BMW's logistics operations, will focus on organisational issues on group level in future. Eder has... mehr
Heavy cargoes delivered safely 

Barrus Projects has completed the transport of several oversized cargoes for Alexander Global Logistics in Russia. Barrus was responsible for loading and transporting the cargo by rail from St. Petersburg to the site of Taneco in Nizhnekamsk (Russia). The transport consisted... mehr
5G in the port of Barcelona 

Since July, the Port of Barcelona has been running a test with '5G Maritime', a pilot geolocation test. The project aims to validate the location of ships in real time and with great precision, obtaining image data to complement the information from the port's current... mehr
Online retailer goes for Prologis 

In September 2020, Prologis completed a new logistics facility in accordance with the WELL Building Standard in Datteln, in the northern part of the German Ruhr region. Even before the speculative real estate was completed, Prologis had found a prospective user: online retailer... mehr
Impfstoff-Drehscheibe 

Emirates Skycargo errichtet den weltweit ersten Luftfrachtumschlagplatz speziell für Covid-19-Impfstoffe. Die Frachtdivision von Emirates wird ihren Skycentral-Frachtterminal am Flughafen DWC wiedereröffnen und ihn als Drehkreuz für potenzielle Impfstoffe nutzen. mehr
Helicopters from Poland to Philippines 

Antonov Airlines has completed the transportation of five helicopters from Poland to the Philippines. An An-124 of the Ukrainian carrier loaded the large shipment manufactured by PZL Mielec, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin which had also previously acquired Sikorsky, the... mehr
Leimgruber adds intermodal option 

The Swiss forwarder now also offers container transports by rail. The low emission train picks up the containers at the Swiss frontier in Basel and carries them to the regional terminal in Oensingen. From there, the cargo is delivered to customers within the region by truck.... mehr
"Big Brown" works with "Bikini" carrier 

Vietjet, a private Vietnamese carrier whose female flight attendants are known for posing on calendars, and UPS have entered an agreement which they call "historic". It provides Vietjet with access to the integrator's global network via UPS’s "browntails"... mehr
New standards for containers 

BIC (Bureau International des Containers) and DCSA (Digital Container Shipping Association) have accomplished a standardisation of codes used to identify facilities such as depots, container yards, M&R vendors and other supply chain container facilities. The... mehr
Heppner strengthens Dakar office 

Heppner has drawn a positive balance after one year of operations in three West African countries (Senegal, Mali, Gambia). The group reports that it achieved sustainable organic growth of 20% per month in Dakar. It has therefore expanded its offer of import and export air... mehr