Another Danish CFO for Hamburg Süd 
Lasse Carøe Henningsen will assume his position as new chief financial officer (CFO) at Hamburg Süd on 1 June 2020. He and Dr. Arnt Vespermann, the company’s CEO, will then make up the company's management board. Henningsen has many years of experience working for... mehr
Champ helps JAL to digitalise domestic ops
Working closely with its cargo IT systems partner Champ Cargosystems, Japan Airlines has launched an advanced digitalisation platform. Built on Champ's open cargo platform (OCP), the solution consists of an ergonomically-designed, workflow-based portal that enables the airline's... mehr
Management changes at Delek Logistics
Delek Logistics Partners, a Tennessee (USA)-based provider of oil products logistics, has announced the following organisational and management changes along with the appointment of a new CFO: Reuven Spiegel will become EVP and assume the role of CFO following the departure of... mehr
Covid-19 invites new visitors to China
Tunisair has landed in China for the first time since 2001, when a B737-500 prepared a presidential visit. On 10 April, one of the two A330-200 aircraft operated by Tunisia's flag carrier arrived without passengers in Chengdu, where it loaded 27 t of auxiliary equipment that had... mehr
ICS guidance for Covid-19 compliance at sea
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has issued further information and advice to ensure that essential goods and commodities such as energy, food and medical supplies can be transported on the seas during the pandemic. The "coronavirus (Covid-19) ship and... mehr
Rhenus acquires freight forwarding business in Düsseldorf
Effective 1 June 2020, Rhenus Freight will take over the freight forwarding operations of L.W. Cretschmar at this company's headquarters in Düsseldorf, Germany. The takeover involves customer and business relations for this segment and the staff employed in the freight... mehr
RCG sets up additional transport services
Austria-based Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has been able to significantly ramp up its transport services for salt producer Salinen Austria. Additional rail transport services were arranged in a matter of days and the goods reached their destination in Hungary within a week. RCG... mehr
Polar Air Cargo chooses GSA in Canada
Network Cargo, the general sales and services branch of the Network Aviation Group in North America, founded 1992 in Toronto, has been appointed by Polar Air Cargo as GSA in Canada. This partnership, with the cargo-exclusive airline, covers all of Canada utilising the GSA's... mehr
Rental fleet to be expanded
The Austrian Schwarzmueller group intends to expand its rental fleet by 15%. The company thus plans to deploy around 1,600 vehicles in Central and Eastern Europe in 2020. The strategy for the rental fleet will be brought closely into line with the company’s management of... mehr
"Curiosity of the Day" 
An American cow holds the world record for milk production: 33,000 l per year. 200 years ago an average cow produced about 1,000 l per year. mehr