Back in the outback: GW supports solar racing 
It was solar energy that propelled ETH’s Solar Racing Team across 3,000 km through the Australian outback. The Centauri team was supported by Gebrüder Weiss and achieved 12th place in the "Challenger" category. The route led from Darwin to Adelaide, with the team... mehr
Eleven Aero2 drones ordered
European Medical Drone, a Swedish drone operator focusing on connecting hospitals by means of drone transportation, and Dufour Aerospace, the Swiss eVTOL innovator, have signed a development cooperation and purchase agreement for 11 Aero2 uncrewed tilt-wing aircraft. The... mehr
New appointment at APRC Group
Razzy Hammadi has joined the commercial real estate specialist APRC Group. An economist with MBA degrees from ESSEC Paris and Mannheim, École des Ponts and Telecom Paris (master smart mobility logistics), he was elected to the French parliament in 2012. Hammadi was... mehr
Improved road links between Moldova and Romania
The European Commission is providing three grants worth almost EUR 45 million to support the modernisation of transport links between Moldova and Romania. The projects will upgrade the connections which have been in use since Russia's blockade of Ukraine's Black Sea ports. The... mehr
Joint effort: rotor sails for LNG
Anemoi Marine Technologies and Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group have partnered to develop rotor sail designs for two LNG carrier newbuildings. The collaboration aims to assess the feasibility of creating rotor sails for installation on LNG carriers, meeting current and future... mehr
Latest cloud-based cargo management system at AMS
Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT) is set to migrate Dnata Amsterdam to its latest cloud-based cargo management system, Hermes 5 Software as a Service (SaaS). This strengthens control, increases operational efficiency, and enhances oversight at the ground handler’s two... mehr
Newport to finance Panattoni's new park
Newport Logistics has secured the financing of the Panattoni Park Ennshafen in Upper Austria. Under the Newport Logistics Fund II, the company intends to raise EUR 100 million for investments in Western Europe. The construction phase of the park will begin in 2024. Panattoni... mehr
Daten machen Netzwerk dichter 
Waco, eine 1973 gegründete Organisation für globales Frachtmanagement und Logistik, der heute 127 Mitglieder in 119 Ländern angehören, hat eine Partnerschaft mit Bluebox Systems ausgehandelt. Luft- und Seefrachtaktivitäten sollen transparenter werden. mehr
Three railways to boost Middle Corridor
The railways in Kazakhstan, Georgia and Azerbaijan have agreed to set up a joint venture on a parity basis, aiming to develop transport services on the Trans-Caspian International Transport (TCIT) route. The JV will provide services on a one-stop-shop principle, guarantee... mehr