Seiler Logistics hires new operations manager 
St. Gallen (Switzerland)-based forwarder Seiler Logistics has appointed Alexander Lenger as its new operations manager. Lenger joined the entrepreneur-managed forwarder in March 2023. He brings decades of knowledge and experience in the logistics industry, having spent the... mehr
Baxter: investments and expansion in 2022
Baxter Freight in UK continues to grow. The company’s turnover for 2022 exceeded GBP 37 million (EUR 43 million), a rise of GBP 6 million (EUR 6.98 million) on the prior year, with the number of consignments increasing by 29%. Average staff numbers rose from 84 to 113, with a... mehr
UAE opts for Einride’s futuristic ecosystem
Swedish freight mobility company Einride is supporting the UAE’s government to fast track the region to sustainable shipping. Based on a recently signed MOU, Einride’s ecosystem will now be implemented at scale throughout the Falcon Rise grid. The Falcon Rise grid will... mehr
Bridging healthcare gap in Africa
The Germany-headquartered medical technology company Siemens Healthineers is working with Wingcopter to pilot an integrated drone delivery solution for healthcare facilities throughout Africa. The utilisation of Wingcopter’s delivery drones interconnected with Siemens... mehr
Not a clean affair
3,940 water filters bearing counterfeit National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) logos printed on the products were recently discovered by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport, in coordination with Import Specialists assigned... mehr
Air Charter Service investing in research
Air Charter Service has announced its latest investment in the future of sustainable aviation. Chris Leach, the company’s chairman: “Internally, we have been a certified carbon neutral company since 2007, but we realised several years ago that this was not enough, so we are... mehr
Groundbreaking at BHM
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) is preparing to start construction of a USD 27 million air cargo facility. The new building will be the home-base for a new line of business that includes a scheduled international cargo service already in operation between... mehr
SGL buys Sand Road Freight
Scan Global Logistics (SGL) continues to expand its global network. The logistics specialist is acquiring Sand Road Freight in Herning (Denmark), a road haulier that operates all over Europe but mainly between Denmark and Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg. Sand Road... mehr
CCM begins to roll out upgraded chassis fleet
In USA, Consolidated Chassis Management (CCM) has welcomed the first shipment of CCM new build container chassis SACP 3.0, which recently arrived in Savannah. Scheduled to start in October 2023, the next generation of chassis pool provisioning in the South Atlantic will be... mehr