Sustainability at the heart of Bifa 
The British International Freight Association (Bifa) has named Sam Warren (right) as the first chair of its ‘sustainable logistics policy group’. Warren is a graduate of Goldsmiths, University of London. Prior to working as sustainability manager for Woodland Group, one of the... mehr
MSC Air Cargo joins CCA
The Cool Chain Association (CCA) has welcomed MSC Air Cargo to its growing membership of companies working together to improve the temperature-controlled supply chain. CCA members collaborate on initiatives to drive quality and innovation in the cool chain, with the vision of... mehr
Lithuanian carrier picks UIC data exchange system
LTG Cargo is joining the Orfeus system of the International Union of Railways (UIC) used in the West, which enables cooperating carriers to transfer CIM waybill data. It recently signed a contract with UIC to this effect. LTG Cargo will probably start to use the system in... mehr
From MediaMarkt to Competec
The Competec Group has appointed Stefan Fraude as CEO. He replaces Martin Lorenz, who had led the retail group since 2018. Fraude’s most recent position was CEO of MediaMarkt Switzerland. Prior to that, he worked for Digitec Galaxus for seven years, where he built up and... mehr
Wo, wenn nicht hier? 
Rückblick auf das 18. Iata World Cargo Symposium in Hongkong. Mit 1948 Teilnehmern aus 73 Ländern war das diesjährige World Cargo Symposium (WCS) die bisher stärkste Konferenz der Iata überhaupt. Das ITJ war für Sie vor Ort und kam mit vielen Eindrücken vom grössten... mehr
Further North-South connections
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has announced several extensions to its North-South services: The carrier has introduced a regular train between the Sommacampagna-Sona terminal near Verona (Italy) and the Vienna South CCT terminal (Austria) for the transport of containers and swap... mehr
Hapag-Lloyd names managing director fleet
Effective 1 April 2024, Silke Lehmköster has taken over the role of managing director fleet at Hapag-Lloyd. She succeeds Richard von Berlepsch, who will focus on selected projects and committee work in the future. Lehmköster began her career at Hapag-Lloyd with an... mehr
Bolstering air and sea logistics
Logistics services provider Dachser Austria strengthened its air and sea freight team at the beginning of this year by appointing Tobias Genge (left) as ocean manager FCL (full container load) for Eastern Europe and Austria and Andreas Tauschmann (right) as sales manager for air... mehr
Around ten vessels to get eco-upgrades
Damen Shipyards Group and CMA CGM have announced a collaboration to enhance the fuel efficiency of approximately ten CMA CGM vessels by over 10%. The modifications will take place at Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque (DSDU) and Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAM), which between them have... mehr
Upgrading the cargo managing system
Hermes Logistics Technologies’ (HLT) latest cloud-based Hermes SaaS ecosystem is set to roll out in CACC Cargolinx’s operations at Cairo’s international airport in time for summer 2024. Following a successful twelve-year collaboration with HLT, the new five-year agreement... mehr