Tailwind aiming at the niches 
The shippers' experiment continues. Tailwind Shipping Lines, the liner of the German retail group Lidl, is launching its second Asia-Europe service. It is named Tiger Express (TEX), after the Bengal tiger, the national animal of Bangladesh. The new offer follows the inauguration... mehr
Double strike at Waberer's International
Hungarian transport company Waberer’s is planning to build a 47,000 sqm logistics centre close to Budapest Airport. The warehouse, a HUF 18 billion (EUR 48 million) investment, will offer services for e-commerce and retail shippers. Completion is scheduled for Q1/2024. There... mehr
Three industry veterans to join advisory board
Entrepreneur Navid Thielemann has appointed an advisory board for the Thielemann Group for the first time. From now on, industry and logistics veterans Erich Staake, Premal Desai and Michael Storm will support Thielemann in the development of his entrepreneurial activities and... mehr
A start-up for green trucks
Over the last two years, the Hylix-B project created by the ministry of the environment of Baden-Württemberg (Germany), has built a fully electric 26 t truck with fuel cell drive and a range of 500 km. Now a company named Iontrak has been founded to develop, industrialise,... mehr
Intertruck is sold to Turkey
UK-based Unipart Group has sold its Intertruck business to the 1950-founded group Sampa. Mike Ferris, Unipart International managing director explained the reason for the transaction: "Unipart continues its focus on growth in strategic markets outside of the heavy... mehr
From research to logistics practice
In city logistics, emission-free vehicles are on the increase. In Germany, Dachser Group is entering the second phase of its "emission-free delivery" programme. The freight forwarder and logistics provider currently runs twelve emission-free inner-city delivery areas... mehr
Three industry veterans to join advisory board
Awery Aviation Software (Awery) has appointed Arnaud Lambert, Ariaen Zimmerman and Pascal Morvan to its advisory board. The three executives bring a combined 74 years of information technology (IT), air cargo, and airline experience, as Awery continues to roll out Cargo Booking,... mehr
Prestigious awards for eco-friendly hauliers
German hauliers Götz Transport and Dankerts Spedition won prizes for the greatest CO2 reduction and the highest score for eco-friendly driving in 2022: nearly 11,000 drivers from 75 companies with 131 teams and around 7,000 vehicles took part in Add Secure’s Eco-Driving... mehr
More cool capacities at Charles-de-Gaulle
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo has opened two new cool rooms for pharma 15-25°C at its Paris CDG hub. They have a total capacity of 128 EUR pallets, besides dedicated oversize shipment capabilities, spread over 160 sqm. Next to these CRT cool cells, a dedicated 2-8°C pharma... mehr
VRR delivers 100th air horse stall to Jettainer
Jettainer and VRR, a provider of ULDs, recently celebrated their long-standing collaboration with the 100th air horse stall. Jettainer, which handles approximately 100,000 ULDs at 500 locations, regularly refines its service and portfolio to meet the needs of its customers.... mehr