Morten Svendsen to be COO at Sim Cargo
Morten Svendsen, qualified as an authorised representative, is joining the European general cargo network Sim Cargo as COO. His previous position was managing partner of Transland Spedition in Herborn (Germany). Svendsen succeeds Jens Bottenhorn, who will leave Sim Cargo as... mehr
20th A330P2F completes conversion programme
The second A330-300P2F for MNG Airlines has been re-delivered by Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) and is scheduled to begin commercial operations in the coming days. During the past seven months, the EFW team worked on converting the aircraft from a passenger-to-freighter (P2F)... mehr
Austria goes USA
It's long after Arnold Schwarzenegger's time. The Austrian company Berger Logistik is taking over the US freight forwarding company Super T Transport, headquartered in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The US player specialises in temperature-controlled transports. The parties have agreed... mehr
Fresh cash for Xeneta
Xeneta, an ocean and air freight rate benchmarking platform headquartered in Oslo, has completed another investment round. USD 80 million were raised by Apax Digital, the growth equity arm of Apax, with participation from New York-based Lugard Road Capital. This investment... mehr
Duty-free rail corridor between Trieste and Fürnitz
In order to provide more options to shift freight transports to rail, ÖBB is planning to expand the logistics centre Austria Süd (LCA-Süd) in Fürnitz in Carinthia and establish a rail duty-free corridor between Trieste and Fürnitz. The facility can then be developed into an... mehr
End of a British airship dream - in France
Varialift Airships, a British company that settled in 2017 just 120 km southwest of Paris to develop and build large airships, is having to say goodbye to the French town without any tangible progress. Apparently, the contract for the use of a former industrial wasteland... mehr
Building an H2 alliance
Canadian fuel cell expert Ballard Power Systems and German hydrogen system specialist Neumann & Esser have secured a minority stake in Quantron, a specialist in battery and hydrogen electric commercial vehicles. Ballard Power is also entering into a development... mehr
Barcelona coalition for sustainable shipping
The Port of Barcelona and the main operators in the cruise sector, both cruise companies and terminals, have agreed to create a working group to speed up the connection of ships to the general electricity grid once they are docked, using clean energy that is certified 100%... mehr
First project in France
Logistics real estate developer Panattoni is beginning to build its first logistics platform in France, one year after opening its first office in the country. The project, a site of 38,600 sqm, is being developed in white. It is located at the gates of Greater Paris, in the... mehr
UK airlines welcomes new transport secretary
In his statement, Tim Alderslade, CEO of Airlines UK, the industry body representing UK-registered carriers said: “UK airlines congratulate Liz Truss on becoming prime minister and Anne-Marie Trevelyan on her appointment as secretary of state for transport. The UK is a proud... mehr