Cool chain close to Stockholm 
The Swedish grocer ICA Sweden is building an automated fulfilment centre 100 km from Stockholm to be completed by 2026. Once opened, the new facility is intended to significantly speed up the company’s deliveries to the retailers. A 30 m high frozen pallet warehouse will be... mehr
Henry Lamotte Food picks Florian Friedemann
Florian Friedemann (left) has taken over as head of purchasing supply chain at Bremen (Germany)-based food supplier Henry Lamotte Food. Friedemann joins managing director Sebastian Drewes (centre), who was appointed in October 2021, and long-serving head of sales Frank... mehr
Faster, safer and closer trailer services
The multi-brand, full-service workshop concept 'Alltrucks Truck & Trailer Service' and BPW Bergische Achsen have inked an international cooperation agreement. With his partnership, BPW will enhance its service networks with Alltrucks workshops in Germany, the... mehr
(In) jeder Krise gewachsen 
Im Gespräch mit Nurgül Karabaki, Airfreight Business Development Manager, LAM. Vielleicht kommt das Iata World Cargo Symposium, das 2020 eigentlich in Istanbul hätte stattfinden sollen, ja nächstes Jahr wieder an den Bosporus? Über die vielfältigen Möglichkeiten – und mehr –... mehr
1,400 exhibitors to present innovations
The IAA Transportation 2022 exhibition will open in Hanover (Germany) tomorrow, 20 September. Formerly known as IAA Commercial Vehicles, which focused on light and heavy commercial vehicles, the new concept covers the entire transport and logistics spectrum. Over five days,... mehr
111 years of Hamburg airport
Hamburg airport is celebrating its 111th birthday. But you wouldn’t be in Germany’s largest port city if the airport hadn’t initially been built with reference to airship travel. Thus the “LZ-10 Schwaben”, a zeppelin carrying large quantities of airmail for the first time, made... mehr
Two new partners for Transnatur
Transnatur Group signed a partnership for the region of Strasbourg with Ziegler as a new agent on 15 September 2022. The companies have been working together for many years, especially in France, where they already cover the Bordeaux area. Under this partnership, Transnatur will... mehr
Up-to-date system for all-electric reefer units
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Transport Europe (MTTE) has selected Orbcomm as telematics provider for outfitting refrigerated trailers in Europe. MTTE will install the new temperature monitoring solution on its new, all-electric reefer units, which are eco-friendly to... mehr
Inspiring young logistics professionals
Karina Perez Perez, the finalist from Fiata’s Americas region, representing the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (Ciffa), is 2022’s top ‘Young Logistics Professional’.The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (Fiata) and TT Club, an... mehr
Deugro completes management buyout in Russia
Deugro signed an agreement on 5 September 2022 to sell its business in Russia to its former local management, as part of a management buyout. This concludes Deugro’s intent of divesting its interests in Russia since the advent of the war and subsequently winding down its... mehr