Partnership for B737-700/800 conversion 
Following the rise in demand for cargo aircraft, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Aviation Group will establish a passenger to freighter conversion site to convert the B737-700/800 with Atitech, at the Italian company’s MRO centre in Naples. The site, which can convert two... mehr
Another rail-road service launched
DSV is offering a new daily multimodal rail–road full load service between UK and Spain using the VIIA (French Railways) ‘lorry-rail’ operation between Calais and Le Boulou on the Franco-Spanish border. The transport company will collect the trailer from the train and... mehr
And the winners are...
Representatives of Arculus (category "intralogistics software"), Cargotec ("special vehicle"), Idealworks ("automated guided vehicle"), Interroll Group ("special of the year"), Still ("integrated warehouse solutions") and Volume... mehr
Three "C" for contactless tracking
Champ Cargosystems partners with e-logistics solutions provider Cargosoft and Central Global Cargo (CGC), a time-critical logistics company, to co-create a first/last mile tracking tool to help forwarders to better manage their operations. The aim is to ensure full and... mehr
Cargotec - Konecranes merger revisited
The European Commission, which recently started a phase II review of the merger between Cargotec and Konecranes, decided to open an in-depth investigation to assess the project under the EU merger regulation. The message is clear: "The Commission is concerned that the... mehr
Geodis expands US footprint
Freight forwarding group Geodis has acquired Velocity Freight Transport, a freight brokerage company based in Plano, Texas. The seller is the McLane Company, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. The details of the transaction, effective 30 June 2021, were not disclosed. Mike... mehr
Flying three fire trucks on one AN-124
Antonov Airlines has safely transported three Rosenbauer Panther 6x6 fire trucks, weighing 21 t each, on a single AN-124-100M-150 flight from the Middle East to Central Asia. The carrier's team managed to find a solution within a week to get the trucks to destination after a... mehr
Dual-mode locomotives for Germany
Siemens and Paribus have signed a framework purchase agreement and a full-service contract for up to 30 Vectron Dual Mode locomotives. Along with the signing of the agreement, a call was placed for seven locomotives for which Northrail, also belonging to the Paribus Group, has... mehr
Seebauer to Chiemsee
Petra Seebauer assumed the position of managing director of the 'Prien Logistics Competence Centre', located on the banks of Chiemsee in Bavaria (Germany) on 1 July. She'll lead the centre in partnership with Karl Fischer, who is leaving the company on 30 June 2022. Seebauer... mehr
Pact for a North Asian route
Ceva Logistics, the Marseille-based logistics branch of CMA CGM, has inked an intercontinental cooperation agreement with the Wuxi Sunan Shuofang International Airport Group and its affiliated logistics company. The new weekly route starts in Seoul (South Korea) and goes to... mehr