Sneltransport to run test hydrogen truck for DHL 
DHL Express has become the first entity in the Deutsche Post DHL Group to test hydrogen-fueled trucks for long-haul runs. Together with its customer Apple, DHL is running a pilot project for the vehicle, as part of the Interreg NW Europe programme called H2-Share. The truck,... more
Petrov follows in Pietersen’s footsteps at Fiata
The general meeting of the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (Fiata), held virtually last week, was attended by 184 delegates from 76 economies. It which would normally take place during the Fiata World Congress. In the Presidency leadership... more
DCSA setting new standards
The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) recently published its communication systems and application programming (API) standards for the 50 event records in ports defined in its data list. These refer to the six main aspects of a call, namely planning arrival at a... more
Kuehne + Nagel picks Stefan Paul
The board of directors at Kuehne + Nagel International has announced forthcoming changes in its top management: effective 1 August 2022, Stefan Paul (right) will assume the position of CEO of Kuehne + Nagel International. At the same time, the incumbent CEO Detlef Trefzger... more
Wiremind enhances capacity-steering platform
Wiremind’s air cargo software and data-science team has spent the past months enhancing the company’s capacity-steering platform ‘Skypallet’. It already has more than 1,200 users in 100 countries – including Atlas Air, Chapman Freeborn, the ECS Group, Emirates, Qantas and United... more
Transloading service opens at crucial time
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc, a North American supply chain solutions provider, has launched a new transloading service to assist shippers in the New York metro area. The option will be managed through a recently-expanded facility in Jersey City NJ that will provide port... more
Geodis augments activities in Belgium
Geodis has launched a new sorting centre in Schoten near Antwerp in Belgium and a new office at Liege airport. The first facility is intended to support the expansion of an international e-eommerce customer into the Belgian market, the second for multiple customers in Europe.... more
ACS can’t get enough
Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) will provide Austin-based Aero Capital Solutions Inc (ACS) with 13 additional Boeing B737-800SF freighter conversions. Upon completion of this new order, ACS will have a fleet of 34 AEI B737-800SF freighter conversions, making the company AEI’s... more
Energy Globe award for sun-to-liquid project
A European research project on solar power production, called ‘sun-to-liquid’, has been given the 22nd Energy Globe World Award in the category ‘fire’ by Austria’s Energy Globe Foundation, which is dedicated to projects on sustainable energy technologies. The sun-to-liquid... more