New head for new strategy at Alpensped 
Georg Maurer joined medium-sized freight forwarder Alpensped as strategic business developer early October this year. It is a newly created position that includes human resources, sales, IT and operational services and involves the analysis of all corporate processes.... more
Cargo iQ names Lothar Moehle executive director
Cross-stakeholder air cargo organisation Cargo iQ has named Lothar Moehle as its new executive director. Moehle brings over four decades of experience in the air cargo and logistics sectors, including senior positions at UPS and DB Schenker. He was also one of the founding... more
Test first – procure last 
The future will be emission-free. A series of tests of innovative vehicles run by the Swiss firm Camion Transport is based on this insight. Decisions are due in 2023. more
Across the Rhine
French players are discovering ever-more opportunities in Germany. France’s Heppner Group, for example, recently landed its third coup there in the last four years, purchasing the ABC-Logistik group of firms, active in the region of the Rhine and Ruhr rivers. more
Capital, state, region
The first half of 2021 saw almost 1.9 million t of goods transported on the inland waterways in the two German federal states of Berlin and Brandenburg. This is 9.4% less than in the first half of 2020. Developments were uneven in the two regions. more
Trieste - Villach service launched
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is now expanding its network for conventional wagonloads with a new TransFER connection between Villach in Austria and Trieste in Italy. Departure times can be arranged individually for this nonstop service, which RCG is operating with its own traction... more
New mentorship scheme for WAL
Women in Aviation and Logistics (WAL) has launched a new mentorship scheme and resource hub to host its searchable female speaker database to support and encourage the next generation of female executives. The scheme is free to join and will bring together industry leaders,... more
ITS on the digitisation wave
During the ITS World Congress that is being held in Hamburg this week, the entire city around the trade fair and the port operations has become a real-life laboratory for intelligent transport systems. Until Friday, 15 October 2021, around 10,000 participants will learn... more
Kangaroo to stop in Darwin, not Perth
Starting today in a month, on 14 November 2021, Qantas Airways will operate its flagship direct route to London via Darwin when Australia's border reopens. The airline has agreed with regional authorities to reroute its flights from Sydney and Melbourne (from 18 December)... more
More distribution in Saudi Arabia
Al Maya Group, a large FMCG retailer based in the UAE and with over 90 stores in the Middle East, is transforming its warehouse management. The Dubai-headquartered company has selected the LFS warehouse management system from Ehrhardt Partner Group (EPG), among others, to... more