Leman picks Bo Lindberg Andersen 
Bo Lindberg Andersen has been appointed as chief executive officer for the Leman Group effective from 1 October 2021. “We are very pleased that Lindberg Andersen has accepted this position”, says Phillipe Ziegler, chairman of the Leman board. “He has extensive experience in... more
Towards tarmac automation
For two months now, Groupe ADP and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo have been testing, at Paris CDG, an airside cargo transport solution with an autonomous electric vehicle from French startup Orok. Winner of Groupe ADP's 2020 "Play Your Airport" innovation challenge,... more
500 PS for heaviest tasks
Kühne Transport in Valens (Switzerland) has chosen its first Scania truck. The family-owned company recently took delivery of the Scania P500 B 4x4 HA, which can carry out even the heaviest work. The family business started with its first transports in 1950 - with horses and... more
eActros trucks on trial in South Tyrol
Two near-series battery powered eActros trucks have crossed the Alps as part of a series of tests in Italy’s South Tyrol region. During the tests, the electric trucks tackled a total of 54,000 m of altitude. The highest point of the trip was reached during measurement runs at... more
Diving to recover crashed freighter
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is sending a team of investigators to the ditching site of a freighter aircraft off the Hawaiian island of Oahu to coordinate the recovery of the wreckage from the ocean floor. The recovery effort is scheduled to begin on or... more
Dubai Airport and Servy launch joint service
Dubai Airports, which also operates Dubai International (DXB), has established a new logistics chain to launch DXB & more. This new offer was developed in partnership with US-based Servy, an enterprise self-service platform for hospitality which was launched in 2015 as an... more
Schuon: more responsibility for executive staff
"Our key players have proven themselves in the past and fulfilled all expectations. We are now taking this into account by extending their respective areas of responsibility," says Alexander Schuon, managing director of the Schuon Group. In view of its ongoing growth,... more
Port of Savannah's expansion project
The Port of Savannah is expanding its capacities. The Georgia Ports Authority Board (GPA) approved a budget of USD 34 million to build up an additional 1.6 million teu in capacity - in due course. "In three months, this investment will begin to deliver the additional... more
Right time – different place 
In conversation with Atilla Lise, Head of Cargo and Innovative Solutions at HititIn March 2020 the Iata World Cargo Symposium was postponed at short notice. This October it is now being held – but not in Istanbul; in Dublin. Naturally, this isn’t a development that the Turkish... more