Several hundred trucks to rejuvenate fleet 
Duvenbeck is expanding and modernising its fleet. The company took delivery of twelve Schmitz Cargobull curtainsiders in Altenberge, Germany recently. S.CS MEGA curtainsiders are deployed in transport logistics services for Claas, an international agricultural machinery... more
Johan Vanneste to leave Cologne Bonn Airport
Johan Vanneste, chairman of the board of Cologne Bonn Airport will be stepping down from his position at the end of the year. The company's supervisory board has accepted Vanneste's request to terminate his contract prematurely on 31 December 2021. Vanneste justified his... more
Fresh cash for AI startup
It is a good time for tech logistics start-ups: Singapore-based Portcast has completed its USD 3.2 million pre-series A financing led by Newtown Partners with Wavemaker Partners, TMV and Innoport and SGInnovate to make artificial intelligence profitable in logistics.... more
Making mammoths fly
Founded in December 2020, Mammoth Freighters has now started its B777-200LR and B777-300ER passenger-to-freighter conversion programmes. The combination of management expertise - two experienced aviation industry executives, Bill Wagner and Bill Tarpley, are both serving as... more
Dnata chooses Charles Galloway
The global air and travel services provider Dnata has appointed Charles Galloway as its regional CEO for the Asia Pacific region. Galloway has over 20 years of experience in the global aviation, travel and logistics industries. He has been working for Dnata for three years and... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
In cold climates, a turtle's shell may be used to read its age, similar to the annual rings of trees. more
Migrants could help fight driver shortage
In a virtual debate, representatives of the transport industry suggested that one way to ease the big driver shortages in the European Union would be to attract a more diverse workforce including young people, women and migrants. Companies such as Transports Main Forte in... more
HGK builds H2 powered units
Duisburg-based HGK Shipping is expanding its fleet with two technically innovative Type C motor tankers. The shipyard Scheepsreparatiebedrijf De Gerlien van Tiem in Druten, the Netherlands, has once again won the building contract. The last units built for HGK were two ships... more
New location in Bavaria
Gebrüder Weiss' new location in Straubing in Lower Bavaria (Germany), will be operational from October, enabling the international transport and logistics provider to further consolidate its land transport network across southern Germany. The new site will be based at a... more
The points are in the port
The Geis Group is building a EUR 25 million logistics and technology centre covering 17,000 m2 at its site in the inland port of Nuremberg. The first half opened in April, and the pencil manufacturer Faber-Castell is set to move into the second half in 2022. more