Hope for growing short sea shipping in India 
The departure of "Hope Seven" recently inaugurated a new maritime route between Chennai Port and Pondicherry Port. This container ship is the brainchild of Jude Vallabadas, CEO (Projects) of the Indian company Global Logistics Solutions: Goods transports will be... more
Nexxiot onboards AI expert Ákos Maróy
Ákos Maróy, who has been working with global technology companies for over 20 years, with a special focus on digital deployments, strategy, and innovation, has now joined the Nexxiot team. In the role of CDO (chief data officer), Maróy will oversee the leveraging of asset... more
Coal shipments doubled
Following the halt of gas deliveries from Russia, Germany reactivated several coal-fired power plants in reserve in autumn 2022. Since then, German railfreight has already delivered more than 3 million t of hard coal to around 15 German coal-fired power plants. To transport... more
Baggage and cargo tractor on the move at Fraport
Fraport Ground Services are currently trialling an autonomous baggage and cargo tractor. The electric vehicle will operate on an 8 km long test route within Frankfurt Airport’s secure area. Eric Agthe, project manager for process and product development at Fraport:... more
First port to door service in Ecuador
Contecon Guayaquil (CGSA), the Ecuadorian business unit of International Container Terminal Services (Ictsi), and concessionaire of Puerto Libertador Simón Bolívar, has introduced "port to door" – an automated cross-docking service that allows customers to receive... more
Trucks deliver humanitarian aid
MBS Logistics, Germany, has transported urgently required relief supplies to the earthquake zone in Turkey. The first of four trucks has already arrived in Gaziosmanpaşa near Istanbul. The vehicle was primarily loaded with 33 pallets full of donations from Centershop with warm... more
Dimotrans promotes Marco Fusco
Marco Fusco is taking over as general manager of the Dimotrans group’s courier business. Dimotrans also offers overseas, international road and logistics solutions. After a master’s degree at Isteli, Fusco began his career in the courier industry in 1995 at Transports... more
DSV tests trucks using overhead contact line
In Frankfurt, Germany, DSV is taking part in a research project to test and establish an e-highway for fully electric long-distance road freight. Since the beginning of February, a subcontracted DSV driver has been using the 10 km soon to be 17 km e-highway test track in... more
Latam Cargo: first international flight with SAF
Latam Group has completed its first international flight with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), with Latam Cargo Chile flying an aircraft from Zaragoza airport in Spain to North America. SAF is a biofuel made from alternative biomass sources such as waste, fats, and oils,... more
