CEO confirmed at the helm until 2026 
The supervisory board of Trans-o-Flex Expressdienst has extended the contract with its CEO Wolfgang P. Albeck (centre) early, prolonging it by another two years to 31 March 2026. Albeck took over as CEO in 2017. “The company has been successful since Albeck joined the... more
ATSG selects Paul Chase as new CCO
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has announced that Paul Chase will assume Mike Berger’s responsibilities as chief commercial officer when Berger transitions to chief strategy officer, effective today, 5 December 2022. Chase is currently CEO of Ameriflight. He will take over... more
A shipping platform to vanish
Trade Lens’ days are over. The initiative launched by A.P. Moller-Maersk and its tech partner IBM will be withdrawn from the market. “Trade Lens was founded on the bold vision to make a leap in global supply chain digitalisation as an open and neutral industry platform.... more
Electric trucks for intra-urban deliveries
Heppner, a provider of logistics solutions specialising in transports to and from France, is planning to integrate a first batch of 16 fully electric commercial vehicles into its fleet. The 16 t and 18 t trucks manufactured by Volta Trucks will be deployed for deliveries in... more
World ACD: Air cargo rates finally stabilise
Global air cargo tonnages have continued to slide downwards in November, normally a buoyant month in the air freight calendar, with a further steep decline in week 47 (21 to 27 November) led by falling volumes to and from North America (-20%). The decrease in chargeable... more
Maersk's new centre in Pakistan
Maersk recently opened the gates of its new Integrated Logistics Park at Port Qasim in Pakistan. The facility makes the Danish group the country’s largest logistics and warehousing provider, with more than 120,774 sqm in seven cities. In 2020, Maersk Pakistan decided to... more
More staff shortages in the cargo handling sector
From 2023, the German Federal Aviation Authority will enforce new regulations that will make access regulations unnecessarily difficult for many air cargo companies. Air cargo handlers with the status of regulated agents will be affected: Contrary to previous and proven... more
E-power for inland navigation in Brazil
Hidrovias do Brasil has commissioned a new project to retrofit its push-barge ‘Herkules V’, to improve efficiency, reduce emissions, and lower operating costs in its inland shipping services in Brazil. The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä will carry out a major re-powering... more
DHL Supply Chain picks Mihaela Isac
DHL Supply Chain, a global contract logistics provider and a business division under Deutsche Post DHL Group, has appointed Mihaela Isac as its chief information officer (CIO) for Asia Pacific. She was most recently vice president of IT life sciences & healthcare in North... more
Best ever loading achieved
India’s Central Railway (CR) transported freight loads of 50.93 million t during the period April to November 2022. This figure represents the best ever freight loading and an uptick of 6.46% compared to the same period in 2021, which recorded a total load of 47.84 million t.... more