"Greener" ULD management for the Indian Ocean 
Unilode Aviation Solutions, a provider of outsourced ULD management, repair and digital services, and Air Austral, a Reunion Island-based French airline, have extended their partnership concluded in 2016. Under the terms of the renewed agreement until 2026, Unilode will supply... more
H2 truck with hydraulically operated hookloader
Special vehicle specialist Paul Group and crane and lifting solutions provider Palfinger have jointly developed a pre-series vehicle with hydrogen fuel cell technology and integrated electro-hydraulically operated hook tackle. The Palfinger Telescopic T15A has a maximum... more
Handing over the baton at T-Link Group Switzerland
The globally active T-link group of companies, with headquarters in Freienbach Switzerland and various locations in Switzerland, is now under completely new management and ownership. Erwin A. Senn, who founded the first T-Link company (T-Link Management) in 1990 and then... more
A Spaniard consolidating in Portugal 
Varma Food & Personal Care (VFPC) signed its first international distribution alliance in 2020. It has now complemented it by signing an exclusive distribution agreement in Portugal, thus expanding its capacity to export beverages. VFPC is a unit of Spain’s Varma Group, a... more
Vessels Value's outlook on newbuilds
Rebecca Galanopoulos Jones, senior content analyst at Vessels Value, has underpinned current developments on the maritime container market with the latest data. While volumes on the main trade lanes are slowing despite congestion, container traffic continues to decline gradually... more
Menzies Aviation renews licences in South Africa
Global aviation logistics specialist Menzies Aviation has been given a five-year licence by Airports Company South Africa SOC (ACSA) to provide ground handling services at nine airports in South Africa. Founded 28 years ago, ACSA is partially owned by the South African... more
Leschaco mourns the passing of CEO Jörg Conrad
Jörg Conrad, CEO and shareholder of Bremen-based logistics service provider Leschaco, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, 23 October 2022 after a short illness. He was 67 years old. Born in Bremen, Conrad developed the internationally operating Leschaco Group into a major... more
2,000 e-trucks for European road networks
DB Schenker has placed a pre-order for 2,000 e-trailers with Trailer Dynamics. The vehicles will be used successively in European road networks from 2024. The investment is a further step for Schenker towards the electrification of land transport. The trailers can be... more
Continuing to develop well overall
The Logwin Group, a Grevenmacher-based Luxembourgian logistician, has said that it has performed well so far in 2022, despite difficult conditions, which have also seen freight rates fall from their historic high in the course of this year. The corporation generated revenues... more
2M reshaping the Transpacific
Carriers are continuing to readjust their shipping capacities to decreasing demand. Now, the 2M Alliance of Maersk and MSC has bundled the TP1/Maple and TP9/Eagle services into a new offering. The first sailing of the new consolidated TP1/Maple service will be on 28 October... more