GAC Ireland and GBF UK: a first joint milestone 
GAC Ireland, a global provider of integrated shipping, logistics and marine services, and Green Biofuels (GBF) have completed the debut lifting of biofuels from Ireland’s first clean fuels terminal. It is a major milestone in their cooperation: GAC operated and maintained... more
Reverse logistics - a booming business
With the introduction of its new circular economy logistics product line, DB Schenker is investing in the take-back, repair and reconditioning of electronic equipment, thus further expanding its position in the reverse logistics segment. In this case, DB Schenker has opted for a... more
SR Technics initiates “Sustainable Engine Alliance”
At the MRO Americas 2023 conference which was held in Atlanta, Georgia last month, SR Technics joined forces with Kuehne + Nagel and Atlas Air, a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings to launch the “Sustainable Engine Alliance”. Together, the alliance members pledged to set... more
Holger Schmidt heads technical innovations at VTG
Holger Schmidt assumed his new position as VTG’s head of technical innovations on 1 May 2023. He will oversee current and new innovation projects relating to concepts for modular freight wagons, sensor technology and telematics, as well as technical developments for the new... more
A boost for H2 trucks
At the Transport Logistic trade fair in Munich, Germany this week, Paul Group and GP Joule formed a partnership to promote the energy transition. Special vehicle construction specialist Paul will contribute and maintain fuel cell-powered trucks and offer H2 training, while... more
AI combined with P & P 
Robot systems for airfreight pallets. Speedcargo, a Singapore tech start-up, and Güdel, a Swiss manufacturer of high-precision machine components, are teaming up to develop what they claim is “the first end-to-end automatic material handling solution of its kind for... more
Greater ambitions
Airfreight performance in Austria, Munich, Budapest and Zurich. The last few years have awakened the ambitions of Vienna airport, smaller hubs in Austria, or neighbouring gateways of comparable size to make a bigger mark in the airfreight sector. ITJ correspondent Josef Müller... more
Weekly cargo connection to Ukraine
In cooperation with Ukrainian Railways, ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG), is linking Ukraine to its intermodal network with a weekly round trip between Kiev and Vienna with stops in Budapest (Hungary) and Lviv (Ukraine). The new train is the first regular, high-frequency intermodal... more
Cargolux launches Astana transit flights
Cargolux has begun its cooperation with Astana airport, where it plans to operate over ten flights per week from Luxembourg to destinations in China, Japan and Taiwan. There have been no scheduled cargo operations on the airport of the Kazakh capital for a long time. After... more
SAS Cargo promotes Markus Ek
Markus Ek, currently VP global sales and acting head of transformation office at SAS, has been appointed CEO of SAS Cargo and will assume his new role on 1 August 2023. Ek has been part of SAS since 2008 and has held positions mainly within purchasing and sales. When he was... more