The world’s first airborne IoT network 
Unilode Aviation Solutions and On Asset Intelligence have announced a massive network upgrade that now includes in-flight tracking capabilities. Unilode owns and operates the world’s largest digitally enabled ULD fleet, over 120,000 digital ULDs strong and growing. It is... more
Electric deliveries in Munich
A new city logistics concept is taking hold in Munich. Dachser will deliver its general cargo consignments with electric trucks in future. As from September 2022, companies and private recipients have been supplied exclusively by a fully electric 7.5 t Fuso e-Canter truck. Two... more
Green refrigeration technology for Azerbaijan
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is boosting transit capacity and import and export cargo capacity in Azerbaijan by providing a loan of up to USD 4 million for the construction of a cold and dry warehouse. The investment addresses the shortage of... more
New brain for workforce scheduling
After Etihad and Latam, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is the next airline to opt for Inform's expertise in workforce scheduling for employees at airports. With the AI-supported software "Workforce Plus", KLM Royal Dutch Airlines wants to standardise planning for cargo,... more
Deal undone 
Container production – MCI not to CIMC. The emergence of a container manufacturing oligopoly still seemed unstoppable in October. The fact that these expectations weren’t fulfilled is related to global policies. more
New rail link between Baltics and Turkey
Metrans has introduced new rail connections between the Baltic Sea, Central Europe and Turkey by adding Gdansk (Poland) as another terminal in Northeast Europe to its network. The new link with Turkey is operated in partnership with Omsan Logistics. The first container train... more
Two ASL Group members join Iata
Three weeks before the Iata World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in London, where ITJ will distribute its upcoming edition 39-40/2022, the global airlines' association has announced that ASL Airlines Belgium has become an airline member effective 18 August 2022. Formerly TNT Airways,... more
UK P&I Club welcomes William Beveridge
UK P&I Club, a provider of P&I insurance and other services to the international shipping community, has appointed William Beveridge as chief underwriting officer, effective 17 September 2022. Reporting to CEO Andrew Taylor, Beveridge will oversee all the club’s... more
CMA CGM takes energy precautions
The CMA CGM Group has announced that it is creating a special fund for energies, backed by a five-year, USD 1.5 billion budget, to accelerate its energy transition and achieve net-zero carbon by 2050. The fund is structured around four lines of focus: firstly, developing and... more
European hinterland network grows
The container shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE) has expanded its extensive green rail transport network. In addition to its eco-friendly rail services via Germany’s northern seaports of Hamburg and Bremerhaven to many European hinterland terminals, ONE recently... more