GMCG Global welcomes Nandlal Aher 
GMCG Global, a maritime consulting group, has named Nandlal Aher managing director for India and East Africa to strengthen its presence in the region. As part of his new role, Aher will also be responsible for the company’s offshore division as its new global head. He brings... more
Airbus: aircraft lifecycle centre in China
Airbus has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the city of Chengdu and Tarmac Aerosave for the development of the first sustainable aircraft “lifecycle” service centre in China. This facility will offer sustainable solutions to manage the entire lifecycle of... more
Freight shows good performance after Brexit
Le Shuttle Freight transported nearly 4 million trucks through the Channel Tunnel in 2021, 6% less than in the year before. The number railfreight trains operated in 2021 dropped by 5% to 1,654. These figures show that freight performed very well in a year marked by the... more
"We're ready for more (cargo) traffic"
The largest airfield renovation project in Lithuania's aviation history will be officially completed at Vilnius airport (VNO) this month. During the three-year reconstruction (EUR 36 million), new taxiways were upgraded and installed, surfaces were modified and widened and... more
Seven Senders takes Steffen Heilmann on board
Seven Senders, a delivery platform for parcel shipping in Europe, has hired Steffen Heilmann as its new CTO. The platform connects merchants with a carrier network of over 100 European premium parcel delivery companies. Heilmann joins from Aroundhome, where he served as managing... more
Cargolux unveils brand new customer portal
Cargolux Airlines has launched an online customer portal, offering access to a seamless and transparent quoting & booking tool. The portal builds on the functionalities developed for API. The interface will enable customers to log on, request an instant spot quote... more
Seko Logistics promotes Char L. Dalton
Seko Logistics has promoted Char L. Dalton to chief legal officer & chief of staff to focus on the realisation of the company’s long-term growth objectives. She joined Seko Logistics in 2014 as director, legal after five years as corporate legal counsel at NNR Global... more
Big money for fresh disruptors
Venture fund Dutch Founders has launched its second fund, providing more than EUR 62 million (USD 70 million) to early-stage marketplaces and so-called marketplace enablers. The group, which was founded in 2019 by We Transfer, Treatwell, Just Eat, Hiber and fonQ, joins the... more
Tool helps reduce CO2 footprint of truck fleets
In Switzerland, the navigation software company Here is taking over a tool from retailer Migros and making the application available worldwide. The software tool "M Opex Tower" can be used to calculate the CO2 emissions of trucks with different drive systems for any... more
Rising traffic in the Baltic Sea pushes Kiel
Kiel's seaport handled a record 7.6 million t in 2021, 9.3 % above 2020. Volume increases on the Gothenburg line (+16% to 2.1 million t) and the Klaipeda line (+9% to 2.9 million t) more than compensated for the 12% decline in the paper business to 660,000 t. Dirk Claus,... more