ATC adopts Awery e-booking solution 
ATC Aviation Services is adopting a new online booking solution, which automates processes and provides instant quotes. ‘Cargo Booking’, powered by Awery Aviation Software, allows the GSSA's customers, initially in Germany and then in its global network of 34 countries, to book... more
All stakes in Irish helicopter lessor in one hand
Libra Group, the parent company of Dublin-based aircraft lessor LCI, has acquired the minority interest in LCI Helicopters held by global investment firm KKR. Libra Group chairman and CEO George Logothetis: "We are proud of what LCI has achieved and look forward to... more
Global cargo chair for Swissport
Swissport International has elected Dirk Goovaerts to the new position of cargo chair. He will assume this function in addition to his current responsibilities as head of the Middle East & Africa region. The new chair will bring together Swissport's cargo experts from... more
Anniversary train on Brenner route
With an anniversary train, Lokomotion and Rail Traction Company (RTC) are celebrating 20 years of cooperation in railfreight services on the Brenner axis. On 15 October 2001, the company’s first freight train set off from the Munich Riem station in Germany bound for Verona in... more
Breaking ground for C3
BLG Logistics is building a new warehouse in Bremen (Germany). The abbreviation C3 stands for the initial letters of the words customer, climate and comfort. The sustainable real estate is also intended to be used as a blueprint for other sites belonging to the Bremen-based... more
Plug-in-hybrid truck (also) runs for research
Scania recently delivered a plug-in-hybrid truck (PHEV) to Havi. The truck will be deployed in regular service in Stockholm and its suburbs, but also be part of a series of trials for research projects. In one of these projects, Havi has been performing night time deliveries... more
APM Terminals hires Birna Ósk Einarsdóttir
Birna Ósk Einarsdóttir will join the APM Terminals senior management team as CCO and be based in The Hague starting in January 2022. Einarsdóttir holds a degree in leadership and management from Háskóli Íslands (University of Iceland). Prior to joining Icelandair Group,... more
Seven Vectron dual-mode locos leased
Rail wagon lessor Northrail has leased seven Siemens Vectron dual-mode locomotives to four railway companies in Germany and has called up three more units under the framework purchase agreement. The energy-efficient dual-power units are part of a framework purchase agreement... more
More wind power on Baltic Sea
After one year of experience of using rotor sails for the hybrid ferry "Copenhagen" on the Baltic Sea, Scandlines is planning the same equipment for its sister ferry "Berlin". The hybrid ferry "Berlin" also plies the Rostock-Gedser route, but unlike... more
Bundling forces in Cologne-Bonn area
Technisches Hilfswerk (THW) and the operator of Cologne/Bonn airport (CGN) have signed a cooperation agreement for future emergency operations. With this partnership, the German federal agency based in Bonn is further expanding its logistics capacities. The next time the... more