Five new MDs for holding company 
The Kukla Group is restructuring its leadership team and has appointed five new managing directors to the holding company, effective 22 May 2024, thus adding two new positions in the IT and HR/legal departments. The company intends to continue to grow within the new structure.... more
One million in a single month
Champ Cargosystems saw its security filing tool, Traxon global security (TGS), hit a record-breaking 1 million declarations per month. This milestone celebrates a new high for the platform and signals an increased demand of security requirements by governments globally.... more
25 new trucks will cut CO2 by 79%
The Northern Ireland-based refrigerated haulage business McCulla has secured GBP 3.1 million (EUR million) in funds from Lombard, a vehicle finance company, for the addition of 25 new trucks to its fleet. The investment includes eleven vehicles powered by biogas, contributing to... more
DHL enhances Leipzig location
Contract logistics provider DHL Supply Chain is building a new 34,000 sqm logistics hub Leipzig/Halle, Germany and thus expanding its existing site which it has been operating for an electronics manufacturer. The campus at Leipzig/Halle will now feature 55,000 pallet spaces,... more
AGS Airports picks COO
AGS Airports, which owns and operates Aberdeen, Glasgow, and Southampton airports, has appointed Ronald Leitch as chief operating officer. He brings with him many years of experience and expertise in the aviation industry having held several senior leadership roles at both... more
A takeover in furniture logistics
Looking to expand its furniture logistics portfolio, Reber Logistik has acquired the Saarbrücken (Germany)-based freight forwarder Spedition Werner Roth and thus gained access to a range of transport equipment and infrastructure in the region. With this deal, Reber Logistik... more
Funds from Bern for Domodossola 
Switzerland supporting the construction of an intermodal transhipment facility. The Swiss national transport office is contributing CHF 38.8 million to the construction of a transhipment hub for combined transport in Domodossola (Italy), in a move that’s in line with... more
Asians on course; Tanger in the top 20
Maritime container gateways in 2023. Last year the 20 largest container ports in the world handled around 388 million teu, which was 1.24% more than in 2022. According to the analysts at Upply this growth was due largely to Asian ports (and amongst them Chinese ones, to be more... more
Investments despite shrinking volumes
In 2023, the Swiss Hupac Group transported around 975,000 road consignments or 1,866,000 teu in combined road/rail and seaport hinterland transport - 11.7% less than in the previous year. This negative development is mainly due to the economic slump in Europe, the war in Ukraine... more
Venturing into Vienna
MLP Group is developing a business park in Vienna, marking its expansion into the Austrian market. The hub will comprise four buildings with flexible units, for which there is already a tenant. Totalling 53,600 sqm of gross functional area, MLP Business Park Wien is the... more