Campbell replaces Labonne at Hermes 
Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT), which develops and provides cargo management systems, has appointed Marcus Campbell as its new chief technology officer (CTO), during a roll out of its new Hermes 5 system upgrade for a number of customers worldwide. He replaces Alex Labonne,... plus
Uniform consistency all over the globe
The cargo and ground handling employees of Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) are getting a new outfit. The new uniform applies to all employees in its North America and Europe, the Middle East, Africa & Asia (EMEAA) operations. The roll-out of some 125,000 pieces of... plus
Hella Polska deepens contract with Hellmann
Hella Polska, a specialist for lighting systems and vehicle electronics, is extending its contract with Hellmann for another four years. From now on, the cooperation will also include cross-border logistics services. Hellmann has been Hella Polska’s logistics partner since... plus
Qingdao train to reach Milan in 23 days
In cooperation with Rail Cargo Austria (RCA), the Russian transport company Trans Container, has arranged its first dispatch of a transit train from China to Austria and Italy. The train consisting of 50 containers loaded with consumer goods recently departed from Qingdao,... plus
Elbers for Lineas
Belgian railways operator Lineas has appointed Martijn Elbers as head of sales intermodal. Elbers, who was voted Rail Cargo Information Netherlands' railway man of the year in 2019, joins from Shuttlewise, the company he co-founded in 2008. As managing director of... plus
Baskakov withdraws from helm
Alexander Baskakov, director of Rail Cargo Logistics-RUS, the Russian representative office of Austrian Railways' subsidiary Rail Cargo Group (RCG), stepped down from his position on 30 July. The current director, Andrey Detinkin, who has been working for Rail Cargo... plus
Growth at Global Ports
Russian terminal operator Global Ports has reported its results for H1/2021. Consolidated marine container throughput went up by 1.9% year-on-year to more almost 790,000 teu while the consolidated marine bulk container segment generated a throughput of 2.6 million t (+19.4%... plus
Are you on the list?
Distinction is necessary in the market. Four Kites, a Chicago-headquartered logistics software provider that runs a real-time supply chain visibility platform, has just published its global premier carrier list for Q2/2021. The company’s tenth consecutive quarterly list... plus
Swiss Post CIO joins executive management
Swiss Post is making an important contribution to digital development in Switzerland and thus showing that the informatics/technology unit will play an increasingly important role in the company in the future. Wolfgang Egel, head of the informatics/technology unit, will join... plus
Scottish distiller invests in green fleet
Glenfiddich pioneers the decarbonisation of its transport operations. The Scottish whisky distiller has taken delivery of three 4x2 AS440S46T/P CNG compressed natural gas-powered Iveco Stralis NP 460s. These have subsequently been converted to 6x2 tractors capable of running at... plus