Loxxess Pharma expands management team 
Loxxess Pharma’s managing director Helmut Müller-Neumayr (right) has been joined by three new managing directors: Dr. Beate Grudzus-Zager (2nd from left), Dr. Tilman Spaethe (2nd from right) and Johann Strobl (left), who have all worked for the company for many years.... plus
Jaxport bounces back too
The global recovery of the automobile manufacturing industry is also driving growth in the Jacksonville Port in Florida (Jaxport). In the first quarter of its fiscal year, which started in October 2020, the port’s vehicle volumes grew 7% year-over-year compared to the first... plus
Masks to Graz
The demand for high-quality medical products - currently mainly FFP2 masks and rapid antigen tests - continues to grow significantly throughout Europe due to the new regulations. To meet this demand, the Diwa Medical Group, in cooperation with Belenos and Quehenberger... plus
Michelin banks on wind transport
Michelin recently signed a transport commitment with Neoline as a test initiative to help decarbonise the group's logistics operations. The commitment concerns the trans-Atlantic trade on cargo ships with tyres loaded in containers from Halifax (Canada) to Saint-Nazaire -... plus
Scallog goes Brazil
Scallog, a supplier of logistics robots based in France, has formed a commercial partnership with the Brazilian company Cubicc, an integrator in picking and packing solutions. Cubicc will market Scallog’s goods-to-person robotic solutions in Brazil and more widely in South... plus
Obligatory registration in Hungary
Since 8 February, all goods transport operators carrying out services to, from, through and in Hungary must register the company and its operations in the Bireg system. However, companies operating exclusively under EU community licence will not have to register, except... plus
"Curiosity of the Day" 
“Confetti” derives from the plural of the Italian word “confetto” and originally meant the sweets that were distributed during the carnival. plus
Appointments and promotions at Tapa
The Transported Asset Protection Association (Tapa), a global supply chain resilience and security association, has added new executives to its leadership team and advisory board in Europe, Middle-East and Africa (EMEA) region. Thorsten Neumann, president and CEO of Tapa... plus
Expensive Russian Freighter
After the Tu-154, the last of this type of trijet in operation, the east Siberian airline Alrosa has withdrawn another iconic Russian-made aircraft from service. This time it was the freighter IL-76TD. The company told the national media that the withdrawal was due to the... plus
10th country joins WLP
The World Logistics Passport (WLP), a policy initiative launched by the state of Dubai in 2019 to increase trading opportunities between emerging markets, has welcomed Israel as a participant in the programme. As the tenth country to enter the WLP, whose trade strategy and... plus