Uwe Kilian named key account manager 
Volvo Trucks Switzerland has announced changes in its sales team for October 2022: Alfred Leuenberger, key account manager, who has played a key role in the sales team over the past few years, will retire on 31 October 2022. Volvo Trucks Switzerland praised Leuenberger’s... plus
Airfreight partners to connect in the clouds
The Singapore-based digital enabler Cargo Ai and Chain.io, a US cloud-base integration platform, have formed a strategic technology partnership. The aim is to allow most large and medium-sized freight forwarders on Chain.io’s network to easily connect to Cargo Ai’s platform to... plus
Increasing space for e-commerce handling
In Germany, the symbolic ground-breaking ceremony gave Garbe Industrial Real Estate the go-ahead for the logistics centre that it is developing in Bodenheim (Mainz-Bingen district). The tenant of the property, which has a total area of 14,500 sqm, is Atrikom Fulfillment, a... plus
Equipping 1,000+ rail cars for coal transports
DB Cargo is transporting coal by goods train to the power plant operator Steag in the German federal state of Saarland. The Bexbach power plant near Neunkirchen is thus one of the first large power plants to benefit from the recently created "priority corridors" for... plus
More containers at Gothenburg
In Q3/2022, the Port of Gothenburg continued to expand its market share in Sweden as well as in comparison to nearby major ports in Northern Europe. The port currently holds a 53% share of the Swedish container market (+3%). In total, 655,000 teu were handled in 9M/2022,... plus
Houston à l’heure du fret 
Les acteurs logistiques sont dépendants les uns des autres. Les logisticiens projets cherchent aujourd’hui surtout de la capacité fret aérien. Comment gèrent-ils la fin de lignes de production, la destruction de cargos géants et l’excès de general cargo? Quelques réponses... plus
Czech intermodal terminal now open for business
Innofreight and its partners - operators Medlog Czech Republic, Budamar Logistics and CD Cargo Logistics - recently celebrated the opening of the Mosnov Intermodal Transport Terminal in Czechia. Well situated on the Czech, Slovakian and Polish borders, the terminal connects... plus
More than Kiwis
In mid-October 2022, the new Militzer & Münch New Zealand subsidiary was born. With the first branch office in the capital Auckland, headed by Shakir Samsudeen, the company also has its sights set on the Polynesian region. Samsudeen reports to Andreas Löwenstein,... plus
A twin operation in India
Röhlig Logistics is opening two offices in India at the same time. The sales offices in Ludhiana, Punjab and Bhubaneswar, Odisha, have now come on stream. Röhlig has identified India as one of the fastest-growing economies worldwide, being the target of many global players... plus
Changes at the helm of TAM Americas
TAM Group, a leading GSA/GSSA in Asia and the Americas, has announced several senior-level appointments (pictured fltr), coinciding with the opening of new offices in North and South America. Fernando Garreton has been promoted to VP Americas to lead the group’s foray into... plus