Girteka Europe West – new CEO, new name 
The Girteka Group has appointed Nikolay Pargov as CEO of its logistics business, Girteka Europe West UAB, effective 7 April. The company will also be officially renamed Girteka Logistics UAB on 2 May, to better reflect its strategic focus on temperature-controlled and... more
Iquique expects delivery of very large equipment
Iquique Terminal Internacional (ITI) in Chile will soon receive a Konecranes Gottwald ESP.10, the largest mobile harbor crane in Konecranes’ portfolio. The crane, equipped with a 10 m tower extension and an elevator to the tower cab, is designed to serve super-post-panamax... more
Grundhöfer boosting fresh logistics
Grundhöfer, a fresh-produce wholesaler based in Frankfurt, relies on ‘DisponentGo’ by Weber data service to manage its fresh logistics. On-site training sessions on regular check-up days help staff optimise the use of the dispatching software for order allocation, tariffs and... more
GW handles spring surge
With the spring season driving up e-commerce demand, garden equipment specialist Fuxtec relies on logistics partner Gebrüder Weiss (GW) to ensure deliveries. At Fuxtec’s 12,000 m² logistics centre in Simmozheim (Germany), goods are packed and picked up daily by Gebrüder Weiss... more
A new Franco-German electric drive 
A joint initiative for the coordinated ramp-up of electro-mobility for goods traffic. The Franco-German Council of Economic Experts (FGCEE), established as an independent advisory body under the Aachen Treaty (2019), and France’s Conseil d’analyse économique (CAE), have issued a... more
Soget appoints Prével
Soget, a leading provider of software solutions for the port and maritime sector headquartered in Le Havre (France), has appointed Julien Prével as its new CEO. The decision was made at the company’s supervisory board meeting on 12 February, but only announced now. Prével,... more
Flying an element of Nasa’s new lunar station
Antonov Airlines has transported the ‘Halo’ module, the first element of Nasa’s ‘Gateway’ lunar orbital platform, from Thales Alenia Space in Turin (Italy) to Arizona aboard one of its Antonov AN-124-100s. The oversized cargo weighed more than 55 t and exceeded 4 m in height.... more
Steffes returns to TX Logistik
TX Logistik has named Dirk Steffes as its new chief sales officer (CSO). He joins the company’s management board, with CEO Ugo Dibennardo, COO Albert Bastius and CFO Marcin Dudek. Steffes brings extensive experience from the rail and logistics sectors with him, having... more
Vienna airport launches logistics hub
Vienna airport and Bradford Airport Logistics have established a joint venture, Vienna Airport Logistics, to manage all goods flows in the southern expansion of the Austrian airport’s terminal 3, via a new 6,000 m² central logistics hub. Starting in 2027, over 100 shops and... more
Hetek showcases its ‘Hubsystem 260’
Hetek Lift- und Hebetechnik is presenting its ‘Hubsystem 260’ at Idet 2025, offering its mobile lifting solution designed for autonomous container handling in demanding environments. The system is made up of four stabilisers, enabling loading and unloading of containers or... more