A premiere for IAG Cargo 
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), is opening a new route between Dublin (DUB) and Denver (DEN) for the first time in its history. From today, 17 May 2024, IAG Cargo customers will be able to transport goods directly between Dublin and Denver... more
Sealead picks MD for Asia
Sealead, a global shipping line, has appointed Ashok Pillay as the new managing director for North and Southeast Asia. Transitioning from his previous role as global director of trade management, Pillay will now take on responsibilities in a diverse group of countries... more
Edeka strengthens Stuttgart presence
Edeka Südwest is moving into its newest distribution hub, developed by Garbe Industrial Real Estate near Stuttgart. The company will use the site as a local base to supply beverages and goods to its grocery stores between Heilbronn and Lake Constance. With an area of 14,500... more
More money for Switzerland’s rail infrastructure
The Swiss government has decided to supply CHF 16.4 billion for the operation and renewal of the existing rail network, railway facilities and stations for 2025-2028 - around two billion more than in the current period. In addition, the legislature wants to provide a loan... more
Scandlines pleased with latest results
Scandlines achieved solid financial results in 2023, maintaining revenues and profits at 2022 levels, despite a challenging market. Revenues on its Germany–Denmark routes rose from EUR 363 million in 2022 to EUR 369 million in 2023. The company’s freight traffic declined from... more
One million AWBs and growing
Last month, ECS Group’s Squair team verified its one millionth AWB since “Verify” operations first began in March 2020. Squair offers a unique back-office service to airlines and GSAs, enabling them to concentrate fully on tasks of higher value for customers. Verify by Squair,... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
The first heart transplant in a dog was performed in Chicago in 1905. more
Contract extended to end of 2028
The Worms (Germany)-based logistics company TST has extended the contract of managing director Marcel Bicking ahead of schedule until the end of 2028. Appointed to the management board by TST founder Frank Schmidt in 2020, Bicking is thus continuing his professional career... more
Rude Boy gets a ride home
Rude Boy has named XPO Logistics as its global forwarding partner and entrusted it with the transport of its iconic party bus to the Caribbean. The company expanded its ready-to-drink products to the UK in 2020, where XPO started to support its import operations from Trinidad.... more
New truck for HGV driving school
Stephan Jaeggi's new training vehicle is his third Renault T480 P4x2. The former professional driver has been training prospective truck drivers in theory and practice for categories C and E at his Jaeggi driving centre in Dottikon (Switzerland) since 2016. For categories B... more