Von Boxberg becomes Lufthansa Cargo CEO 
Peter Gerber (left), chairman of the executive board of Lufthansa Cargo since May 2014, will succeed Dieter Vranckx, the next CEO of Swiss, as CEO of Brussels Airlines. Gerber will take up his position in Belgium on 1 March 2021. Together with Nina Öwerdieck, CFO of Brussels... more
ASL Group welcomes its first Saab 340
The Belgian ASL Group, which also specialises in low-volume cargo flights, until now based on a fleet of Beechcraft B200, has welcomed the latest aircraft to be added to its growing fleet, a Saab 340. It will be used to support the development of ASL Group charter flights... more
Several changes at Contino
Bruno Poulsen has taken over as the new CEO of the Danish Contino Holding. Poulsen entered the logistics business in 1985, was almost ten years with Itella Logistics, from 2015 until last July he served as road director at Greencarrier and then for three months as Kolding branch... more
Cherries choose MSC
The Switzerland-headquartered Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has started its new express service for cherry and fresh fruit cargo from Chile to Asia. The so-called "Cherry Express service" will run as a joint carrier agreement, connecting Asia and the west coast... more
FTSE4 Good and Agility
The FTSE4 Good Index Series, a resource used by investors to identify companies around the world with strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices, has recognised Agility’s commitment in environmental, social and governance matters. FTSE4 Good was developed by... more
Trieste augments intermodal connections
Nuremberg in Germany is the new hub in the extended intermodal network of the port Trieste in Italy. The intermodal service will be operated by the Mercitalia Rail-TX joint venture in collaboration with Alpe Adria, the company responsible for the development of intermodal... more
Another quarterly dividend and B767 freighter
The board of directors of Cargojet, a Canadian provider of time sensitive premium overnight air cargo services, has declared a cash dividend of CAD 0.2340 (USD 0.17976) per common voting share and variable voting share for the period from 1 October to 31 December 2020.... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
The Swiss penknife with the highest number of functions has 87 tools, 141 functions and weighs 1.3 kg. more
One Jürgen goes, another comes
German automobile manufacturer BMW Group has elected Jürgen Eder as the new head of its logistics division. He replaces Jürgen Maidl (Photo), who, after nine years as head of BMW's logistics operations, will focus on organisational issues on group level in future. Eder has... more
Heavy cargoes delivered safely
Barrus Projects has completed the transport of several oversized cargoes for Alexander Global Logistics in Russia. Barrus was responsible for loading and transporting the cargo by rail from St. Petersburg to the site of Taneco in Nizhnekamsk (Russia). The transport consisted... more