New board member for Air Cargo Community Frankfurt 
Michael Müller, Fraport’s labour relations director, has been elected to the board of the Air Cargo Community Frankfurt. He represents the airport operator’s positions in the airfreight industry association. The management board members also appointed him as deputy chairman.... more
Craiss opens new location in Czechia
The logistics company Albert Craiss has commenced services at its 15th branch that is located in the town of Mohelnice (Czechia). Craiss now manages the warehouse at an existing customer’s new production facility, and is also responsible for services ranging from incoming... more
Two "Aces" in USA – one too many perhaps?
Ace Belgium Freighters, a new Liege-based airline that secured its AOC only one month ago, seems to have encountered opposition in its bid to start commercial cargo flights to the USA, where the department of transportation (DoT) records show that a near-namesake carrier, Alaska... more
Newbuild for K Line
The Japanese carrier K Line took over the newbuild “Miyagawa Maru", a 100,000 dwt special coal carrier at Imabari Shipbuilding's Marugame Shipyard (Japan). The vessel was jointly developed by Imabari Shipbuilding and K Line to maximise the transport volume to the port... more
350 new vehicles for Central Europe
Kuehne + Nagel is optimising its overland transport fleet to increase road safety and reduce exhaust emissions. The company has said that it will only purchase vehicles that fulfil the strictest fuel consumption and exhaust emissions standards and come with a turning assistant.... more
Rob Grool takes on CEO role at Zeaborn
Rob Grool is taking over the leadership of Zeaborn Ship Management from Holger Strack, who has been acting as the company’s interim CEO since the beginning of the year. Jan-Hendrik Többe and Ove Meyer, the Zeaborn Group’s managing partners, said: “With Grool's appointment as... more
Gefco supporting online dealer's expansion
Gefco’s national subsidiary in Spain has netted the online retailer materialesdefabrica.com as a customer. On behalf of the retailer, Gefco will manage all items that cannot be sent in parcels, especially bulky household goods. The service provider dispatches the goods from... more
Dachser sets up shop in Sweden
After Denmark and Finland, Sweden has become the next Nordic market to be dorectly covered by Dachser Air & Sea Logistics. The company now operates an office for air and sea freight in Gothenburg. Jochen Müller, Dachser's COO, air & sea logistics, is in charge of the... more
A European success story
Ahead of this weekend's European Parliament elections, Airbus is spreading the message that a strong and confident European Union is vital to Europe’s economic future amid populist nationalism, fragile growth and simmering trade tensions. It is certainly the lesson of Airbus’s... more
Third train between Barcelona and Miranda de Ebro
The logistics operator of Hutchison Ports group has launched a third train frequency between the port of Barcelona and Miranda de Ebro in Spain. Last October, Synergy decided to expand its multimodal offer in Spain by operating the first container train to the Miranda... more