Representing Turkish Cargo in Central Asia 
Globalink Logistics has been contracted by Turkish Cargo as its air cargo sales (ACS) agent in Turkmenistan, "a milestone", the logistics services provider said. Globalink was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The partnership is expected... more
Girteka picks CCO
Mark Mulder has joined the asset-based logistics company Girteka as new chief commercial officer (CCO). He brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record in the transport and logistics sector, having has held leadership roles in P&O Ferrymasters, Hoyer Multimodal,... more
Swiss forwarders banking on e-trucks
Renault recently handed over the first battery-electric E-Tech T tractor units to the Swiss haulage companies Hugelshofer and Schöni. The truck manufacturer has delivered 359 electric vehicles in Switzerland since 2020, 40% of which are heavy commercial vehicles with a mileage... more
Automated storage on 800 sqm
Hongkong Electric has installed an all-new automated storage and retrieval system manufactured by Lödige Industries, a Germany-based systems supplier, in its electric tower in Ap Lei Chau. The new system includes an elevating transfer vehicle (ETV) to handle heavy cable drums... more
Ivo Aris follows Peter Mundt
The Nosta Group has appointed Ivo Aris as COO Global Sea & Air. He joined Nosta in September 2023 and assumed his new position on the family-owned company's management board on 1 January 2024. His predecessor Peter Mundt is resigning his seat on the board after six... more
A federal grant to grow Gulf gateway
The port of New Orleans has been awarded a USD 226.2 million federal grant for the Louisiana International Terminal (LIT). Part of the infrastructure for rebuilding America programme, the fund complements a previous USD 73.8 million grant, amounting to USD 300 million for the... more
Clever mode combinations save time and CO2
The combination of different transport modes like road-air, all-road, and road-rail not only has ecological advantages; it also increases speed and cost-effectiveness. Kerry Logistics Network's (KLN) sea-air freight solution transports consignments from Chinese seaports to... more
Air France KLM to adopt CRA
Accelya, a global provider of software for the airline industry, will supply Air France-KLM with its cargo revenue accounting (CRA) solution, to process and optimise the airline’s cargo billing, settlement and accounting processes. Air France-KLM has selected the... more
A pledge to simplify tracking
Jaguar Freight Services is adopting a new emissions measurement and reporting platform to provide its customers with more precise freight footprint data. Pledge’s solution enables users to comply with scope 3 emissions reporting regulations by monitoring and communicating... more
Regular train service between Far East and Penza
Transcontainer and Stevedoring Holding Global Ports (both part of Delo-Group) have introduced a service for transporting imports from the Far East to Penza, 625 km southeast of Moscow. Containers arrive from China at the Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company and are then... more