GATX to roll out telematics software 
The leasing company is installing ZTR’s remote monitoring solution on its North American railcar fleet. The system will collect, monitor, and distribute data through the ZTR platform as well as the Rail Pulse platform from GPS gateways and wireless sensors mounted on railcars.... more
A new management for logistics services
Geis Group has appointed a new head for its logistics services division. Erik Lassen (centre) has been at the helm since 1 January 2024, overseeing all of the company’s contract logistics business in Germany. He replaces Johannes Söllner, who has officially retired but will... more
Liefermichel to fly medicines
Liefermichel is a pilot project run by Wingcopter and the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences and funded by Germany’s ministry for digital and transport (BMDV) as part of the "innovative air mobility" funding directive. Residents of the Michelstadt districts... more
A new order on the horizon?
A new era of alliances is in the making. Hapag-Lloyd and A.P. Moller-Maersk have agreed to launch a new alliance, called the 'Gemini Cooperation', in February 2025. The break-up of 2M, an alliance between Maersk and MSC, was already announced in January 2023. Now Hapag-LLoyd... more
Ambrogio Intermodal: an office in Campogalliano
The new facility will initially operate as a commercial base, allowing Ambrogio Intermodal to expand its intermodal network and further develop its freight forwarding services. As a strategic hub in the province of Modena, Northern Italy, it will also strengthen the... more
Terminal operator rebranded
Carrix, a marine terminal operator based in the USA and the Americas, has rebranded Ceres Terminals (Ceres) as SSA Marine. Announced in January 2024, this move is a follow-up to the acquisition revealed in September 2023. The integration expands SSA Marine's coverage in North... more
A promotion for Fatih Baş
Fatih Baş took on his role as chief executive officer of Globelink Ünimar, a Turkish transport company based in Istanbul, at the beginning of this year. Baş has many years of experience in the logistics industry and was appointed commercial director and member of the company’s... more
An abode at Athens Airport
Marinair Cargo Services has opened a new office at Athens International Airport. Founded in 2007, the forwarding agend has meanwhile established a market presence in India, Hong Kong and the Netherlands. The Port of Piraeus was selected as the company’s European... more
Ticino’s terminals raise container throughput
In a recent report, Switzerland’s federal office for spatial development (ARE) said that the new railway infrastructure on the Gotthard axis has resulted in a noticeable shift of freight from road to rail. In addition to transit traffic, the volume of goods transported... more
Asia's first DG Autocheck
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is the first airline in Asia to implement DG Autocheck Connect API, the newest feature of Iata's DG Autocheckblank. It will help digitalise the air cargo industry by automating the transfer of data from DG Autocheck, an electronic verification system... more