Antonov selects GFS as GSA in the USA 
Global Feeder Services (GFS), a US provider of logistics solutions headquartered in Fort Lauderdale FL, has announced a strategic partnership with the Antonov Company. As part of this collaboration GFS started serving as the general sales agent for Antonov in the USA on 1... more
G+D launches smart tracking tool
Any package can be transformed into an internet of things (iot) device, now that Giesecke+Devrient has launched its new ‘G+D Smart’ label, allowing for enhanced tracking and sensor data exchange. The product is for customers in the delivery, shipping, fleet management and... more
Austrian Post welcomes CFO
On 1 January Barbara Potisk-Eibensteiner became the Austrian post office’s new CFO. She was previously the CFO of the Heinzel Group, paper and pulp manufacturer, from 2017. She remains the chairwoman of the supervisory board of Euro Telesites. Potisk-Eibensteiner will now... more
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14 cargo and ground-handling contracts
Air India has awarded cargo and ground-handling contracts to Sats and its wholly-owned subsidiary Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) at several major airports in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America. The airline renewed eleven contracts and awarded 14 new ones after... more
Terminal operator orders electric automated trucks
APM Terminals Maasvlakte II has signed a contract with Embotech and Terberg to purchase 30 electric automated terminal trucks (eATTs). The fleet is expected to enter service in 2027, with units capable of operating autonomously in complex and mixed traffic situations. The... more
New milestone for imports into the USA
Descartes Systems Group’s ‘Global Shipping Report’ for January reveals robust December 2024 US container import volumes of almost 2.4 million teu, marking a 12.4% year-on-year increase and solidifying 2024 as a record-breaking year, with a total of 28.2 million teu, a 13% rise... more
Ramping up reverse logistics
DHL is acquiring Inmar Supply Chain Solutions, to boost its reverse logistics capacities in North America. As a division of Inmar Intelligence the business is active in return solutions for the retail e-commerce industry, with 14 return centres across the continent. A team of... more
8% growth
More oversized and heavy loads on Russia’s railways and roads. In the first ten months of this year Russian Railways Logistics, a subsidiary of the Russian Railways RŽD, carried out no less than 290 transports of oversized or heavy goods. The vast majority took to the roads, not... more
More rail links to and from Santos
The French shipping line CMA CGM has enhanced its intermodal services in Brazil by linking the port of Santos with the four major logistics hubs of São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Goiás and Mato Grosso. By extending the hinterland connections from the largest port in Latin... more