Swiss Airtainer secures pre-round A funding 
Swiss Airtainer, a specialist for advanced active temperature-controlled air cargo containers, has secured a significant pre-round A investment from a consortium of private investors, which will accelerate the market expansion of its containers. The company previously... more
A promotion for Sandro Innocenti
The logistics real estate company Prologis has promoted Sandro Innocenti as senior vice president regional head Southern Europe. Innocenti, who previously lead the company’s business in Italy, will oversee all business activities in Italy, France and Spain, heading real... more
Testing a class 8 truck with natural gas engine
Clean Energy Fuels, a USA-based provider of renewable natural gas, has launched a programme to allow heavy-duty fleets to operate a truck equipped with the new Cummins X15N natural gas engine. The North American transport specialist J.B. Hunt is the first company to... more
Kestrel Mare: new joint venture in Italy
Harren Group, Kestrel Italia, and Intermare have formed a joint venture named Kestrel Mare, based in Genoa, Italy. It merges the business units of Intermare and Kestrel Italia under one brand, focusing on project cargo and heavy lift services. Kestrel Mare will serve as the... more
Topping out in Vienna
MLP Group celebrated the topping out ceremony of its first Austrian hub earlier this week. The group began to develop the project on the brownfield in its business park in Vienna earlier this year, as seen in the ITJ Daily of 29 May 2024. MLP Group plans to construct four... more
Sesé launches duo-trailer test in Germany
The “EcoDuo” project, led by a consortium of German and Spanish companies formed by Sesé, is now underway. During the one-year test phase, Sesé’s duo-trailer will be driven in Germany from the Volkswagen Group’s plant in Wolfsburg to the terminal in Lehrte, near Hanover.... more
KN's Canadian cold chain
Kuehne + Nagel (KN) has opened a cold chain fulfilment hub in Canada for its partner Medtronic, a manufacturer of medical devices and technology. The 25,000 sqm site features capacity for storage and distribution as well as service and repair workshops. Medtronic will use the... more
Finnair Cargo picks sales director Asia
Finnair Cargo has hired Jukka Hämäläinen as its sales director Asia. He assumed his new role as the beginning of September 2024, and he is based in Helsinki, Finland. Hämäläinen has held numerous sales and senior management positions during his career and has also worked in... more
Rhenus invests in Central Asia
The logistics group has signed an agreement with the Uzbek Railway to establish a JV to realise a modern logistics centre in Andijan (Uzbekistan) and a declaration of intent with the Kazakh company "Aktau Sea Commercial Port" for the development of an intermodal... more
Hawk and Hercules help, drones disrupt
After the entire province of Lower Austria was declared a disaster area due to heavy rain and flooding, the Austrian Armed Forces were called upon to provide assistance. Two Black-Hawk S-70 helicopters in Langenlebarn and two AB-212 helicopters in Linz are also on standby.... more