Starbucks: bean to cup in China 
Starbucks has opened the China Coffee Innovation Park (CIP), its first “bean-to-cup” market. The company has invested around GBP 220 million in the project. Located in the city of Kunshan, an hour from Shanghai, the 80,000 sqm CIP features a roasting plant using energy... more
Kuenz cranes to enhance capacity
Austrian crane manufacturer Kuenz is expanding its presence in the Belgian market through a partnership with the Port of Limburg. The Port of Limburg's new inland container terminal in Genk is designed to handle a maximum capacity of 350,000 teu. Kuenz will supply two new... more
Asia, Arctic, archipelagos 
Several new partnerships for airship developer Flying Whales. The French airship developer Flying Whales was pleased with its news at Breakbulk Europe (see ITJ Daily of 20 June 2023). At the Paris Air Show then, things went from strength to strength. The firm’s new partnerships... more
Heavier locos for Swiss railfreight operator
BLS Cargo is procuring ten new multi-system freight locomotives from Siemens Mobility to be used on the North-South corridor from Belgium/Netherlands to Italy. The locomotives are furnished with the newly developed XLoad equipment package, a combination of features that... more
Cooperating on best practices in air cargo
State-operated Airports of Thailand (AOT), which runs Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) and five other international airports in the country, has forged an alliance with the Mitteldeutsche Airport Holding (MDF), the operator of Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) in Germany, to collaborate on... more
A promotion for Mattias Hellstrom
Svitzer, a global towage provider and part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has appointed Mattias Hellstrom as its new global chief commercial officer (CCO), effective from 1 October. Hellstrom makes the move to Svitzer’s global business after three years as CCO of Svitzer Europe,... more
Green Finnlines ships serving Bilbao
Three ships from Finnlines, a part of the Grimaldi Group, are now calling at the Bilbao Port in Spain on a weekly basis. Eco-friendly and efficient, the vessels are part of the Finneco series and connect Bilbao with ports in various countries, such as Belgium, Finland, Estonia,... more
Natural gas from waste for trucks
Rolande has opened an LNG filling station in Ziesar near Berlin (Germany). It has two LNG fuel pumps and is located on a strategically important transport corridor for East-West and North-South goods traffic, including routes to the North Sea and Baltic Sea regions. The... more
India: Mycrane launches online crane rental
Online crane rental platform Mycrane announced the launch of operations in India on day one of the Conex construction trade show, which took place in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, between 21-23 September 2023. Substantial investment from a Series A round has facilitated a global rollout... more
Network Aviation Group appoints CEO
Network Aviation Group has appointed Jonathan Clark as the new chief executive officer with effect from 8 January 2024. Clark comes with over 35 years of experience in the air cargo industry, having worked previously for Lufthansa Cargo, Qatar Airways, DB Schenker and Cargolux.... more