Holger Schmidt heads technical innovations at VTG 
Holger Schmidt assumed his new position as VTG’s head of technical innovations on 1 May 2023. He will oversee current and new innovation projects relating to concepts for modular freight wagons, sensor technology and telematics, as well as technical developments for the new... more
A boost for H2 trucks
At the Transport Logistic trade fair in Munich, Germany this week, Paul Group and GP Joule formed a partnership to promote the energy transition. Special vehicle construction specialist Paul will contribute and maintain fuel cell-powered trucks and offer H2 training, while... more
AI combined with P & P 
Robot systems for airfreight pallets. Speedcargo, a Singapore tech start-up, and Güdel, a Swiss manufacturer of high-precision machine components, are teaming up to develop what they claim is “the first end-to-end automatic material handling solution of its kind for... more
Greater ambitions
Airfreight performance in Austria, Munich, Budapest and Zurich. The last few years have awakened the ambitions of Vienna airport, smaller hubs in Austria, or neighbouring gateways of comparable size to make a bigger mark in the airfreight sector. ITJ correspondent Josef Müller... more
Weekly cargo connection to Ukraine
In cooperation with Ukrainian Railways, ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG), is linking Ukraine to its intermodal network with a weekly round trip between Kiev and Vienna with stops in Budapest (Hungary) and Lviv (Ukraine). The new train is the first regular, high-frequency intermodal... more
Cargolux launches Astana transit flights
Cargolux has begun its cooperation with Astana airport, where it plans to operate over ten flights per week from Luxembourg to destinations in China, Japan and Taiwan. There have been no scheduled cargo operations on the airport of the Kazakh capital for a long time. After... more
MSC linking Africa, the Middle East and India
MSC is continuing to enhance its services between Africa, the Middle East and India and launching two direct connections between India and Africa: the India Africa Service (IAS), and the India to South Africa Service. Both of them have a weekly frequency. The first one, IAS,... more
SAS Cargo promotes Markus Ek
Markus Ek, currently VP global sales and acting head of transformation office at SAS, has been appointed CEO of SAS Cargo and will assume his new role on 1 August 2023. Ek has been part of SAS since 2008 and has held positions mainly within purchasing and sales. When he was... more
Enormous demand in Munich - not only for space
Group 7 is opening a new logistics centre near Munich Airport, Germany, about twice as large as its previous multi-user facility which is also located at the airport. When the new hub comes on stream, the logistics service provider will have a total of 360,000 sqm of... more
Increased capacity for Mangan trains by 2027/28
South African carrier Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) is providing additional capacity for the export of manganese with the extension of the current Mamathwane crossing loop in the Northern Cape. The works are scheduled for completion in July 2023. The construction of the loop... more