Freja expands business in China 
Freja is opening a new office in Shenzhen (China). The company already has three locations in the country, namely Shanghai, Qingdao, and Guangzhou. With the fourth branch, Freja aims to expand its air freight, sea freight, project forwarding and e-commerce portfolio. It also... more
More TIR routes along China - Central Asia line
Ceva Logistics, a member of the International Road Transport Union (IRU), has activated a new TIR route that is essential for connecting China with Central Asia. Loaded with industrial components, auto parts and daily necessities, the first TIR truck departed from western... more
"Black Swan" performs its first flight
Dronamics has completed the first flight of its flagship aircraft, the "Black Swan", at Balchik airfield (Icao: LBWB) in Bulgaria. The world's first cargo drone airline describes this milestone as "the culmination of months of ground testing and subscale... more
Jenny Critchley joins IAG Cargo as CTO
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), has named Jenny Critchley as chief transformation officer. She takes over from David Rose, who was recently appointed to a new role on the IAG Cargo executive team as director of London operations.... more
Kalmar completes 6,000th machine in Shanghai
Kalmar recently celebrated the construction of its 6000th machine, a reachstacker, at its manufacturing plant in Shanghai (China). The unit is one of four reachstackers ordered by Bodi International. Kalmar is part of Cargotec, a company that offers products and services to make... more
Astre expands network on Iberian Peninsula
Anexa Logistica is joining the Iberian network Astre, which is present in more than ten countries of the European Union and has around 335,000 sqm of logistics facilities on the Iberian Peninsula and 3,400,000 sqm in Europe. Anexa is located in Ribarroja del Turia, near... more
Assisted parking in Cuxhaven
"Smartkai" proved its efficiency last week during a mooring manoeuvre of the ro-ro ferry “Selandia Seaways” at the Europakai in Cuxhaven. Sensitive sensors attached to the quay wall and line deflectors scan the surroundings there as well as every movement of the... more
DHL Global Forwarding picks Niki Frank
DHL Global Forwarding, the freight specialist arm of Deutsche Post DHL Group, reports that Kelvin Leung, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding, Asia Pacific, will retire from the group after more than two decades of valued contribution. His successor, Niki Frank, currently CEO, DHL... more
Italy says "benvenuti" to Lufthansa
Deutsche Lufthansa has reached an agreement with the Italian ministry of economy and finance (MEF) to acquire a minority stake of 41% in the Italian national carrier ITA Airways (Italia Trasporto Aereo) for EUR 325 million through a capital increase. In addition, the MEF and... more
PSA forms strategic partnership with ITL
Through its subsidiary PSA Cargo Solutions Vietnam Investments, PSA International has acquired a strategic minority stake in Sotrans Group (STG) from Indo-Trans Logistics (ITL). The Vietnam-based logistics provider STG was established in 1975 and has local expertise in... more