Double strike at Waberer's International 
Hungarian transport company Waberer’s is planning to build a 47,000 sqm logistics centre close to Budapest Airport. The warehouse, a HUF 18 billion (EUR 48 million) investment, will offer services for e-commerce and retail shippers. Completion is scheduled for Q1/2024. There... more
Intertruck is sold to Turkey
UK-based Unipart Group has sold its Intertruck business to the 1950-founded group Sampa. Mike Ferris, Unipart International managing director explained the reason for the transaction: "Unipart continues its focus on growth in strategic markets outside of the heavy... more
Three industry veterans to join advisory board
Entrepreneur Navid Thielemann has appointed an advisory board for the Thielemann Group for the first time. From now on, industry and logistics veterans Erich Staake, Premal Desai and Michael Storm will support Thielemann in the development of his entrepreneurial activities and... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
The French painter Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) worked as a labourer on the construction of the Panama Canal in 1887. more
Oman Air Cargo in 2022
Oman Air, the national airline of the Sultanate of Oman is planning to introduce its first freighter by the end of 2023. The announcement was made while the carrier celebrated its 2022 results at its annual cargo workshop. This two-day event was held at Hormuz Grand, Muscat. The... more
Laurels for FLS at the BB Middle East
The UAE-headquartered project forwarder Fleet Line Shipping (FLS) has again won Hapag Lloyd’s highest customer award for break bulk and OOG cargo - for the sixth consecutive year. Active for more than 18 years, FLS provides logistics services also involving its own NVOCC Line... more
A start-up for green trucks
Over the last two years, the Hylix-B project created by the ministry of the environment of Baden-Württemberg (Germany), has built a fully electric 26 t truck with fuel cell drive and a range of 500 km. Now a company named Iontrak has been founded to develop, industrialise,... more
From research to logistics practice
In city logistics, emission-free vehicles are on the increase. In Germany, Dachser Group is entering the second phase of its "emission-free delivery" programme. The freight forwarder and logistics provider currently runs twelve emission-free inner-city delivery areas... more
Rail parcel service launched
Indian Railways and India Post have formally launched the Rail Post Gati Shakti express cargo service to provide seamless logistics for the services sector in the country. The new product is currently operational in four sectors -Delhi to Kolkata; Bangalore to Guwahati,... more
Three industry veterans to join advisory board
Awery Aviation Software (Awery) has appointed Arnaud Lambert, Ariaen Zimmerman and Pascal Morvan to its advisory board. The three executives bring a combined 74 years of information technology (IT), air cargo, and airline experience, as Awery continues to roll out Cargo Booking,... more