Two roles for Markus Unterstein 
Generation change at Kögel Trailer, a long-established vehicle manufacturer based in Burtenbach in Bavaria, Germany. Markus Unterstein (right) will take over the positions of CFO (chief financial officer) and COO (chief operating officer), effective February 2023. Alongside... more
Milk run flights from Europe to West Africa
Intradco Global has transported 330 cattle from Europe to West Africa. The company specialises in animal transports and is part of the Chapman Freeborn and Avia Solutions Group. Intradco Global moved the genetic breeding cattle, each cow of which estimated to produce 40 l of... more
Charging network for heavy e-trucks
Contargo has commissioned SBRS, a provider of technology for e-charging infrastructure for road transport, to set up 33 charging points at 14 locations in Germany over the course of 2023. Each landing point is to be equipped with a capacity of 250kW. The charging... more
El Mosca expands fleet
El Mosca, a Logista affiliate based in Southern Europe, has added the duo trailer format to its fleet. The duo trailer will be able to transport 70 t – twice as much as a normal truck- by means of two joined trailers, thus reducing carbon emissions by 20% compared to the same... more
Narrow Aisle picks Mike Hawkins
Narrow Aisle, a manufacturer of the flexi-truck range of very narrow aisle (VNA) intralogistics technology, has announced a restructure of its board as it prepares to drive global development in 2023 and beyond. With effect from 1 April 2023, Narrow Aisle’s current group... more
Cargo-Partner values sustainability
Cargo-Partner is reducing paper consumption in its global network. It has already digitised and by revamped a range of business processes. In air freight, Cargo-Partner began the ongoing transition to e-AWBs in 2015 and increased its share of e-AWBs by 26% for shipments from... more
Everts Air Cargo contracts AEI
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) has signed a contract to provide Fairbanks (Alaska)-based Everts Air Cargo with an MD88SF freighter conversion. The aircraft will commence modification in March 2023. Modification touch labour will be performed by Dothan (Alabama)-based,... more
A good start but a long way to go
Swiss transport associations have generally welcomed the plans for the further development of inland freight transport that the Swiss Federal Council has now submitted for consultation. However, they add that the proposal is just a first step. In a joint statement, the Swiss... more
Swire launches PWX
A new service has been introduced in the Asia-Pacific trade lanes. Swire Shipping, the former China Navigation Company, has launched the Pacific Weekly Express (PWX) service. It calls ports on a seven-day frequency in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, and Fiji,... more
Tianjin maintains speed
The Port of Tianjin has drawn a positive balance for 2022. The Chinese port, which also services Beijing, passed the threshold of 21 million teu last year, an upswing of 6.9% compared to the median of the last five years and 3.9% above the level in 2021. China Tianjin Port... more