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
Two new "Transverse" tugs
Svitzer has signed a contract with Uzmar Shipyard to build two new "Transverse" tugs for its Australian business. Svitzer CEO Kasper Friis Nilaus, CEO of the company which is part of A.P. Moller-Maersk: "These tugs offer significant improvements in operational... more
Changes in executive team at Çelebi Aviation
Çelebi has announced the following changes to its executive management team which will come into effect on 1 June 2023: Thomas Konietzko, executive vice president of sales and marketing, has decided to step down from his current position for personal reasons. Cem Şensöz,... more
New LNG-hybrid vessels for NYK Line
Swiss marine power company Win GD has supplied dual-fuel X-DF2.0 engines to power two newly delivered car carriers for the Japanese shipping company NYK Line. The engines will be 40% more energy efficient than conventionally fuelled ships in NYK Line’s fleet. With the... more
More support needed to halve road fatalities
Seven members of the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) committed USD 3.6 billion for road safety initiatives in developing countries during the period 2018-2022. Among the initiatives were three standalone road safety projects - in Bangladesh (World Bank), India (Asian... more
A cool 270%
Kerry Logistics has implemented sorting robots for a global fast fashion brand to enhance sorting productivity and delivery efficiency in e-commerce fulfilment. The company began to roll out the Kool Bee robots in various phases in logistics facilities in Hong Kong, Tianjin and... more
Bangladesh gets 20 broad gauge locomotives
Indian Railways has handed over 20 Broad Gauge locomotives to Bangladesh Railway. The new units are expected to increase the volume of passenger and freight train operations in Bangladesh. Trade between the two countries via rail has seen consistent growth with the... more
A new "Galaxy" for Vinci
Paris-based Vinci Airports, a private airport operator, has selected Kale Logistics Solutions to digitise handling operations at several airport cargo stations in Europe, Asia, and Americas. The global logistics IT services provider, which is headquartered in Mumbai, has... more
New shipment planning system now available
Australian technology specialist Fluent Cargo has launched its multi-modal routing engine and platform. The solution helps to find the best ways to get any shipment to and from any location in the world using available modes of transport. Users simply input an origin and... more
Boosting Brisbane's air cargo business
A new ULD handling facility at Brisbane Airport, which is currently developing its "Airport Industrial Park" with over 100 hectares of land planned for industrial use, has been equipped with technical equipment by Lödige Industries. The material handling system for... more