Two firsts for holiday airline 
SunExpress, a joint venture of Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, which celebrated its 30th anniversary on 2 April 2020, welcomed a new CEO last Thursday, 9 April 2020: Max Kownatzki, formerly SVP network & partnership management hub airlines of the Lufthansa Group, follows... more
Medium-sized forwarder performs batch of full charters
Due to the enormous demand for transports of protective masks, Emons Spedition, a Cologne (Germany)-based independent, family-run company with more than 100 branches in the world, is exploring new paths and chartering full aircraft under its own direction. Emons' "go... more
When Munich goes Hamburg
The Munich-based logistics services provider Group 7 is investing EUR 36 million in a new construction project on a 40,000 sqm site in Hamburg. Located in Hamburg Billbrook, the property is 13 km away from the port of Hamburg, 16 km from the airport and can be reached from the... more
12,000 truckloads shifted to rail every year
On 4 November this year, the Swedish carrier Green Cargo will have transported goods for the energy company St1 for 25 years. Now, Green Cargo and St1 have signed an agreement to continue collaboration for two more years. The long-lasting collaboration is a major win for the... more
Hapag-Lloyd changes rotations in the Med
Hapag-Lloyd is adapting its Adriatic Express Service (ADX) and changing its current rotation as of week 18. On 20 April 2020, the service will be converted from the previous butterfly concept to a round trip. The first vessel performing the new rotation will be the "MV Okee... more
Baltic Exchange enters air cargo market
EU authorised benchmark administrator the Baltic Exchange has partnered with Hong Kong-based air cargo pricing publisher TAC Index Company. Both partners will provide new regional general air cargo rate assessments. Launched in 2016, TAC’s "Regional General Air Cargo... more
Medical order lines at DC enhanced
System integrator Inther Group will implementing an automation project at the company Uniphar's DC in Ireland. Uniphar, a supplier of medical supplies, has asked for a new system that will significantly expand current capacities. The 4,400 sqm DC in Annacotty will be... more
Industry veteran now works for pfenning logistics
Michael Küppers, managing partner at the consultant company Advisors for Advanced Logistics, has been acting as chief representative for the pfenning logistics group since April 2020. Küppers previously served as head of the contract logistics segment of the Fiege Group, his... more
Launch of "Stella Maris Centenary Rose"
Container Shipping Supporting Seafarers (CSSS), an international non-profit industry volunteer group formed in 2017 by senior industry professionals of the container and maritime sectors, has launched the "Stella Maris Centenary Rose" to help raise funds for a maritime... more
New building for Amazon
Online retailer Amazon has awarded a contract to Bremer AG and Garbe Industrial Real Estate to begin construction of a new distribution centre in Emden, Lower Saxony/Germany. The logistics property is being built on a 30,500 sqm site on the Frisia Industrial and Commercial... more