From MediaMarkt to Competec 
The Competec Group has appointed Stefan Fraude as CEO. He replaces Martin Lorenz, who had led the retail group since 2018. Fraude’s most recent position was CEO of MediaMarkt Switzerland. Prior to that, he worked for Digitec Galaxus for seven years, where he built up and... more
Where, if not here? 
Looking back at the 18th Iata World Cargo Symposium, Hong Kong. This year’s World Cargo Symposium (WCS), with 1,948 participants from 73 countries, was Iata’s strongest conference to date. The ITJ was there for you – and came back with varied impressions of the largest cargo... more
Further North-South connections
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has announced several extensions to its North-South services: The carrier has introduced a regular train between the Sommacampagna-Sona terminal near Verona (Italy) and the Vienna South CCT terminal (Austria) for the transport of containers and swap... more
Hapag-Lloyd names managing director fleet
Effective 1 April 2024, Silke Lehmköster has taken over the role of managing director fleet at Hapag-Lloyd. She succeeds Richard von Berlepsch, who will focus on selected projects and committee work in the future. Lehmköster began her career at Hapag-Lloyd with an... more
Bolstering air and sea logistics
Logistics services provider Dachser Austria strengthened its air and sea freight team at the beginning of this year by appointing Tobias Genge (left) as ocean manager FCL (full container load) for Eastern Europe and Austria and Andreas Tauschmann (right) as sales manager for air... more
Around ten vessels to get eco-upgrades
Damen Shipyards Group and CMA CGM have announced a collaboration to enhance the fuel efficiency of approximately ten CMA CGM vessels by over 10%. The modifications will take place at Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque (DSDU) and Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAM), which between them have... more
Upgrading the cargo managing system
Hermes Logistics Technologies’ (HLT) latest cloud-based Hermes SaaS ecosystem is set to roll out in CACC Cargolinx’s operations at Cairo’s international airport in time for summer 2024. Following a successful twelve-year collaboration with HLT, the new five-year agreement... more
Vedat Serbet returns
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has appointed Vedat Serbet as head of business development rail Europe. In this newly created position, the logistics expert will continue the international expansion of rail-based transport services, establish new intermodal products, and create... more
Increased capacity for railfreight traffic
Deutsche Bahn is investing EUR 1 billion in small and medium-sized infrastructure measures by 2030. It expects to have completed 40% or 138 of the 355 planned projects by the end of 2025. The programme aims to quickly achieve positive effects on capacity and punctuality for... more
A second mandate at Icao
Since Juan Carlos Salazar's appointment as secretary general on 1 August 2021, the Icao secretariat has been transforming its activities and operations, ushering in a new era for this specialised agency of the United Nations. Salazar is an expert in aviation law and... more