Waberer's: a positive 2023 
Waberer’s International (Waberer’s) has announced its financial report for 2023, with improvements in revenue, profit, and strategy. The company increased its sales revenue by 4.6% to over EUR 710 million and saw major growth in its net profit, which rose by 53.6%. Ebit and... more
A distributor for Brazilian quick P2F solution
LH Colus Tecnologia, a provider of aeronautical engineering consulting services based in São José dos Campos (Brazil), and Liebherr Aerospace Saline (USA), have signed an agreement that defines Liebherr’s Michigan-based subsidiary as the exclusive international distributor of LH... more
Best European partner for WCA World
Unsworth, a UK-based freight forwarding and logistics company, has been named as WCA World's best European partner following an independent vote by the members of the world's largest network of freight and logistics businesses. The company was presented with the award at the... more
Flying high to master social challenges in Japan
Wingcopter, a German manufacturer of unmanned, all-electric delivery drones and provider of drone delivery services, has received acceptance for opening the type certification process of its "Wingcopter 198" drone in Japan. The step, which was achieved with the... more
Broadening business in Belgium (and beyond)
The Belgian postal operator Bpostgroup is acquiring Staci, a multichannel logistics provider, to grow its footprint in Europe and expand its service portfolio. The group has agreed to purchase 100% of Staci’s shares, gaining a network of over 80 warehouses in Europe and the... more
Agroexpress with satellite tracking
Russian Railways Logistics (RZDL) has transported citrus fruit from China to Russia by rail for the first time with its Agroexpress service. One delivery of mandarins was loaded onto the railway in Chengxiang (Cehngdu) and reached Selyatino, west of Moscow, after eleven days.... more
AI-powered operations set to launch at DGT
Software developer Inform is equipping the Duisburg Gateway Terminal (DGT) with its AI-driven intermodal terminal operating system (TOS) to ensure efficiency when the terminal comes on stream in summer 2024. Poised to become Europe's largest intermodal terminal with a target... more
A new certification for Swissport in Vienna
Swissport Cargo Services Austria has been awarded the ‘Transported Asset Protection Association’ (Tapa) FSR-C certification for its air cargo logistics at Vienna International Airport (VIE). Andreas Ottendorf, station manager for Vienna and Graz, was enthusiastic about this... more
Quality ranking with new frontrunners
At the general meeting of its franchisees, which was held in mid-March 2024, Cargoline honoured its "partner of the year 2023": Wackler Spedition & Logistik, based in Wilsdruff, Saxony, took the top spot in the 2023 quality ranking, followed in second place by... more
Next-gen eco vessels for Arkas Line
Arkas is investing USD 240 million to add four next-generation eco-designed container vessels to its fleet, which will raise its total vessel count to 53 and teu capacity to over 100,000. The new vessels, each with a capacity of 4,300 teu, will be built by Guangzhou Wenchong... more