Narrow Aisle hires business development manager 
Narrow Aisle, the manufacturer of the Flexi range of articulated warehouse truck-based intralogistics solutions, has appointed Ken Jackson as business development manager. Having worked previously for a materials-handling equipment distributor and manufacturer in the UK, Jackson... more
Ceva Logistics in the UK signs the Armed Forces covenant
Ceva Logistics is demonstrating its commitment to the military community and their families in the UK by signing the Armed Forces covenant. This document recognises the value that serving personnel, regulars as well as reservists, veterans and military families contribute... more
E-trucks for hinterland logistics provider
E-Force One has symbolically handed over the keys for two fully electric semi-trailers to Contargo. The container hinterland logistics network has thus received the first two fully electronic 44 t trucks produced by the Swiss manufacturer and the third and fourth e-trucks for... more
Second Luxembourg-Jakarta service
Cargolux, whose fly-in this afternoon, 21.11.2019, will mark the official opening of the BUD Cargo City in the Hungarian capital, has launched a second weekly frequency to Jakarta. This additional flight complements the original weekly flight launched in June. Success... more
Upgrading the DUSS terminal in Hamburg-Billwerder
The premises of the German DUSS terminal in Hamburg-Billwerder witnessed an anything but everyday event on Tuesday, 19 November 2019: a truck-mounted crane with a load capacity of 400 t lifted two new gantry girders into their final position. This operation was the starting... more
PTV Group merges transport and logistics expertise in France
As part of its growth strategy, the software company PTV is bundling its transportation and logistics operations in France. Under the umbrella of the new subsidiary PTV France SAS, industry and public-sector customers can now benefit from PTV’s entire range of products and its... more
Logistics support for bobsleigh pilots
DHL and the BSD (The German bobsleigh, luge and skeleton federation) are extending their partnership. Both partners have agreed on further long-term collaboration. The new collaboration period covers, among other things, the World Championships 2020 in bobsleigh and skeleton in... more
Hamburg's comeback?
Besides a moderate downturn in bulk cargo handling, the port of Hamburg (Germany) looks back with pleasure on its cargo handling performance in the first nine months of 2019. At 104 million t, total throughput went up by 3.2%. Container handling in particular witnessed a clear... more
Reusable packaging for Airbus
Gefco has signed an agreement with Airbus to support its transition to a leaner, more environmentally friendly supply chain. Building on more than 30 years of expertise in reusable packaging, Gefco will gradually replace Airbus’ disposable packaging with reusable, foldable... more
Jettainer and Trilatec expand partnership
Trilatec, the developer of the "squAIR-timber system" - stable skids made of recycled cardboard fibre composite materials, and the ULD management provider Jettainer are expanding their existing partnership and have now entered into an exclusive distribution agreement.... more