M&M expands in Serbia 
Militzer & Münch (M&M) has founded a joint venture with the Serbian logistics company Invictus. With this move, the transport company that is headquartered in Switzerland intends to expand its existing network in the Balkans. The partners plan to develop the JV into... more
UECC snaps up award for sustainability
The Greenports award for the most eco-friendly vessel was presented to “Auto Energy”, a UECC vessel, when she called at Bremerhaven (Germany) in September. The Greenports award 2019 to the vessel was announced at the sustainable shipping 2019 conference in Bremen (Germany) on 24... more
Japan – Europe over land in just 23 days
Nippon Express recently introduced "NEX Ocean-Solution China Land Bridge", a multimodal transport service from Japan to Europe that uses cross-border rail transport between China and Europe via Xiamen in China. This service combines marine transport from major... more
Chad Call steps up as CFO of Zeamarine
Zeamarine has announced that Chad Call will succeed Michael Dumas as CFO with immediate effect. An experienced financial executive, Call has nearly a decade of financial leadership experience within the maritime industry, most recently as vice president of finance for Zeamarine.... more
New software for Europart
The spare parts distributor Europart recently started using the time slot management system developed by Cargoclix in its central warehouse in Werl (North Rhine Westphalia, Germany). With the help of the IT specialist’s cloud-based software, the company optimises the use of its... more
LOT improves pharma transport options
Qualified by LOT Cargo director Michal Grochowski as "a big step in our LOT Polish Airlines history", the Central European carrier recently signed a master lease agreement with CSafe Global, an innovative provider of active temperature-controlled air cargo containers,... more
Automated distribution hub for Dillewijn Zwapak
Dematic has fully automated the new distribution centre of Dillewijn Zwapak in Amstelveen (the Netherlands), the Dutch wholesaler of packaging solutions for flowers and floristry articles. The intralogistics specialist has installed a tailor-made solution with a driverless... more
Rémi Julien takes the helm at MGI
MGI, the French provider of intelligent loading systems, announces today, 3 October 2019, that it has appointed a new chairman of the management board. Frenchman Rémi Julien replaces Jaap Van Den Hoogen, who led the company since 2015. "On behalf of the entire... more
AHS: two women at the top
Amélie Charisius will become the spokesperson for the management at AHS Aviation Handling Services. She replaces Martin Roll, who left the company at the end of September. Charisius has been managing director of the AHS group since October 2009. As a fully qualified lawyer, she... more
EUR 2 billion for digital transformation
Deutsche Post DHL Group has presented its new group strategy. Until 2025, the group will be spending around EUR 2 billion on digitalisation – this sum is already included in the planned Opex and Capex spending. The digitalisation investment is expected to lead to yearly run rate... more