New ops manager for new logistics centre 
Volker Weidemann has been recruited as operations manager of Hermes Fulfilment’s 76,000 sqm logistics centre that is currently being built in Ansbach (Germany). In his new role, he will be responsible for warehouse logistics for furniture, large electrical appliances and other... more
Arnold Group enlarges business field
The Arnold Group, based in in Rimpar, between Frankfurt and Nuremberg (Germany), has added a new division – Arnold Logistics – to its existing heavylift business field (Arnold Schwerlast) and forwarding sector (Arnold Spedition). The new unit offers full and part-load services.... more
Pegasus starts working with TCM provider
Turkey-based Pegasus Airlines has signed a total cargo management (TCM) service agreement with World Cargo Solutions DMCC. From 1 January 2019, the Dusseldorf (Germany)-based GSSA began exclusively marketing the full cargo capacity of Pegasus on a global basis. The LCC carrier... more
Acquisition of almost 600 more intermodal wagons
Ermewa, part of the French SNCF group, has acquired the intermodal fleet of Macquarie European Rail. Thanks to this acquisition of 60 ft, 80 ft and 90 ft container wagons, the rail wagon lessor Ermewa takes a further step in the intermodal segment and strengthens its position in... more
Combatting frustration on the truck ramp
Allocating parking spaces, meeting deadlines, regulating responsibilities: the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) has developed nine ramp rules – entitled the "Golden Ramp Rules" that are designed to make goods reception and loading more effective. In... more
German air service provider orders B737 p2f
The US aircraft conversion company, Aeronautical Engineers, has signed a contract with Miesbach (Germany)-based Royal Aero to provide the latter with a B737-400SF freighter. The aircraft, Royal Aero's first AEI freighter conversion of this aircraft type, will be modified at... more
Cologne/Bonn airport recruits new CFO
Torsten Schrank has been chosen for the role of second managing director of Cologne/Bonn airport (Germany). The company’s supervisory board appointed Schrank, a business administration graduate, who is expected to start work in early May. As the airport’s CFO, he will be... more
Rhenus Alpina snaps up document destruction specialist
Rhenus Alpina is acquiring all of Dissolve Tech’s shares. The family firm, based in Fällanden, near Zurich (Switzerland), is a mobile document destruction specialist. Along with the shares, Rhenus is also taking over all patents, the mobile destruction vehicle and its special... more
Beacon finds new traction lessee in Spain
Beacon Rail Leasing has acquired nine Bitrac locomotives from Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF). The traction will be leased to SNCF Captrain España. The lessor said: “The acquisition is a natural extension of Beacon Rail’s strategy." The new locomotives... more
Airship maker grounds prototype, plans production
As 2018 came to a close, Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) received the design organisation approval (DOA) from the European Aviation Safety Agency and production organisation approval (POA) from the UK's Civil Aviation Authority. The DOA, which covers design activities and flight... more