The legacy of a "Queen of the Skies" 
A7-BGB, Qatar Airways Cargo's last B747F, landed after completing its last flight in commercial cargo service for QR Cargo last Friday, 1 March, arriving from Barcelona (Spain). The iconic freighter joined Qatar Airways Cargo's fleet on 26 September 2017. Over the past seven... more
A promotion for Ronny Sassen
The Rhenus Group has named Ronny Sassen as the new CEO of Rhenus Warehousing Solutions. A graduate in business studies, Sassen can look back on many years of experience in the logistics sector. He began his career at Inntralog in 2006. When Rhenus Home Delivery took over... more
OSL expands in Luxembourg
The general cargo network has a new partner: Arthur Welter Transports will join Online Systemlogistik (OSL) on 1 April this year to handle transports in Luxembourg. This region was previously covered by OSL partner KS Logistics via the Kell am See site in Germany; KS... more
Searching for solutions architects
Nottingham (UK)-based Baxter Freight is launching a new recruitment campaign to increase the number of account managers by 40% in 2024 to deal with increased difficulties in UK-Europe trade arising from Brexit and current macroeconomic tensions. The company seeks to... more
Wärtsilä & EBDG cut port emissions
Technology group Wärtsilä has entered into a collaboration agreement with naval architecture and marine engineering firm Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) to enhance the clean harbour alternative mobile power (Champ) barge design. This solution, incorporating Wärtsilä's... more
Fully electric for FedEx
FedEx Express’s is adding 33 new Mercedes-Benz eSprinter vans to its ground fleet for its operations in Spain. The 3.5 t vans will be allocated to the company’s parcel pickup and delivery operations in Madrid and Barcelona. They will be recharged at 33 charging points divided... more
Improving links between Italy and Germany
Effective immediately, the groupage networks Arcese and Cargo Trans Logistik (CTL) are launching a strategic partnership to expand their international footprints. With the cooperation, over CTL 180 members can now access Arcese's network, which gives them significantly... more
Management changes at Rail Cargo Hungaria
Imre Kovács (pictured) has returned to the position of CEO of Rail Cargo Hungaria after the end of his board mandate at Rail Cargo Group (RCG). He will also continue his work at ÖBB: as a senior consultant for Eastern and Southeastern Europe, he will oversee cross-border... more
Losch: the fourth time in a row
Losch Airport Service, a specialist in aviation services, has been awarded its fourth consecutive ground handling licence. The family-run company was founded in 1990 and since then has consistently developed its expertise in ground handling and passenger services,... more
Collaborating on cargo insurance
In a new partnership, XPand Logistics will be making use of Breeze’s data-driven platform to increase the number of shipments that may be protected by insurance policies. The platform created by Breeze, a provider of digital insurance, can be used to optimise quote... more