From air to rail 
Max Knagge has been named chief marketing and sales officer at Green Cargo, effective March 2024. He has worked in several industries, with the longest experience in the aviation industry. For several years, Knagge held various roles within the SAS Group, most recently as... more
A Boeing 777 freighter for Atlas Air
Atlas Air, a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, has taken delivery of a Boeing 777 freighter, which it will operate on behalf of its customer MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company. Under the previously announced long-term Acmi (aircraft, crew, maintenance, insurance)... more
Transcontainer to build two intermodal hubs
The transport company is significantly expanding its terminal capacities in the Moscow region in cooperation with the local chamber of commerce and industry. One of the projects provides for the construction of a terminal near Chekhov station (Moskovskaya Railway) with... more
Moving a backoffice to Greece
Kukla is opening up a shared service centre in Greece, designed to offer administrative support for its own team and now also third parties. The company moved its backoffice and accounting activities to the service centre in Greece to relieve its operations elsewhere. In... more
LHG braves economic headwinds
Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG) faced a challenging economic environment in 2023, with a 4.8% decrease in total cargo handled compared with 2022. The decline from 22.4 million to 21.3 million t was mainly due to reduced production from a major supplier, impacting roro traffic... more
A new director of operations
Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS), a cargo handler based at Frankfurt Airport, has appointed Federico Mosqueira as its new director of operations. Mosqueira succeeds Christoph Cyranek, who took over the position from Markus Schneefuss on an interim basis in August 2023.... more
Norrköping: a new train to Europe
More alternatives for sustainable transports between Europe and Norrköping will become available in January 2024. The German logistics network Kombiverkehr is launching a new train route connecting the Swedish port to Europe via Malmö. The intermodal service allows to shift a... more
Transuniverse finds agent in Portugal
The Belgian groupage specialist Transuniverse Forwarding has contracted Torrestir as its local agent in Portugal, effective 1 February 2024. Transuniverse is already operating daily departures to Porto and Lisbon, making Portugal an important destination with an evolving... more
Nepal Airlines renews ULD partnership
Unilode Aviation Solutions, a provider of outsourced unit load device (ULD) management, repair and digital services, and Nepal Airlines, Nepal’s flag carrier, have extended their full-service ULD management partnership for another three-year term. Nepal Airlines awarded the... more
Quantron: changes at the top
Andreas Haller (photo) replaced Michael Perschke as CEO on 1 January 2024. With the two company founders Haller and Herbert Robel, Peschke ran the business for the last two and a half years. He left Quantron’s board of directors on 31 December 2023, but will retain his shares in... more