Fourth French hub for SGL 
It’s a fourth location in France for Scan Global Logistics as the company opens a new office in Marseille. The Marseille office is close to France’s second-largest port area, connecting the logistics provider with trade routes to Asia and the USA as well as Africa and the Middle... more
New CFO at HHLA's helm
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has named Annette Walter at its new CFO to oversee finance and real estate. She joins from Steag and brings extensive experience from her time at Deutsche Bank, HSBC, and E.ON. Angela Titzrath's contract as CEO has been extended for... more
Volvo's e-trucks discover Latin America
More markets for battery electric trucks: Volvo Trucks has now delivered its first heavy-duty electric trucks to Latin America, with the vehicles going to customers in Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay. Volvo’s electric trucks are now in service on six continents and in 45 countries.... more
Axel Hinz to manage Hamburg area
The MBS Logistics Group, a global freight forwarder headquartered in Cologne, Germany, has appointed Axel Hinz as managing director for its offices in Hamburg and Norderstedt, effective immediately. In addition to this role, Hinz will use his sea freight expertise to support the... more
TGP appoints global tender manager
Trans Global Projects (TGP) has appointed Zaur Mansurov as its new global tender manager. In more than two decades in the project management sector, he has served as head of global special projects and pricing and global operations executive for project freight management... more
London Gateway transitions to HVO
DP World UK has phased out fossil diesel at London Gateway, shifting to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) from January 2024. As part of the company’s sustainability efforts, this change is expected to reduce carbon emissions by 8,300 t CO2 this year, equating to the annual output... more
A record year for customs management
2023 was a record year for Akanea with nearly 100 million customer operations processed with its Akanea Douane (customs) software. Akanea, a provider of supply chain solutions, uses its software to help its over 500 customers from diverse sectors manage their customs... more
Röhlig China: more power to the regions
The owner-managed logistics company Röhlig Logistics has named Christoph Passek as managing director for China & Hong Kong and assigned four area general managers to a new regional structure comprised of North China, East China, South China & Hong Kong and West China,... more
Çelebi̇ appoints new CFO
Çelebi Aviation Holding has appointed Ali Aköz as executive vice president of financial affairs. He will also join the executive committee. Most recently, Aköz served as deputy CEO of the strategy and transformation office at LC Waikiki. After graduating from Galatasaray... more
Launching a "liquid air cargo" branch
The all-cargo carrier Cargolux has launched Aquarius Aerial Firefighting (Aquarius AFF), a new business unit, that will operate a fleet of twelve Air Tractor AT-802F Fire Boss aircraft. The first units have already been delivered and are expected to be ready for deployment by... more