Fourkites picks industry veteran Bill Maw 
Supply chain visibility provider Fourkites has named Bill Maw as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Maw brings a decades-long track record of leading high-growth companies through financing rounds, mergers and acquisitions, and IPO readiness, and has built finance teams... more
ULD leasing hub opens at Shanghai Pudong
Jettainer, a leader for outsourced unit load device management, and Pactl West, a ground handler at Shanghai Pudong airport's 'Public Cargo Terminal Co. West', have entered into a strategic cooperation agreement, as was announceed at the 'Transport Logistic Southeast Asia' trade... more
Parking spaces for delivery trucks near Venlo
The European car park operator Park Your Truck has opened up an additional 350 truck parking spaces for use during the day at its Truckparking car park near Venlo. The Dutch city is located directly on the German border and not far from the Belgian border and is a central hub... more
GXO promotes Joanna Borkowska-Iwanek
Joanna Borkowska-Iwanek has been promoted to senior HR director Central Europe to better support the region and its leadership team. GXO's Central Europe region includes Poland, Germany, Romania, and Czechia. In her new role, which came into effect on 1 October,... more
German partnership for water logistics
HGK Shipping and Salzgitter Flachstahl have signed a contract for the long-term lease of three dry cargo ships, aiming to shift more logistics to inland waterways. The agreement follows a memorandum from August 2023 that designated HGK Shipping as Salzgitter's main inland... more
Nordfrost: a new North Sea terminal
Nordfrost's new seaport terminal has now been completed. The 33 ha facility is located at the container harbour in Wilhemshaven and offers storage space for food, non-food and pharmaceuticals as well as a heavy goods warehouse for the mechanical engineering and renewable energy... more
New COO for APM Terminals
Olaf Gelhausen will join APM Terminals as chief operating officer on 15 November 2023. In this role, he will head all COO-functions, including global operations, asset management, automation, project execution, asset design and engineering, lean economics, decarbonisation, and... more
An automobile hub on the Elbe River
The Mosolf Group, a system service provider for the automotive industry, has a new parking space in Cuxhaven. The site offers space for 4,500 vehicles, 3,500 of which will be used by Mosolf. To be opened in November 2023, the new site will be available to two car... more
First orders for Man’s first e-truck
Vehicle manufacturer Man has launched sales of the first heavy-duty electric truck in its corporate history. 600 order inquiries have already been received. The first 200 units are scheduled to roll out to selected customers as early as 2024, before production at the Munich... more
New speed for most urgent shipments
Lufthansa Cargo launched a new speed, Td.Zoom, on 1 November. In addition to Td.Pro and Td.Flash, this is be the third speed for most time-critical cargo. With Td.Zoom, customers can choose the fastest service for their most urgent shipments. This includes top speed and... more