Exploring automated solutions at BCN 
The global ground handling agent Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has commenced a proof-of-concept trial using autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs) in its cargo terminal at Barcelona airport (BCN), Spain. The tests of the Linde AGV forklift trucks will take place over the next... more
Europa sets a Miles-stone
Europa Air & Sea has opened offices in Shanghai, Dubai, Shenzhen and most recently in Delhi (India), quadrupling its global position over the last twelve months. Now the operator is investing further in its UK operation with the appointment of its first general manager... more
First digital shipment from UK to SE Asia
An international consortium of companies from the logistics and transport industry, including Singapore Airlines, NG Transport, Woodland Group and many more, has announced the world’s first fully digitalised cross-border goods movement. This is built on the UK electronic trade... more
Amazon Air partners with Lobo Systems
Lobo Systems, a provider of bespoke modular access solutions, has announced that Amazon KSBD Prime Air has placed an order for a Lobo Starter Kit. Amazon Air, also known as Prime Air, is a cargo airline operating exclusively to transport Amazon packages across the globe.... more
Ayro and Blue Ocean Fund join forces
Ayro, the creator of the Oceanwings wingsail system and provider of wind powered decarbonation solutions for the maritime sector, has successfully closed a EUR 19.2 million (USD 21 million) Series B funding round led by Blue Ocean. This brings the total funding for Ayro to over... more
Intl Medical Corps enters Logistics Hall of Fame
The first winner of the Lynn C. Fritz Medal for Excellence in Humanitarian Logistics has been announced: in 2023, the medal awarded by the Logistics Hall of Fame and sponsored by Fritz Institute will go to the USA-based humanitarian organisation International Medical Corps. ... more
Aid flight to Libya from Leipzig/Halle Airport
Following the severe flood disaster in Libya on 10 September, the German Red Cross (DRK) has been sending the first humanitarian aid supplies by plane from Leipzig/Halle Airport since last Friday. "The people are suffering, there is an enormous need for humanitarian... more
Marlink's innovation for NYK Line
Marlink, a digital solutions company, will extend its smart hybrid network solutions, including the Starlink LEO internet service, to the owned fleet of Japanese shipowner Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line). NYK Line has been using Marlink's services since 2013. After a... more
"Finnsirius" wins Ro-Pax of the Year award
On 20 September, Finnlines’ newbuilding “M/S Finnsirius” was named the Ro-Pax of the Year 2023 by the ‘Ferry Shipping Summit’, which assembles a large number of professionals within the shipping industry, including ferry, ro-ro and ro-pax operators, ports and suppliers.... more
New Wildberg facility for Schuon Group
The Schuon Group is expanding its contract logistics services and increasing its capacity for handling lithium-ion batteries at its Wildberg facility, which will enlarge the logistics area on this site to around 40,000 sqm. It is the largest investment in the company's history... more