First Swiss LUC to Matternet 
Matternet, a developer of urban drone delivery platforms headquartered in California, has been granted a light UAS operator certificate (LUC) by the Swiss federal office of civil aviation (Foca). This marks the first LUC issued by the Swiss Foca for higher risk "Sail... more
Geopost picks finance and acquisitions expert
On 1 September 2024, Loïc Bonhoure joined Geopost as executive vice president in charge of finance and acquisitions, reporting to Yves Delmas, CEO. Bonhoure was previously deputy CEO of La Compagnie des Alpes, a listed company partly owned by Caisse des Dépôts et... more
10,000 parcel stations in Italy
In a new partnership, DHL’s e-commerce division and Poste Italiane are working to establish 10,000 parcel stations in Italy. Project “Locker Italia” commenced on Monday with the inauguration of its parcel station in Rome, as the first of many stations planned in the country... more
Railpool opens site for e-locomotives
The leasing company has invested more than EUR 20 million in the site in Hamburg Billbrook, Germany. Railpool’s Lokservice is currently the only private company in the Hamburg metropolitan area that carries out maintenance work on electric locomotives. In the workshop, up to... more
Last mile tram for parcel deliveries
Amazon and its partners are launching a pilot project in Germany called the “Gütertram”. The tram will be used exclusively for delivering parcels in Frankfurt. Before the parcels are loaded on to the Gütertram, they are taken by electric vans from Amazon’s delivery station... more
Maersk picks Smartkargo's air cargo solution
By incorporating Smartkargo's cloud-based air cargo management solutions into its own controlled flight operations (OCFO), the integrated end to end logistics provider Maersk is enhancing efficiency, transparency, and customer satisfaction for its air cargo division. The... more
Banking on CDIO and low-code apps
The Nosta Group has appointed Federik Mons to the management board in the newly created position of chief digital & information officer (CDIO). Since 1 August 2024, Mons has been tasked with overseeing and coordinating all digital processes and technological developments... more
Providing Porto Park for Aldi
Panattoni has leased a unit of its Porto hub to Aldi Portugal. On a total area of 76,209 sqm, Panattoni has developed two buildings featuring modules of various sizes. The 16,050 sqm unit now leased to Aldi is located in the almost fully occupied north warehouse, while modules... more
Auto dolly tug to be deployed at CVG
Aurrigo International has opened a dedicated facility at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky international airport (CVG) as its first operational office in the USA. The provider of smart airside solutions specialises in automatic solutions to transport cargo and baggage around... more
DP World scores twice
DP World won both the coveted ‘business of the year’ and ‘driving railfreight growth’ awards at the 2024 Railfreight Group honours event. Recognition for the company’s expansion of railfreight services followed another good year in its end-to-end logistics business in the UK.... more