HHPI to rent 110 more wagons 
Wagon lessor Ermewa is scheduled to deliver the first batch in July 2023, with further wagons to follow gradually over the course of the year. The wagons manufactured by Greenbrier have a capacity of 49 cbm and are suitable for the transport of bulk goods. They will be used... more
Simon Hegele acquires 75% of CST Transport
Christophe Jacquin, the current managing director of the French transport company CST Transport, which is based in Gonesse in the immediate vicinity of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, will remain on the management board. In future, he will be joined by Anne Witz, who has been... more
The first ten (or 50)
Maritime Energy Heli Air Services (Mehair) has inked a deal with Jekta, the Switzerland-based Pha-Ze 100 amphibious aircraft manufacturer, for ten firm orders and options for 40 more. The Indian seaplane operator would therefore be the first customer to receive the aircraft in... more
Maastricht Aachen Airport unveils upgraded runway
Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) unveiled its newly renovated runway at a launch event held at the airport on 30 June 2023. The second largest cargo hub in the Netherlands has invested EUR 35.3 million to upgrade the airstrip as part of a plan to extend its operational... more
Electric cargo bikes to supply bakeries
The German bakery manufacturer Höflinger Müller in Bavaria is one of the first recipients of Rytle's new cargo bike. In Munich's city centre, the heavy-duty bike will be used as an economical and sustainable vehicle to supply bakery products to branches that are not easily... more
Online Systemlogistik banking on "Green Cargo"
The general cargo cooperation has introduced a new product, Online Green Cargo. For each Green Cargo consignment transported, 50 cents go to a climate project to reduce CO2. The maximum delivery time of 72 hours is designed to guarantee that utilisation and stop density are... more
Gebrüder Weiss: new chair for supervisory board
Wolfgang Niessner, who headed the logistics company’s management board from 2005 to 2018, was appointed chairman of the supervisory board at its constituent meeting on 19 June 2023. Niessner succeeds Rudolf Christian Stiehl, who has held the position for the last four years.... more
New trucking route to link China and Central Asia
Ceva Logistics recently launched a new international road transport (TIR) route along the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan corridor with a convoy of six trucks. The lorries departed from Western China’s inland city of Kashgar, crossing into Kyrgyzstan. Loaded with industrial... more
Touching down in Lyon for the second time
Qatar Airways is expanding its network in France with direct four weekly flights to Lyon. The national carrier of the State of Qatar has landed its inaugural flight to one of the country's economic powerhouses, with the new direct service operated by a B787-8 on Monday, 3 June... more
Dokasch grows footprint in Asia-Pacific region
Dokasch Temperature Solutions has welcomed Kevin Lee as its new sales & business development manager for South Korea. The company is thus continuing its Asia strategy and increasing its sales activities for its active temperature-controlled packaging solution Opticooler... more