"Black Swan" performs its first flight 
Dronamics has completed the first flight of its flagship aircraft, the "Black Swan", at Balchik airfield (Icao: LBWB) in Bulgaria. The world's first cargo drone airline describes this milestone as "the culmination of months of ground testing and subscale... more
Jenny Critchley joins IAG Cargo as CTO
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), has named Jenny Critchley as chief transformation officer. She takes over from David Rose, who was recently appointed to a new role on the IAG Cargo executive team as director of London operations.... more
Kalmar completes 6,000th machine in Shanghai
Kalmar recently celebrated the construction of its 6000th machine, a reachstacker, at its manufacturing plant in Shanghai (China). The unit is one of four reachstackers ordered by Bodi International. Kalmar is part of Cargotec, a company that offers products and services to make... more
Astre expands network on Iberian Peninsula
Anexa Logistica is joining the Iberian network Astre, which is present in more than ten countries of the European Union and has around 335,000 sqm of logistics facilities on the Iberian Peninsula and 3,400,000 sqm in Europe. Anexa is located in Ribarroja del Turia, near... more
Assisted parking in Cuxhaven
"Smartkai" proved its efficiency last week during a mooring manoeuvre of the ro-ro ferry “Selandia Seaways” at the Europakai in Cuxhaven. Sensitive sensors attached to the quay wall and line deflectors scan the surroundings there as well as every movement of the... more
DHL Global Forwarding picks Niki Frank
DHL Global Forwarding, the freight specialist arm of Deutsche Post DHL Group, reports that Kelvin Leung, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding, Asia Pacific, will retire from the group after more than two decades of valued contribution. His successor, Niki Frank, currently CEO, DHL... more
Italy says "benvenuti" to Lufthansa
Deutsche Lufthansa has reached an agreement with the Italian ministry of economy and finance (MEF) to acquire a minority stake of 41% in the Italian national carrier ITA Airways (Italia Trasporto Aereo) for EUR 325 million through a capital increase. In addition, the MEF and... more
Two new "Transverse" tugs
Svitzer has signed a contract with Uzmar Shipyard to build two new "Transverse" tugs for its Australian business. Svitzer CEO Kasper Friis Nilaus, CEO of the company which is part of A.P. Moller-Maersk: "These tugs offer significant improvements in operational... more
Clark Group: Holger Schmitz is back on board
Holger Schmitz took over as the new business development manager at Clark Europe in Duisburg in April 2023. His responsibilities include expanding the dealer network in Europe and supporting Clark’s regional managers. Schmitz is no stranger to Clark. His professional career... more
Spain’s first trailer combination on green fuels
Sesé and Scania have put the first Spanish truck with a Duo Trailer concept powered by renewable fuel into operation. The perhaps most sustainable long-distance heavy road vehicle in Southern Europe is being launched in cooperation with Spanish energy supplier Repsol and... more