Windcoop orders world’s first sail-powered containership 
The French shipping company Windcoop has placed a firm order for the world’s first sail-powered containership. Measuring 91.3 m and equipped with three rigid wingsails designed by CWS, the ship will be built by Turkish yard RMK Marine and is set for launch in May 2027. It... more
Hahn airport sees cargo growth under Triwo ownership
Hahn airport (HHN) , located in southwestern Germany, handled around 22,000 t of airfreight in the first quarter of 2025 – up by 8% year-on-year. “This was a good start to 2025,” said Rüdiger Franke, managing director of Triwo Hahn airport. With its 24-hour operating permit... more
Bifa fortifies policy and compliance team
The British International Freight Association (Bifa) has reorganised its policy and compliance team following the retirement of David Stroud. Pawel Jarza, previously frontier policy manager, will now handle airfreight matters. Jarza has a master’s degree in... more
Streamlined mail handling in Zurich
Swiss WorldCargo and Fiege Air Cargo Logistics have launched a partnership to enhance mail handling at Zurich airport. The collaboration, officially inaugurated on 3 March with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, aims to improve the efficiency and reliability of Swiss’s mail... more
Schuon opens Wildberg II
The Alfred Schuon group has opened its new Wildberg II logistics centre, adding 30,000 sqm of storage and office space to its operations. Built to ‘DGNB Gold’ standards, the site runs without fossil fuels and includes photovoltaic systems, as the company has reported. It... more
Leadership transition in Lithuania
The Girteka Group recently carried out a leadership change on 2 April. Edvardas Liachovičius (pictured), long-standing board member and former CEO of Girteka Logistics, became the CEO of the Lithuanian transport group, succeeding Jeroen Eijsink, who stepped down for personal... more
Schenker expanding Swiss terminal
Schenker Switzerland has launched construction work to expand its overland transport terminal in Eiken. The plans include an additional 9,800 sqm of terminal space on two floors, adding a total of over 15,400 sqm. The expansion will include a new warehousing structure... more
‘Lynx Fleet’ app released
Carrier Transicold has launched a mobile app version of its ‘Lynx Fleet’ solution. The app gives fleet managers, operators and drivers real-time access to data from compatible Carrier Transicold units. Available in all of Europe, the app is free for ‘Lynx Fleet’... more
Class societies to create emissions data standard
The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United Nations agency in charge of regulating global shipping, has expanded its ‘IMO Compendium’ to include a new ‘Fuel oil consumption and CII reporting dataset’, with 140 harmonised data fields. Developed by the ‘Smart... more
US tariffs – Xeneta expects “seismic shock”
The global air cargo industry is facing major disruption, as the US imposes sweeping import tariffs from 9 April, including the elimination of de minimis exemptions for low-value shipments from China and Hong Kong from 2 May. These shipments will be subject to 30% duty or a... more