Cargolux inks B777-8 Freighter order 
Cargolux, Europe’s largest all-cargo airline operating a combined fleet of 30 Boeing 747-8 and 747-400 freighters, and Boeing have finalised an order of ten 777-8 freighters with options for six additional airplanes, with a signing ceremony at Cargolux’s headquarters in... more
Aiko Hollander to manage Emden Port
Former deputy head Aiko Hollander is now taking over the helm of the Emden branch. He succeeds Volker Weis, who moved to Niedersachsen Ports’ headquarters in Oldenburg when he became technical managing director on 1 October 2022. "Hollander's port expertise and... more
Swiss Post: from a letter to a parcel centre
As the general trend of decreasing letter volumes and increasing parcel volumes continues, Swiss Post has decided to reconfigure a section of its existing letter centre in Härkingen and install a parcel sorting system that effectively creates a regional parcel hub. Part of... more
More LNG infrastructure projects
The port company Niedersachsen Ports (NPorts) is building a second LNG jetty on the German seacoast. The LNG handling facility at the Port of Stade is scheduled to go live in the winter of 2023/2024 to strengthen Germany's security of gas supply. To this end, new port... more
Rostock-Kaldenkirchen rail service launched
Cargo Beamer has added the Kaldenkirchen - Rostock route to its portfolio as the first line operating exclusively in Germany. On a total of six roundtrips per week, Cargo Beamer enables customers to transport craneable and non-craneable semi-trailers as well as P400,... more
Lenton Group promotes Valérie Dubuisson
Valérie Dubuisson has been appointed CEO for the Lenton group with effect from 28 September 2022. She takes over from Morty Langslow, the founder of the company. Langslow stays on as a shareholder, together with Geopost and Japan Post, and as a Lenton group director.... more
Qatar Airways Cargo on two digital platforms
Qatar Airways Cargo has chosen to publish its capacity on Cargo Ai, significantly augmenting the platform’s Middle-Eastern presence and global network reach. The +6,500 forwarder users in 105 countries of the Singapore-based digital marketplace can now look forward to real-time... more
Sparck’s Jo Bradley wins supply chain award
Jo Bradley, Sparck Technologies’ UK business development manager, has been selected as one of the winners of Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s prestigious 2022 Women in Supply Chain Awards. These awards honour female supply chain leaders and executives whose... more
Spanish contract renewed
Swissport in Spain has extended its long-standing partnership with Lufthansa Cargo for another five years. The cooperation includes air cargo handling services for Lufthansa and Swiss International Air Lines at five Spanish airports. Under the extended agreement, Swissport... more
Transport activities transferred
In the Netherlands, Synerlogic has transferred its transport activities to Melis Logistics, effective 1 October 2022. Synerlogic has been managing chemical distribution and return of empty packaging as part of the supply chain for its customers for decades. Melis Logistics... more