Logistics is female 
At the third edition of the “Logistics is female” award ceremony held at the Bavaria “Night of Logistics” event in Nuremberg on 1 July, Bavaria's transport minister Christian Bernreiter honoured three female logistics experts and one company in the inspiration, strategy, courage... more
Working on Warsaw West
CTP is expanding its Polish portfolio with a new 85,000 sqm investment plot in the Wiskitki municipality near Warsaw. The developer will be looking to build on its existing CT Park Warsaw West by adding around 36,000 sqm of leasable space. The site can be used by tenants... more
100th anniversary in Freilassing
Nieten Internationale Spedition - Zollservice Freilassing is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Appropriately, the two-day celebration also marked the handover to the next generation. Klaus Lastovka, who had managed the company as sole director and owner since 1994,... more
Researching autonomous intermodal supply chains
Gruber Logistics is participating in the EU project Autosup (autonomous multimodal supply chains). A multidisciplinary team of 17 European partners aims to transform logistics hubs into seamless, multimodal automated freight transport platforms and thereby advance digitalisation... more
Dominik Stehle’s return
Logistics industry expert Dominik Stehle is returning to deugro as CCO, where he worked for close to a decade, before holding executive management positions in the heavy lift shipping industry. In his new role, Stehle will report directly to the Co-CEO, ensuring a unified... more
Strong air cargo demand continues in May
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) released data for May 2024 global air cargo markets showing continuing strong annual growth in demand. Total demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometres (CTKs), rose by 14.7% compared to May 2023 levels (15.5% for international... more
Prototype passes test run to the Northern Cap
The two Mercedes test e-Actros 600 trucks have travelled 4,436 km exclusively under battery-electric power to reach the northernmost milestone after twelve days: the North Cape in Norway, the northernmost point in Europe accessible by road from the mainland. The two... more
Australians continue European expansion
Vlad Bilanovsky (left), CEO of Wisetech Global, the Sydney-headquartered creator of the logistics execution software "Cargowise", and Pedro Bacelar, CEO of Singeste - Sistemas de Informática, a Portuguese developer of IT solutions for the customs sector, have concluded... more
GW on two wheels
Between 3 and 7 July, Gebrüder Weiss (GW) will be showcasing its bicycle logistics solutions at the Eurobike 2024 in Frankfurt am Main. GW is active in the bicycle logistics market and supports professional and amateur cycling events such as the Tour of Austria and the... more
Consolidating cool shipments
Swissport Basel opened its new "Cool + Connect" terminal on 27 June 2024. The facility is designed to ensure the integrity of pharmaceutical and temperature-sensitive goods (2-8°C) throughout the loading process. By consolidating shipments from the same... more