Dachser picks Marcel Schmidt 
German-based logistics service provider Dachser has appointed Marcel Schmidt as managing director of Dachser Hong Kong, reporting to Kevin Chen, managing director Air & Sea Logistics Greater China. Schmidt started his career at Dachser with a work-study programme in Germany... more
Re-certification expands presence
TX Logistik has obtained a new safety certificate: The European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) has issued the company with a single safety certificate for transports in Germany and the Netherlands for another five years. The rail logistics company, which is part of the... more
Pre-pandemic levels in Hong Kong
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) published its annual report 2021/22 this week for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2022. While Covid-19 continued to impact on passenger traffic and flight movements at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), cargo throughput rebounded to... more
Pushing the boundaries of innovation
Building on Air France KLM Martinair Cargo’s record of innovating to achieve greater sustainability in transport, AFKLMP will be the Dutch solar team’s logistics partner in South Africa’s Sasol Solar Challenge by assisting with the air transport and related processes of the... more
Geodis promotes Laurent Melaine
Laurent Melaine has been appointed as Geodis’ executive vice president, commercial and marketing. He is a member of the executive committee, reporting to Marie-Christine Lombard, CEO. Melaine began his career at Transports Graveleau and then Dachser, holding various business... more
Shopping tour continues
Scan Global Logistics (SGL) has acquired Gelders Forwarding in the Netherlands and Advection Logistics in Hungary, adding the latest green marks to its list. Forwarding (Gelders) is an air and ocean forwarder meant to scale SGL's airfreight services and enhance its presence in... more
Tracking shipments with real-time temperature data
The Germany-based pharmaceutical logistics network GDP is celebrating its anniversary. Despite the ongoing crises, the transport specialist for pharmaceuticals and other sensitive goods was able to successfully establish itself on the market within just two years. GDP is... more
MGI elects Denis Liotta
MGI, the smart port digital block in Marseilles, has elected Denis Liotta as the new chairman of its supervisory board, following the general meeting of its shareholders. Liotta is an entrepreneur who heads the Marseille-based family-owned group Mediaco Vrac, which develops... more
Ways to step up decarbonisation of HGVs
BP and the energy company BOC have completed a detailed joint feasibility study exploring optimised designs for a potential hydrogen distribution and supply network for heavy duty transports in UK. The study concluded that, in the near-term, distribution of hydrogen as... more
Where the grain still flows
Worldwide, grain is currently a precious resource. With 7.7 million t of grain exported from July 2021 till June 2022, Haropa Port Rouen achieved its third best performance in the last ten years. The port of Rouen and all its grain operators (Groupe BZ, Simarex, Sénalia,... more