Maximising growth opportunities 
Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT), a provider of software solutions to the air cargo industry, has appointed Joe Hickey as its new global business development manager. In his new role, Hickey will spearhead the company’s efforts to expand its customer base and maximise... more
Ad-hoc transports with a fixed timetable
Trans-Flex is the name of ÖBB Rail Cargo Group's (RCG) new railfreight service. Officially launched with a locomotive christening ceremony, the new product offers more flexibility in terms of timing, quantity and relation. This enables uncomplicated ad-hoc transport and... more
Seafrigo lands fine food contract in France
Following a logistics & transport tender carried out in 2023, Seafrigo Airfreight, a Le Havre-headquartered airfreight forwarder for temperature-controlled products and dry goods, has been chosen by Classic Fine Foods, a specialist in the sourcing, marketing and distribution... more
Partners for major biomethane deliveries
United European Car Carriers (UECC) and Titan Clean Fuels are collaborating on significant liquefied biomethane (LBM) bunkering operations in the port of Zeebrugge, marking the start of UECC's 'green gas month'. Titan will supply ISCC-EU certified LBM to all of UECC's LNG... more
Cornelius Blanke joins management team
Loxxess, a medium-sized logistics company specialising in complex logistics and value-added services, is expanding its management team. Cornelius Blanke will head the IT department from 1 July 2024, taking over from management board member Marcel Breusch, who will focus on... more
60 new car transporters to renew fleet
The UK-based automotive logistics giant Groupe Cat is investing in 60 new Scania trucks. The order consists of 57 420 P low-roof rigids and three 420 G 4x2 highline tractor units. The first sixteen have already entered service. The remaining trucks are scheduled for delivery in... more
Offshore floating solar installed off Dutch coast
Solarduck and RWE have successfully installed Merganser, a 0.5 MWp offshore floating solar pilot, at the North Sea Farmers offshore test site in the Dutch North Sea. This project, supported by RWE, aims to test and demonstrate the structural, mooring, and electrical designs... more
Reaching milestones with AI
Raft, an AI-based logistics platform, has hit two milestones in terms of its document and invoice processing. The company has now surpassed 5 billion data points and labelled logistics documents, all of which must be verified by human experts. The value of the freight invoices... more
Champ expands Caribbean partnership
Champ Cargosystems and Caribbean Airlines Cargo have signed multi-year contracts that will see the airline’s cargo division receive both Cargospot Mobile and Cargospot Quotes. The expanded partnership includes an even more comprehensive Champ Cargosystems toolkit, supporting the... more
Hellmann banks on sustainability
Global logistics provider Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, a family-owned company, has appointed Şükran Gencay (right) and Daniel Hülemeyer (left) to lead its sustainability division. As head of sustainability - social & governance, Gencay will oversee the ongoing... more