Ben Hart named UIPA executive director 
The Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) board of directors named Ben Hart as the organisation’s new executive director on Wednesday 24 August 2022. Hart has served as deputy director of the Utah governor’s office of economic opportunity (Go Utah) since March 2017 and was... more
Strong half year for Koper 
In the first six months of 2022, the Slovenian Luka Koper saw an effective throughput of 11.7 million t, an uptick of 13% compared H1/2021. The group was able to increase its turnover by 35% compared to EUR 155.1 million (H1/2021: EUR 114.7 million). Containers continue to... more
Trucking LNG from Croatia northwards
The energy company Avenir LNG has signed a joint collaboration agreement (JCA) with the Croatian LNG trade company PPD. The partners will initially focus on the sale and distribution of LNG by truck and small-scale LNG vessels from the Krk LNG Terminal (Croatia) to off-grid... more
Cleaner winged shoes
More than 1 million consignments a year by rail. Hermes Germany recently transported cross-border consignments by rail for the first time. The company aims to shift 1.3 million consignments a year on a 625 km route between Magdeburg, 130 km west of Berlin, and Łódz, 130 km... more
Industrial railway testing new fuel
In Germany, Dortmunder Eisenbahn, a subsidiary of the rail logistics company Captrain, is testing the Clean Diesel fuel developed by the green tech start-up Heion. In the pilot project, 30,000 litres of the fuel will be refuelled in locomotives for the first time worldwide.... more
Van Beuningen leaves Port of Hamburg Marketing
Today, 31 August 2022, Bengt van Beuningen (centre), head of communication and information for Port of Hamburg Marketing, is leaving the Port of Hamburg’s public relations organisation as planned. The organisation comprises 280 companies in the port/transport industry,... more
Five trucks as a birthday present
H.F. Owen Transport & Storage, which is headquartered in North Wales (UK), is celebrating 50 years in the business with the delivery of five new DAF XF 530 FTG 6×2 tractor units from Hexagon. One of the trucks has been wrapped in celebratory gold livery to mark the... more
Haeco picks Gerald Steinhoff
Haeco has appointed Gerald Steinhoff as chief commercial officer, effective 1 January 2023. He will replace Richard Kendall. Steinhoff has been managing director of Hübner Group since 2020. Prior to that, he gained extensive experience in the aviation industry holding roles... more
Another regional parcel centre for Swiss Post
Swiss Post recently opened its new regional parcel centre in Buchs after 15 months of planning and construction. From now on, 175 employees will be sorting and delivering parcels on site for the greater Aarau, Lenzburg, Seetal, Suhrental and Wynental areas, which will shorten... more
Ethiopian Airlines extends partnership with Champ
Ethiopian Airlines, a Champ customer for 30 years, has extended its partnership agreement with the cargo IT solutions provider for an additional five years. Under the agreement, Ethiopian will continue to benefit from its use of the Cargospot suite of applications to manage... more