HES captain hands over the helm 
Effective 31 August, after nearly 1.5 years, Cees van Gent will step down as CEO and chairman of the executive board of the Rotterdam-headquartered bulk terminal and logistics services provider HES International. Søren Skou, chairman of the supervisory board: "During... more
Supporting Grenada after hurricane Beryl
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group, is working with organisations such as the Grenada Overseas Association Manchester and All Saints Parish Church Bedford, alongside the Grenada High Commission in the UK to transport aid to Grenada following the... more
New executive role for Litchfield
Logistics entrepreneur and managing director of Innovate Freight Richard Litchfield has become non-executive director at Cocoon FMS, a logistics software provider that offers a cloud-based transport management system for all modes of transport to clients in the UK.... more
Software to optimise just-in-time deliveries
EF Logistik supplies German car dealerships and garages with spare parts from twelve locations. The company, which is part of the Emil Frey Group, has implemented the new intelligent transport management system “Greenplan Execution” developed by EPG (Ehrhardt Partner Group) to... more
A hub in Hildesheim
As its newest project in Germany, the logistics real estate developer Four Parx plans to build a hub featuring four hall sections in Hildesheim, Lower Saxony. The property will comprise 42,000 sqm of leasable space divided into units ranging from 8,700 to 37,900 sqm and... more
Quiet electro sound at loud street parade
In the midst of the loudly booming techno music at the "Zurich Street Parade" in Switzerland on 10 August 2024, one electro sound remained conspicuously quiet for once, as a fully electric Renault truck pulled the “love mobile” of the online party portal Izoo along the... more
Gotthard: test runs in the west tunnel
Following the derailment of a freight train a year ago, the 57 km Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland is now due to be fully reopened on 2 September. Trial operations have been running since yesterday (Monday, 19 August 2024). A passenger train from Chiasso to Basel... more
Austria goes paperless
The digital protocol to the United Nations CMR convention for international road freight has entered into force in Austria, providing the legal foundation for fully paperless road freight. Austria is the 37th country to join e-CMR. The switch from paper-based to fully... more
Palletspace premiers
15th August saw the debut of Palletspace, a new website aiming to digitalise and simplify pallet and warehousing management. Powered by the start-up Warespace, this website launched an offering which has previously been used to manage hotel bookings. The software can... more
Wallenius reshuffles management team
Wallenius Wilhelmsen is adding the new role of chief strategy and corporate development officer to its group executive management. Mike Hynekamp, currently COO Logistics, will take over this position as of August of this year. At the same time, SVP vehicle services Americas... more