Emery Air implements Champ’s Cargospot Handling 
Ground handling agent Emery Air has implemented Champ’s Cargospot Handling solution to support its operations at Chicago-Rockford International Airport. The software is a sophisticated and comprehensive cargo operations and terminal management solution for ground handlers... more
Hedi Visscher to steer Port XL
Port XL has appointed Hedi Visscher, a promoter of innovation with a proven track record in ecosystem building, as director. “I’m very excited to become part of the Port XL team, where I will continue working with passion for innovation in the maritime industry. Looking at... more
UHL modernising its fleet
United Heavy Lift (UHL) is currently phasing out all UHL 800 P-type vessels and replacing them with fuel-efficient modern tonnage. Andreas Rolner, managing director of United Heavy Lift, pointed out that between 2019 and 2022, UHL took delivery of seventeen new F900... more
Hellmann back on track
The seven lean years are over. In 2021, Hellmann witnessed an increase in the number of shipments of 25% compared to 2022 (16.2 million to 20.3 million). The group's turnover went up by EUR 1.5 billion, representing an uptick of 61% and crossing the EUR 4 billion threshold.... more
Support for route planning
Germany’s federal office for goods transport (BAG) now regularly publishes map displays on its homepage showing forecasts of the number of vehicles liable to pay tolls on the federal motorway network for a typical weekday in the following months. On these maps, previously... more
A cabin in the woods
With the takeover of the Germany wood logistics company Bruno Reimann Rhenus is acquiring expertise in raw wood logistics and the marketing of cut, residual wood and wood fuel, among other things. Bruno Reimann has its headquarters in Bad Harzburg, Lower Saxony, and is... more
Rail tracks opened at Port of Larvik
Wood chips from the Norwegian timber corporation Bergene Holm in Amundrod near Larvik will now be transported by rail to Norske Skog’s mill in Halden. On Friday, 13 May, railway tracks at Larvik Port opened, reducing the number of trucks on the roads on the Larvik – Oslo –... more
Trevor Caswell elected chairman of Pharma.Aero
At its general assembly at the end of March, Pharma.Aero elected Trevor Caswell as the new chairman to lead its board of directors for the next two years. Caswell is manager, demand & product development (cargo) at Edmonton International Airport – a member of Pharma.Aero... more
7,000 eco vehicles for 225 cities
DPD plans to transport parcels to 25 of the largest towns and cities in UK with zero and low-emission vehicles by 2025. The programme aims to step up the company’s efforts to achieve pan-European targets based on the know-how and expertise gained from the first cities where... more
ECS Group supports Air Premia
Established in 2017, South Korea's Air Premia has restructured its air cargo business and chosen Seoul-based Globe Air Cargo Korea, ECS Group's newest subsidiary, as its cargo GSA. The agreement includes cargo sales, reservations and the handling of scheduled and full charter... more