Maersk to transport wind turbine parts 
Vestas, a renewable energy company based in Denmark, has contracted Maersk to transport powertrains for its largest ever wind turbine V236. Using special equipment, the heavy cargo will be taken from the assembly site in Lommel, Belgium via Antwerp to the port of Lindø in... more
Lufthansa Cargo and World ACD: 20 years ago
World ACD and Lufthansa Cargo began their air cargo market data journey exactly this week, 20 years ago. Lufthansa Cargo was one of the early movers and among the first airlines to join World ACD. “We are pleased to announce that we have renewed our subscription to World... more
WFS: 70% more handling capacity in Madrid
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the SATS Group, has increased cargo handling capacity by 60% at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport with the official inauguration of its fifth cargo terminal. The new facility, which secures WFS’ position as Madrid’s largest... more
More flexible road haulage solutions
Cargo-Partner Austria has greatly expanded its cooperations and networks for general cargo shipments. The specialist for freight transport between Western and Eastern Europe currently offers daily connections linking its main transhipment base in Fischamend in Lower Austria with... more
Logistics is female
At the third edition of the “Logistics is female” award ceremony held at the Bavaria “Night of Logistics” event in Nuremberg on 1 July, Bavaria's transport minister Christian Bernreiter honoured three female logistics experts and one company in the inspiration, strategy, courage... more
Working on Warsaw West
CTP is expanding its Polish portfolio with a new 85,000 sqm investment plot in the Wiskitki municipality near Warsaw. The developer will be looking to build on its existing CT Park Warsaw West by adding around 36,000 sqm of leasable space. The site can be used by tenants... more
100th anniversary in Freilassing
Nieten Internationale Spedition - Zollservice Freilassing is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Appropriately, the two-day celebration also marked the handover to the next generation. Klaus Lastovka, who had managed the company as sole director and owner since 1994,... more
Researching autonomous intermodal supply chains
Gruber Logistics is participating in the EU project Autosup (autonomous multimodal supply chains). A multidisciplinary team of 17 European partners aims to transform logistics hubs into seamless, multimodal automated freight transport platforms and thereby advance digitalisation... more
Dominik Stehle’s return
Logistics industry expert Dominik Stehle is returning to deugro as CCO, where he worked for close to a decade, before holding executive management positions in the heavy lift shipping industry. In his new role, Stehle will report directly to the Co-CEO, ensuring a unified... more
Strong air cargo demand continues in May
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) released data for May 2024 global air cargo markets showing continuing strong annual growth in demand. Total demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometres (CTKs), rose by 14.7% compared to May 2023 levels (15.5% for international... more