CMA CGM orders, Lufthansa Cargo gets two B777F 
CMA CGM Group has placed the first direct order for its air freight division launched earlier this year. The global shipping and logistics group announced the purchase of two new Boeing 777 Freighters. It will give CMA CGM Air Cargo the flexibility to operate the airplane... more
Un gelato che piace
W3logistics has gained another customer from the frozen food/food logistics sector: Gelato Classico produces perfectly crafted ice cream according to the Italian tradition in Germany and also supplies the organic specialist and food retail trade. The Dortmund-based software... more
Gotthard: blasting instead of groundbreaking
Construction work on the second Gotthard road tunnel tube officially began yesterday, Wednesday, 29 September 2021, in Göschenen and Airolo (Switzerland). The 16.9 km tunnel, which will cost around CHF 2 billion, is being built parallel to the old tunnel with a gap of around 70... more
Greece to electrify haulage business
eTruck is expanding into Greece to provide emissions-free transport solutions for commercial and freight operators. The manufacturer of new energy vehicles has signed a dealership agreement with Athens-based Petros Petropoulos for BYD eTrucks sales and aftersales in Greece.... more
Second top manager moves from K+N to TST
A second top manager is transferring from Kuehne+Nagel to TST within a few weeks (see our article of 10.09.2021): Nadine Stoppa takes over the business unit management of the region West. She has been with K+N for more than ten years. Most recently, she had overall... more
40 eco-friendly wagons added to fleet
UK-based Freightliner, a subsidiary of G&W Europe, has received 40 new intermodal FFA-G wagons, the first batch of the 230 ordered. The remaining wagons are due to be delivered by November 2021. The new wagon from Poland is the culmination of two-and-a-half years of work... more
Movianto: appetite comes with eating
Movianto, a service provider specialising in logistics for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries and part of the Walden Group founded in France in 1951, wants to continue earning good money from the associated logistics services even after the global anti-pandemic... more
Refrigerated containers equipped with GPS/GSM
Fesco has acquired another 300 new 4o ft refrigerated containers of increased capacity. They will be delivered in Q1/2022. The Russian transport company has already purchased 300 refrigerated containers this year. As a result of this new transaction, the fleet of Fesco's... more
Bis Henderson Space expands team
Warehouse space strategist Bis Henderson Space has appointed contract management specialist Alex Murray as business development manager. Murray has held several senior account management roles at British Airways, Philip Morris International and Culina Logistics. Most... more
GW stays pushy in Bavaria
The shopping spree continues. Transport and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss has added yet another location to its network in southern Germany. It is taking over the operations of Wolf Internationale Spedition and Air System Luftfracht Spedition in Straubing, Lower Bavaria.... more