How young Hyperloop teams made it in Vegas 
People do not go to Las Vegas only to get married. It was a tight race, and only two got through. The “Swissloop Tunnelling” research team from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich was one of only two teams from the final twelve teams to qualify to complete... more
Schmitz Cargobull appoints Günter Schweitzer
Schmitz Cargobull's supervisory board has appointed elected Günter Schweitzer as additional new member of the management board responsible for purchasing & logistics, supply chain & management of the production site network. Schweitzer studied metallurgy and material... more
Grocery retailer to modernise fleet
Spar Scotland has invested GBP 1.6 million (EUR 1.87 million) in a fleet of new vehicles. The first of twelve new trailers were recently delivered to the retailer's distribution centre in Dundee. The new trailers incorporate the latest thermo king A400 advancer refrigeration... more
SAF for all
Ten months after carrying out the first 100% CO2-neutral commercial freight rotation from Frankfurt to Shanghai and back in partnership with DB Schenker, and five month after establishing a weekly CO2-neutral freighter connection between both airports, Lufthansa Cargo is making... more
Chapman Freeborn picks Zori Marshall
Chapman Freeborn, the global air charter specialist and member of Avia Solutions Group, has appointed Zori Marshall, who brings over a decade of experience in corporate and commercial law, as new chief legal officer. Born in Bulgaria, Marshall has a passion for languages,... more
Logistics hub in strategic location
French logistics group Geodis is building a new 130,000 sqm logistics hub in the Netherlands. To this end, the group is acquiring 215,000 sqm of land at Trade Port Noord from Greenport Venlo. The logistics facility will comprise a 130,000 sqm contract logistics site... more
Christian Dornhaus to head EMEIA
Paycargo has appointed Christian Dornhaus as managing director for Europe, the Middle East, India and Asia (EMEIA). He brings over two decades of experience in the logistics and freight industries, most recently as vice president of sales Europe at UPS company Coyote and has... more
Careful CBP officers in Pennsylvanian airports
Ten days ago, on 7 September 2021, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in two airports in Pennsylvania seized counterfeit documents. In Pittsburgh, 70 counterfeit Covid-19 vaccination cards (photo) that were shipped from China and were destined to an address in... more
More warehouse space in Northern Germany
Logistics group Cargo-partner, which is headquartered in Fischamend near Vienna, is expanding its portfolio in northern Germany. The opening of a new logistics site 70 km southwest of Hamburg increases the network's capacity by 10,000 sqm. The new location will serve... more
Gordian knot untied
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the German train drivers' union (GDL) have settled their wage dispute. The agreement includes a wage increase of 3.3% in two phases. Employees will receive a corona bonus of between EUR 300.00 and EUR 600.00 on 1 December 2021, and a second in the... more