A new head for the Kühne Foundation 
Jörg Dräger, a former minister for science and research in the senate of the German state of Hamburg, is set to be appointed executive director of the board of trustees of the Kühne Foundation in Schindellegi (Switzerland) on 1 April 2022.Dräger, who’s been a member of the... more
Regional hub moved from UK to Netherlands
Houston-based Crane Worldwide Logistics has invested in a warehouse near Amsterdam Schiphol airport (Netherlands). The facility comes on top of operational centres in Tilburg and Rotterdam, will provide additional space and is also a reaction to the implications of Brexit.... more
Hupac expands Polish network
The Swiss intermodal operator has added a new terminal to its network. The new facility is located at Hohenbudberg in Krefeld in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and will serve as an intermodal hub for the company’s connections between Duisburg (Germany) and Poland.... more
Hans gains GSSA for cargo business
British start-up airline Hans Airways has inked a deal with Air Logistics Group for the company’s global air cargo sales and customer support. The exclusive GSSA agreement took effect on 1 August 2021, with the East Midlands-based supplier providing Hans Airways with full... more
Touching down on a new continent
Celebi Tanzania Aviation Services, a subsidiary company of Çelebi Aviation, has been awarded a concession for the "provision of ground handling and cargo services" at Dar Es Salaam airport in Tanzania. The company states that its "dedicated headquarters and... more
New managing partner for FAA
Jan Binderup has joined FAA Flensborg and Associates as managing partner with immediate effect. He oversees FAA’s engagement with global key accounts, strategic partnerships and alliances in the green- and bluetech segments as well as industry developments along the digital... more
DPD to swallow City Sprint
DPD UK, part of the European DPD Group owned by La Poste in France, will acquire City Sprint, a major same-day and last-mile delivery company based in UK. The financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed and the transaction is still subject to regulatory clearance.... more
Baltic port of Lübeck exceeds results of 2019
Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG) handled 12 million t of goods in H1/2021, making up for the Corona-related shortfalls of 2020. "With an increase of 4% compared to 2019, we have continued our earlier successes," said LHG managing director Sebastian Jürgens.... more
Real-time monitoring of wagon fleet
Eurowagon is investing in its fleet: the Polish freight wagon leasing company is equipping its wagons with sensors from Swiss IoT provider Nexxiot to improve the transparency and safety of its fleet and its cargo. The gateway devices, the so-called Globehoppers, will be... more
Sixth Swiss Humanitarian Aid flight to Asia
Switzerland is helping several Asian and African countries to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. On 28 July 2021, Swiss Humanitarian Aid dispatched 100 respirators and more than a million antigen tests (26 t) to Bangkok. The provision of this aid, which took off from Zurich airport in... more