Niklas Kirwel returns to Setlog 
Supply chain management software provider Setlog has appointed Niklas Kirwel (photo) as its new CEO. He will replace Ralf Duester, co-founder and current CEO of Setlog, who has been elected as chairman of the company’s board of directors. Duester spent ten years as CEO of the... more
Another hub for Poste Italiane
Poste Italiane has inaugurated a logistics centre in Landriano, Lombardy (Italy). The parcel and sorting hub is part of an investment of EUR 60 million to strengthen the player's e-commerc capabilities, amongst others. The facility covers 40,000 sqm of indoor space and can... more
Cargo on ferry of the third kind
The FRS Iberia shipping company recently acquired a fast ferry which will be renamed “Levante Jet”. The unit is an 85 m length fast catamaran, with an aluminium hull, constructed in 2015 in Australia – more specifically in the Incat shipyard in Tasmania. The catamaran is... more
Aircalin connects New Zealand and New Caledonia
Aircalin, a carrier based in Nouméa, the capital of the oceanic island of New Caledonia, which belongs to France, is flying to New Zealand again. Last week, the airline launched an A330-900 service operating every Thursday to Auckland and back - but exclusively with cargo on... more
Europe's first zero-emission green corridor opened
Thanks to the collaboration of Gruber Logistics, APS Fuel and HAM, Europe's first zero-emission green corridor has now been launched. It is a project that aims to use biomasses for the production of fuel and to fully certify the chain from production to use. The new plant... more
Test train run Taijuan – Paris in 24 days
Together with its Chinese and European partners, Transcontainer of Delo Group has arranged a test block train dispatch from Taiyuan city (Shanxi province, China) to Paris (France) via Mongolia, Russia and Belarus. The freight train carrying 50 containers loaded with consumer... more
Fiata and ICHCA join forces
Fiata (International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations) as global representation of freight forwarders and the International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA) have renewed their memorandum of understanding (MoU) and thus reinforced the ties between the... more
Alsaceterminal now in charge
The time is up. In January, Frenkendorf-based Swissterminal announced that it will take over operations of the three French inland ports Ottmarsheim, Huningue-Village-Neuf and Ile Napoléon in the Alsace region. Effective 1 July 2021, these French ports will now be operated... more
Big Gulf carrier inject bellyhold capacity
From today, 1 July 2021, Emirates resumes flights between Dubai and Venice, initially offering three flights a week on the route. The Dubai-based airline will also increase services to Milan from eight to ten weekly flights in July. This will comprise a daily service on the... more
Adnavem opens office in Frankfurt
Swedish Logtech innovator Adnavem is setting up new regional headquarters in Frankfurt (Germany). Founded in 2017, the fully automated multimodal logistics platform offers digital collaboration between cargo owners and logistics providers. It has its company headquarters in the... more