Lüthi to be head of FOCBS 
Pascal Lüthi has been appointed as the new director of the federal office of customs and border security FOCBS. He will take office in January 2024. Lüthi has been commander of the Neuchâtel cantonal police since 2012. Before that, he was head of... more
Pioneer of the intermodal concept 
In conversation with Ambrogio Intermodal CEO Pieralberto Vecchi. The firm’s doing “less badly than others,” as Pieralberto Vecchi, who became CEO of Ambrogio Intermodal two years ago, told ITJ editor Andreas Haug at the Transport Logistic fair in Munich earlier this year. He... more
Sawn timber wagon arrives in Finland
The first wagon of the new Habins sawn timber wagons ordered by Fenniarail has arrived at the port of Hamina, Finland. The Finnish carrier has been working for a long time to make sawn timber transports more efficient. Based on an investment decision in 2020, the company... more
Eva Beate Lande to lead cargo business
Avinor has named two executives to lead the company’s strategy for route development and the cargo business. Martin Langaas, the company’s cargo director, will assume the position of senior director route development, while Eva Beate Lande will join Avinor as new cargo director... more
Holiday season ends, air cargo rebounds
World ACD’s data reveal that global tonnages increased in the third full week of August (21 to 27 August), following a similar pattern as one year ago, mainly driven by Europe rebounding from the holiday season, while rates remained stable. Comparing weeks 33 and 34 (14 to... more
Air Nostrum orders ten more
Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV), a UK-based provider of sustainable aircraft technologies, and Air Nostrum Group, which includes Hibernian Airlines in Ireland and Mel Air in Malta, have agreed to double the number of Airlander 10 under reservation, to a total of 20 aircraft. Under... more
Green truck to clean up in Aarhus
The battery-electric e-Econic truck for municipal use is now also in operation in Aarhus, Denmark, on the east coast of Jutland, where the waste disposal company Urbaser is deploying five of these Mercedes-Benz vehicles. Already 20 e-Econics are in use in other Danish cities... more
Wijgula's fresh face
The inland shipping company Königliche Wijnhoff & Van Gulpen & Larsen (Wijgula) has appointed Simon Lucas as its third managing director alongside Norbert Meixner and Egbert Schelhaas, effective 1 September 2023. With a background in the chemical industry, Lucas will... more
Designwerk finds new market
After entering the German market in 2021, the Swiss electromobility specialist is now expanding its business to the Benelux countries as well. As in Switzerland and Germany, the company offers the complete electric truck portfolio in this new market - from dump trucks and... more
Marshall Stevens to join MSCAA
Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (MSCAA) has selected Marshall Stevens as its new vice president of operations. Stevens has more than 30 years of aviation experience, most recently as deputy executive director for Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) in Middletown, PA,... more