Quantron spreads its wings 
Clean tech company Quantron recorded an order intake of EUR 20 million in the first seven months of this year. Order backlog and customer approved funding applications cumulatively amount to more than EUR 100 million. The company also expanded internationally in H1/2023. At... more
IAG Cargo picks new sustainability manager
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG) has appointed Saleem Saeed as its new sustainability manager for its transformation team. Saeed previously worked in the construction sector and will use his experience and expertise to drive forward new... more
Air Charter Service expands in Texas
Air Charter Service has further invested in Texas by moving its Houston office to new, much larger premises to accommodate its growth plans for the state. Dustin Roades, ACS Houston’s CEO: “Last year was ACS Houston’s best, in terms of both charter numbers and revenue. On... more
DHL to continue solar ship route in Berlin
DHL Group is extending its successful pilot project in collaboration with partners Behala and Solarwaterworld in Berlin until the summer of 2024. The project involves electrically powered solar ships for package transport, and due to its success, it will continue for at least... more
Suitable lorries for the pass 
Will the Brenner Pass become the first European corridor with electric HGVs? The Brenner Pass in the Eastern Alps, at an altitude of 1,370 m, isn’t only a bottleneck on the border between Italy and Austria, but is also an environmental problem. To reduce emissions there, Gruber... more
Rhenus invests in two road freight hubs
The group is adding two new business sites in Germany. In Nuremberg, it is building a completely new almost 17,000 sqm logistics facility with a warehouse, a cargo handling area, and office space. In Dietzenbach, Rhenus is expanding its existing logistics services to meet... more
More cargo transported by rail in Central Asia
HHLA Project Logistics is shifting project cargo from road to rail for further orders in Central Asia. Part of the project cargo is loaded in Baku, Azerbaijan, and carried to different destinations in Kazakhstan. Shipments are despatched by rail from Baku to the port of... more
USA: new space for bulk liquid tanks
Cotac, part of the German Hoyer Group, can now store full bulk liquid ISO tanks at its depot in Houston, Texas (USA). For Hoyer, the Houston site is the central logistics hub for global logistics and for domestic services for products from the chemical, food, lubricant and gas... more
FourKites expands senior leadership team
Supply chain visibility provider Fourkites has expanded its leadership team with the addition of three new senior vice presidents in its go-to-market organisation. Phil Weir (left), senior vice president, global strategic customers, will head the company’s global customer... more
MLP: revenue up by 51%
In H1/2023, the operating income of Warsaw-based MLP Group, which is developing its operations in Poland, Germany, Austria and Romania, reached PLN 185.7 million (EUR 40.3 million), +51% yoy, and ebitda without revaluation amounted to PLN 97.2 million (EUR 21.1 million), +63% vs... more