Baggage and cargo tractor on the move at Fraport 
Fraport Ground Services are currently trialling an autonomous baggage and cargo tractor. The electric vehicle will operate on an 8 km long test route within Frankfurt Airport’s secure area. Eric Agthe, project manager for process and product development at Fraport:... more
Trucks deliver humanitarian aid
MBS Logistics, Germany, has transported urgently required relief supplies to the earthquake zone in Turkey. The first of four trucks has already arrived in Gaziosmanpaşa near Istanbul. The vehicle was primarily loaded with 33 pallets full of donations from Centershop with warm... more
Dimotrans promotes Marco Fusco
Marco Fusco is taking over as general manager of the Dimotrans group’s courier business. Dimotrans also offers overseas, international road and logistics solutions. After a master’s degree at Isteli, Fusco began his career in the courier industry in 1995 at Transports... more
DSV tests trucks using overhead contact line
In Frankfurt, Germany, DSV is taking part in a research project to test and establish an e-highway for fully electric long-distance road freight. Since the beginning of February, a subcontracted DSV driver has been using the 10 km soon to be 17 km e-highway test track in... more
Latam Cargo: first international flight with SAF
Latam Group has completed its first international flight with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), with Latam Cargo Chile flying an aircraft from Zaragoza airport in Spain to North America. SAF is a biofuel made from alternative biomass sources such as waste, fats, and oils,... more
Gerald Mayrhofer appointed to management board
Heuel Logistics has appointed Gerald Mayrhofer to the management board. In his role, Mayrhofer has been responsible for sales development, contract logistics and other segments since October 2022. He is also overseeing the current expansion of sea and air freight as new business... more
Expanding rail business in UK
Knorr-Bremse has acquired service provider Westcode from Unipart Rail. The deal is expected to unlock opportunities for Knorr-Bremse to expand its service business in UK. The acquisition brings with it a skilled workforce that will further boost Knorr-Bremse’s Rail Services... more
DB Schenker visits e-truck plant
Volta Trucks recently welcomed a delegation of DB Schenker in Steyr, Austria, to see the final prototype generation of the all-electric Volta Zero truck in pre-production. 150 of these trucks will be delivered later this year. The forwarder will use the vehicles to transport... more
Corrigendum: Logisticians help earthquake victims
After the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria at the beginning of February 2023, the logistics community of Signature Global Network (SGN) conducted an internal fundraising campaign for the earthquake victims. All in all, USD 6,953 was raised to purchase relief goods,... more
A tiger follows a panda 
Shipper’s shipping line Tailwind starts second service in March. Nobody can blame shippers for getting fed up with the lack of schedule reliability offered by the major carriers in 2022. The German retail corporation Lidl is now set to trial a second service operated by its own... more