Antonov Airlines air-lifts communication satellite 
Antonov Airlines cooperated with Bollore Logistics Space recently to transport a civil telecommunications satellite on one of its Antonov AN-124-100-150 aircraft. It flew the unit from Toulouse (France) to the ‘Nasa Shuttle Landing Facility’ in Titusville FL (USA), where it will... more
Now present in Sevilla
To better cover services in the provinces of Andalusia and Extremadura Geodis has opened a facility in Sevilla (Spain). The Sevilla office opened for business on 1 October. The new node in Geodis’s network connects to the forwarder’s presence in other Spanish cities, including... more
Intermodal terminal under new leadership
The Arken Intermodal Terminal at the Outer Port, one of the terminals at the Port of Gothenburg, Sweden, is getting a new operator. The recently signed lease agreement with the terminal company Gothenburg Roro Terminal will come into force on 11 December 2022. The Arken... more
Schmitz Cargobull picks Marnix Lannoije
The supervisory board of Schmitz Cargobull has appointed Marnix Lannoije as its new chief research and development officer (CTO), effective 1 October 2022. Lannoije succeeds Roland Klement who has retired. "Lannoije is an experienced industry expert and a good fit for... more
CMA CGM Air Cargo contracts Hactl
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – Hong Kong’s largest independent air cargo handler – has been appointed to handle CMA CGM Air Cargo’s new Hong Kong services which began in early September. CMA CGM Air Cargo is the cargo airline of the CMA CGM Group, a global... more
Post NL planning to reappoint Herna Verhagen
The supervisory board of Post NL intends to reappoint Herna Verhagen for a new four-year term as CEO and member of the management board at the shareholders’ annual general meeting (AGM) in 2023. Jan Nooitgedagt, chair of the supervisory board: “We’re very pleased that... more
ACS France bounces back
Air Charter Service’s French operation, based in Paris, has seen an impressive first half to the year, up by 91% on the same period in 2021. Alexandre Busila, CEO of ACS France, commented: “We have seen a real return to business for all of our three main divisions following... more
LNT announces changes in the board
In Germany, Gudrun Gaus (second from right), authorised signatory and branch manager at Axthelm + Zufall in Nohra, and Sebastian Mertens, head of corporate development at Twenty 5 Logistik from Gotha, have now joined the board of the Logistik Netzwerk Thüringen (LNT). LNT is a... more
Integration completed
On 1 November 2022, freight forwarder Spedition Lode was finally rebranded Gebrüder Weiss Waldkraiburg, following a transition phase of operating under the name of GW Lode. The international transport and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss acquired Spedition Lode in late 2021.... more
Ocean money for logistics investment
For A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk), Q3/2022 turned out to be just as bountiful as expected. Compared to the previous quarter, turnover rose by 37% and ebitda even increased by a whopping 60%. CEO Søren Skou spoke of the "16th consecutive quarter of year-on-year profit... more