Triple investment in Northern Germany 
CHI Group, an air cargo handler founded in 1994 and based in Frankfurt (Germany), recently acquired shares in three companies in the Hamburg metropolitan area. Tri-Log International, Innovative Quality Logistics and Uwe Marx Transporte offer forwarding (sea and airfreight)... mehr
155,000 km rail tracks in operation
China invested CNY 710.9 billion (EUR 97.5 billion) in railway fixed assets in 2022, building and putting 4,100 km new rail tracks into service, including 2,082 km of high-speed routes. By the end of 2022, the country had 155,000 km rail tracks in operation, 42,000 km of... mehr
Tobias Brandt to lead Nosta Sea & Air in Germany
Full-service logistics provider Nosta Group is restructuring its management by appointing Tobias Brandt (left) as COO Sea & Air Germany after the former managing director Peter Mundt (right) moved to the group’s global management board as COO Sea & Air. Brandt’s task... mehr
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) had great respect for every living creature. When he had finished studying an insect, he took it back to exactly the same place where he had picked it up. mehr
A good cargo year for Iberia Airport Services
Last year, Iberia Airport Services (Ibas), Iberia's handling division, which serves more than 150 airlines at 29 Spanish airports, handled more than 362,847 t of freight, 7% more than in 2021 (-9.6% vs 2019). In 2022, Ibas added nine new companies to its client portfolio,... mehr
GCL loves cars
Global Critical Logistics (GCL), which specialises in events & sports logistics, recently acquired the UK-based Classic Automotive Relocation Services (Cars), a company that was founded in 1989 to organise shipments of historic, rare, and prestigious vehicles. Cars’... mehr
Semi-trailer to improve food shipments
UK-based food transportation specialist Ann-Martin International has taken delivery of a Schmitz Cargobull S.KO Cool box body semi-trailer. It is equipped with an air distribution system optimised for the trailer’s S.CU cooling unit that guarantees efficient and uniform... mehr
Strengthening inland navigation
Duisburg-based Haeger & Schmidt Logistics (HSL) has reinforced its inland shipping business. The new vessels will be deployed in the company's Container Allianz Niederrhein (CAN), a pool for container transports that HSL runs in cooperation with its partners European Gateway... mehr
Busy - busier - Miami
Miami International Airport (MIA) handled 2.2 million t of international freight and 500,000 t of domestic shipments in 2022, thus matching the record of 2.7 million t of freight it had set in 2021. According to Airports Council International, MIA is the #1 US airport for... mehr
Für viele Herausforderungen
Im Gespräch mit Yossi Shoukroun, CEO Challenge Group. Seit 2020 gibt es erst die Challenge Group – doch einzelne Bestandteile der Gruppe, die sich an die gesamte Luftfracht-Lieferkette richtet, reichen bis in die 1970er-Jahre zurück. Letztes Jahr kam mit Challenge Airlines MT... mehr