Sandrine Laurent promoted to secretary general 
Sandrine Laurent joined Dunkerque-Port in March 2022 as director of human resources. She has now been promoted to secretary general. She will be in charge of CSR policy, legal affairs and the quality approach, and will also oversee Dunkerque-Port's governance bodies. Laurent... mehr
LNG trucks help reduce carbon emissions
Arla Foods has taken delivery of seven new Volvo FM LNG 6x2 tractor units. The UK’s biggest dairy cooperative currently views bio-LNG (liquified natural gas) as the best option to improve the sustainability of its commercial vehicle fleet. The FM LNG benefits from Volvo’s... mehr
Bridging the African gap
Ethiopian Airlines Group (ET) has partnered with Mailamericas (MA), a private postal operator and gold member of the consultive committee for the Universal Postal Union, to develop competitive cross border ecommerce services within Africa and the Middle East using Addis Ababa as... mehr
"Curiosity of the Day" 
For director Michael Anderson’s "Around the world in 80 days" (1956), more animals were used than for any other movie: some 90 animal trainers were required to care for the 855 unusual extras. mehr
Third market for Amazon Air
Amazon Air is now high up in the clouds in India. The group is the first e-commerce company in the country to establish its own dedicated air cargo network to fly across Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Delhi, and Mumbai. It provides the cargo capacity of two Boeing 737-800 aircraft at... mehr
Branche braucht einen langen Atem
GSSA erwartet Aufschwung für die Luftfracht im zweiten Jahresviertel oder im zweiten Halbjahr. Nach einer Hochsaison, die keine war, blickt die Luftfracht ungewiss in die Zukunft. Andrius Antanaitis, der bei Strike Aviation für die Geschäftsentwicklung in Europa verantwortlich... mehr
More investment in London's rail infrastructure
DP World is investing GPB 12 million (EUR 13.6 million) investment in two new rail mounted gantry (RMG) cranes at London Gateway. The cranes will be used for the quick, safe and automated handling of containers. They are expected to increase rail capacity at London Gateway by... mehr
Expanded intermodal services for US shippers
RSI Logistics and Transtar have inked a partnership agreement. The collaboration will see RSI operate the Delray Connecting Railroad Company’s Zug Island transloading location within Transtar’s US rail network, as well as jointly partnering to market the transloading... mehr
Etihad Cargo restructures customer contact centre
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Aviation Group, has divided its existing customer contact centre into two separate units. One team will be dedicated to serve UAE customers, and the other will serve the rest of the world and global key... mehr
A team of five to lead Kukla
In keeping with its rapid and sustained growth, the international freight forwarder Robert Kukla, headquartered in Munich (Germany), has expanded its management team from two to five people, effective 1 January 2023. Robert Kukla’s new management team now includes (from left to... mehr