2023: a time for total cargo management solutions 
Launched one year ago as one of ten modules of its "Augmented GSSA" concept, ECS Group's "All-In" option is expecting an increase in demand. With 15 dedicated employees at its Paris headquarters, ECS Group is operating on behalf of nine airlines, in 180... mehr
MOU to solve safety issues
Representatives of Cargo Incident Notification System (Cins), Confidential Human Factors Incident Reporting Programme (Chirp), Container Owners Association (COA), International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (Ichca), and Ship Message Design Group (Smdg) signed a... mehr
Newest low-water ship now in operation
HKG Shipping (Cologne) and materials manufacturer Covestro commissioned a new low-water vessel earlier this month. "Courage" is to supply Covestro’s customers with finished products from its sites in North Rhine-Westphalia with immediate effect. The identically... mehr
Lyte Aviation’s vision for a next-gen aircraft
The future face of regional aviation doesn’t have to be complex or look futuristic, says Freshta Farzam, founder and CEO of Lyte Aviation. With ten years’ experience in the green hydrogen and aviation sectors, Farzam’s new company fronts a distinctively conventional airframe... mehr
Europa Air & Sea takes off in Delhi
Europa Air & Sea has inaugurated a new office in Delhi, India, following the successful launch of the company’s latest sites in Shanghai (China) and Dubai (UAE), which both opened in 2022. The new facility in Delhi is Europa’s first step into the Indian Subcontinent and... mehr
Kalmar to deliver heavy e-forklift to Austria
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has secured an order from Austrian rail logistics service provider Innofreight for a Kalmar heavy electric forklift. This unit is the first of its kind to be delivered to a customer anywhere in the world. Kalmar’s first heavy electric forklift is to... mehr
Scallog picks Manel Siaci
Supply chain departments are increasingly choosing to rely on consulting firms and independents for automation projects, in the face of the plethora of intralogistics 4.0 solutions offered. Manel Siaci, business development manager of Scallog, a French company that designs,... mehr
Manfreight acquires 20 high-tech curtainsiders
UK-based forwarder Manfreight has taken delivery of 20 new Schmitz Cargobull S.CS Fixed Roof trailers, as it continues to drive the expansion of its bulk and dry freight division. The new curtainsider trailers – all built in the manufacturer’s Manchester factory – are fitted... mehr
Grimaldi signs the Greek deal
The majority stake of 67% of the share capital of the Igoumenitsa Port Authority for a total price of EUR 84.17 million goes to the joint venture established by the companies Grimaldi Euromed, Minoan Lines and Investment Construction Commercial and Industrial (Ekev). The... mehr
Seafrigo snaps up CNMP
In the French port of Le Havre, the CNMP Group (Compagnie Nouvelle de Manutentions Portuaire) is changing hands. The Seafrigo Group, which specialises in temperature-controlled logistics worldwide, has received the green light from the authorities for the takeover. CNMP is... mehr