Heger heads DHL GF in Germany and Switzerland 
DHL Global Forwarding has appointed Felix Heger as CEO for Germany and Switzerland (DECH), effective 1 November 2025. He succeeds Markus Panhauser, who becomes SVP Global LCL, overseeing the company’s worldwide less-than-container-load operations. Heger will join the European... more
Korean Air also keen on the freighter version
Korean Air has joined the growing list of Airbus A350F operators, converting seven of its existing A350-1000 passenger aircraft orders into the all-new freighter version. Airbus EVP Sales Benoît de Saint-Exupéry described the deal as "a significant endorsement of the... more
Leadership change at Loconi Intermodal
Loconi Intermodal has announced that CEO Lidia Dziewierska is stepping down after a decade with the company and leaving the PSA Group. Effective 1 November, Niels Jakobsgaard Andersen is assuming the role of CEO and President of the Management Board. Based in Gdynia, Andersen... more
Bridge takes over Cardiff Airport leadership today
Cardiff Airport has appointed Jon Bridge as its new CEO, effective 3 November 2025. A senior leader with three decades’ experience across retail, hospitality and transport, Bridge previously led SA Brain & Co through a major post-pandemic transformation and has advised the... more
A chilling cargo case in Chile
It may sound like a Halloween prank, but it’s all too real: Around 30 human legs, shipped from the US for medical training, have been stranded for over a year in a refrigerated warehouse at the airport of Santiago de Chile (SCL). The shipment, valued at USD 80,000, is caught in... more
Intermodal sector demands action
Several intermodal operators and associations, including Hupac, TX Logistik, ERFA, Fermerci, UIRR, SGKV and Kombiverkehr, have sent an open letter to Germany’s transport minister Patrick Schnieder and Deutsche Bahn CEO Evelyn Palla. The signatories warn of a shift from rail back... more
Rotterdam, Duisburg boost cooperation
The ports of Rotterdam and Duisburg have signed a new letter of intent to strengthen their cooperation on sustainable transport corridors. The agreement, endorsed in the presence of North Rhine-Westphalia’s Minister President Hendrik Wüst, aims to accelerate decarbonisation in... more
Dutch solar tech hits sea
Dutch maritime solar specialist Wattlab has completed the first full-scale installation of its 'solar flatrack system' on the 'MV Vertom Tula', a 7,280 dwt diesel-electric cargo ship owned by Vertom. Equipped with 44 solar flatracks totalling 79 kWp, the vessel is the first... more
Heisterkamp hub in MITP announced
Dutch logistics group Heisterkamp transportation solutions has announced a new investment in the Republic of Moldova with the opening of a facility at the Moldova innovation technology park (MITP). "We are confident that this next milestone will contribute to our collective... more
ALAN celebrates 20 years of disaster relief logistics
The American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) has celebrated its 20th anniversary on 30 October, honouring two decades of humanitarian impact powered by the logistics industry. Founded in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina, ALAN was created by 50 supply chain associations and business... more