From HGK Shipping to HGK AG 
The supervisory board of HGK AG has initiated the appointment of Steffen Bauer as future CEO, following Uwe Wedig’s planned retirement on 30 September 2025. Bauer, currently CEO of HGK Shipping, is set to lead the Cologne-based transport and logistics group, which operates... more
Motum releases damage report
Motum has released its 2025 damage report, analysing five years of claims data from 50,000 vehicles and over 155,000 incidents. The study identifies the most common types of fleet damage and their root causes, aiming to improve operational efficiency. External damage... more
Turkish triple take-off 
Turkish air traffic control and IST airport operator IGA have introduced the simultaneous operation of three independent runways. Three Turkish Airlines flights were dispatched on their way personally by the country’s transport minister. more
Durban taking off
The Dube Cargo Terminal at King Shaka International Airport in Durban (South Africa) has increased its throughput of late. Its modern infrastructure, strategic location and international partnerships make the facility and Durban a serious player in the global airfreight... more
Dachser expands Linz facility
Dachser has completed the third expansion phase of its logistics centre in Hörsching, near Linz (Austria). With an investment of EUR 6 million, the site has been extended by more than 3,000 m² of transhipment space, boosting total hall capacity to 11,200 m². The site now... more
Air India ships 1,000 t of mangos
Air India shipped nearly 1,000 t of Indian mangoes in April, linking farms in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh to markets in Europe, North America, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. With demand soaring, the airline relies on APEDA-certified cold chain facilities —... more
Fashion logistics upgrade
The Italian fashion retailer OVS has partnered with TGW Logistics for its omni-channel fulfilment capabilities. TGW has implemented its 'FlashPick' goods-to-person system at OVS’s Pontenure distribution centre, enabling processing of up to 100,000 items daily for store... more
Evolution series joins Simandou
Wabtec and Rio Tinto SimFer have unveiled the first ES43ACi evolution series locomotive built for the Simandou project in Guinea, Africa’s largest mining and infrastructure development project, according to Wabtec. Assembled at Wabtec’s Marhowra plant in India, the 4,500HP... more
XPO taps Balcou to grow French freight role
XPO Logistics has appointed Vincent Balcou as its director of operations for global forwarding activities in France, thus strengthening the country’s role in XPO’s European logistics network. With over 30 years of experience at Maersk, MSC and Dachser, Balcou will lead the... more
Haropa and Pointe-Noire join forces
On the occasion of the official visit of Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso to Paris, Haropa Port and the Autonomous Port of Pointe-Noire (PAPN) signed a strategic cooperation agreement on 23 May 2025. The deal aims to strengthen ties between the two Atlantic maritime... more