Increasing demand and investment 
German trailer manufacturer Kögel has begun 2021 with a strong tailwind, with incoming orders from January to March totalling 6,978 vehicles. This is 137% more than in the same period of the previous year. With 4,088 units, demand for new vehicles in Q1/ 2021 was particularly... more
Autonomous (un-)berthing is on
Successful completion of a pilot project: In conjunction with the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Akishima Laboratories and MOL Ferry, the carrier MOL announced the end of a demonstration test (from March to April 2021) for the jointly developed auto berthing... more
Tami Davis to run Ambercor's new Houston office
Tami Davis has joined the Ambercor team, effective 20 May 2021. She will assume the position of project manager and head the new Houston office of the Canadian project logistics company, which is headquartered in Toronto and currently expanding its presence in the USA. Davis... more
Burgers via QSL keep coming
In Germany, the food service company "burgerme," which combines burgers and side dishes with home delivery, has extended its contract with QSL, a full-service logistics provider based in Friedrichsdorf. Burgerme operates around 100 restaurants in over 50 German cities.... more
“An extraordinary year” 
2020 was rather special for all of us, but it wasn’t very good for all that many of us. It was for full-freighter operator Cargolux, however – not only because it turned 50. more
Landing in Ostend, flying lions to South Africa
Two years after Bcube Air Cargo started its adventure at Ostend-Bruges airport, the Italian air services provider has begun to handle Qatar Airways flights as the carrier has officially included the Belgian airport in its cargo network. "We are extremely proud of our... more
Fit for European cross-border traffic
French manufacturer Alstom is equipping DB Cargo freight locomotives with modern ETCS signalling technology. This will enable them to continue operating in Belgium and the Netherlands when the lines are upgraded to ETCS for the time table changes in 2024/25 (Belgium) and 2025/26... more
Turkish Airlines at expanding Newark airport
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which this year celebrates its 100th anniversary, has issued a request for proposals to pre-qualified firms to lease, operate and maintain two major cargo buildings at Newark (EWR) through renovations that will dramatically... more
Tomeu Mas: senior VP for Latin America
Menzies Aviation has appointed Tomeu Mas as its new senior vice president for Central and South America, effective 14 June 2021. Based in Cancun, Mexico, Mas will drive the global aviation logistics specialist’s strategic growth in the region. “In 2021 so far, Menzies has... more
LCL-hub connected to Ethiopian Djibouti Railway
In Ethiopia, Ceva Logistics and its JV partner MACCFA Freight Logistics have opened a new less-than-container load (LCL) facility and container freight station within the Modjo Dry Port, 70 km from the county's capital Addis Ababa. The 1,000 sqm facility has three loading docks... more