Port of Bilbao expanding ecosystem monitoring 
The Bilbao Port Authority and the University of the Basque Country have renewed their collaboration to continue biomonitoring the port ecosystem. A new four-year agreement, worth EUR 785,000, includes phytoplankton surveillance for the first time, adding to existing studies of... more
Germany fortifying military mobility
The German army (Bundeswehr) and Germany’s federal office for logistics and mobility (Balm) signed a cooperation agreement on 14 July 2025 to enhance national defence logistics. Balm president Christian Hoffmann and lieutenant-general André Bodemann formalised the deal as part... more
Training takes flight
Lufthansa Cargo is developing a virtual-reality training programme for aircraft loading supervisors, and is set to launch its first module in October 2025. The carrier aims to modernise qualification processes by offering immersive, realistic training scenarios that can be... more
Japan Airlines enters regenerative logistics
Japan Airlines (JAL) has launched its 'J Solutions Pharma Cells', a new logistics service tailored to the fast-evolving field of regenerative medicine. According to Japan’s cabinet office the market for regenerative medicine is expected to expand more than tenfold over the... more
Trailer Bridge executes military contract
Trailer Bridge has successfully completed its first mission under a ‘USTransCom Ports’ contract, providing the US army with stevedoring and port operations in Narvik (Norway). The operation supported the redeployment of US military cargo from Nato exercises. As a prime... more
Container hotel for truck drivers
TST has opened its first micro-hotel for lorry drivers at its logistics site in Gimbsheim, Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany), in partnership with Roatel. The facility, housed in a converted shipping container, offers four 7.5 sqm units equipped with a bed, WC, shower and... more
DHL building new Cologne station
DHL Express Germany has begun construction of a new operations site in the Cologne Marsdorf neighbourhood. The facility, located on Toyota-Allee, will cover more than 20,000 m² and include 5,500 m² of production and office space. The EUR 40 million project features sustainable... more
MSC Air Cargo joins German airline association
The association Barig, Board of Airline Representatives in Germany, has welcomed MSC Air Cargo as its newest member, further expanding the association’s airfreight community. MSC Air Cargo, part of the global MSC Group, operates a fleet of Boeing B777-200 freighters on... more
Board reshuffle for DHL
The DHL Group is reshaping its top management with effect from 16 August. Oscar de Bok, currently CEO of DHL Supply Chain, has been appointed as the new CEO of DHL Global Forwarding, Freight, succeeding Tim Scharwath, who is retiring. Hendrik Venter, the CEO for Supply... more
100 years ago – pioneering air/sea logistics
100 years ago today, on 16 July 1925, the 'MS Schwabenland' ship was launched as the 'Schwarzenfels' by the shipyard Deutsche Werke Kiel. Originally built for DDG Hansa, the vessel was transformed in 1934 into a floating base. Fitted with a Heinkel steam catapult and crane,... more