Marc Fürstner joins advisory board 
About 20 years ago, Marc Fürstner was a founding shareholder of the company MHP Software. Now the expert in dispatch logistics software is withdrawing from the management and joining the advisory board of the MHP Solution Group. Among other things, Fürstner developed and... more
Freight forwarders benefit from apprenticeship service
The British International Freight Association (Bifa) says that the recent announcement that the UK government is expanding access to the apprenticeship service to employers that are not one of the existing 22,000 apprenticeship levy-payers already using the service, will be of... more
MOL enhances LNG carrier fleet
The second LNG carrier out of four vessels built in China for the Yamal LNG project has been named “LNG Merak”. The naming ceremony for the LNG carrier, which was jointly ordered by MOL and China Cosco Shipping, was recently held at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding. The Yamal... more
Big news from Airbus and Airlander
Beluga XL, an integral part of Airbus’ industrial system, made its first operational flight on 9 January 2020. This is the first of six units to replace the Beluga ST predecessors until 2023. At 63 m long and 8 m wide, it has the largest cargo bay cross-section of all existing... more
Scheduled routes system bears fruit
In 2019 Ukrainian Railways transported 40.5 million t, which is the highest amount since Ukraine gained its independence in 1991. Transport volume is 20.1 % higher than in 2018. Currently there is an annual increase of grain yield; Ukrainian Railways and the market players have... more
Interroll strengthens innovation team
Christian Ripperda has been appointed to the newly created position of vice president system innovation at Interroll. In his new role, he will lead and coordinate the company’s global innovation activities, which include the Interoll project and development centre (IPDC) and... more
Infosys partners with Gefco to support digitalisation
Infosys, a global provider in next-generation digital services and consulting, has partnered with Gefco to support its digital transformation over the next five years. As a technology partner of Gefco, Infosys will help transform the group’s next-generation business application... more
Variegated and dynamic 
Swiss WorldCargo restructured its management of the overall American markets two years ago, when René Brechbuehl retired (see also page 22 of ITJ 43-44 / 2017), putting Hendrik Falk in charge of western and southern USA and all of Latin America. The globetrotter with almost 30... more
Qatar Airways Cargo launches freighter service to Japan
Qatar Airways Cargo, one of the world’s major air cargo carriers, is expanding its cargo network in Asia Pacific with the launch of a twice weekly B777F service to Osaka, Japan effective today, 14 January 2020. Approximately 200 t of cargo capacity will be offered per week... more