ECS to manage Asiana belly cargo 
ECS Group has been appointed by Asiana Airlines as its exclusive global GSSA partner for international belly cargo operations. Effective 1 August, ECS is managing sales, reservations, customer service, and ground handling coordination across 33 major locations in nine countries,... more
Hybrid-electric breakthrough
Elroy Air has marked a milestone in autonomous air cargo development with its "Chaparral" hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft. In three recent flights in California, the drone transitioned autonomously from vertical takeoff to forward, wingborne flight, reaching more... more
Quehenberger strengthens Tyrol presence
Quehenberger Logistics, part of the Geis Group, will take over the operations of ZZ-Agentur Stoll in Vomp, Tirol, effective 1 October 2025, subject to approval by competition authorities. With the acquisition, 24 employees and the Vomp site will be integrated into Quehenberger’s... more
EDB funds Issyk-Kul railway study
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) will provide a USD 275,000 grant from its technical assistance fund to prepare a preliminary feasibility study for the planned Balykchy–Cholpon-Ata railway in Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk-Kul Region. The agreement was signed at the Kyrgyz-Russian... more
Xeneta expands freight data offering
Xeneta has acquired maritime and supply chain data firm eeSea, aiming to enhance its platform for containerised freight procurement. The integration adds eeSea’s global schedule, transit time and reliability data to Xeneta’s existing freight rate intelligence, enabling shippers... more
Bauer appointed to ACCF board
The German airfreight association Air Cargo Community Frankfurt (ACCF) has welcomed the chief operating officer of Lufthansa Cargo, Frank Bauer, as a new board member. Bauer has been part of the Lufthansa Cargo executive team since 2023, serving as CFO, CHRO and labour... more
New cargo flows at Changi
Sats has opened a BUP handling centre at Singapore Changi airport, designed to accelerate bulk unitisation programme shipments (BUP) assembled by forwarders or shippers. Covering half a soccer field at Sats Cargo’s airfreight terminal the sheltered facility cuts minimum... more
Digital tool to ease border trade
Central American countries are set to roll out a digital platform to monitor trade facilitation reforms and strengthen regional integration. The Reform Tracker, developed by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) with the Secretariat for Central American Economic Integration (SIECA)... more
EcoNavis secures UK funding
EcoNavis Solutions, a maritime technology spin-out from the University of Strathclyde, has secured GBP 300,000 from the UK’s ‘Innovate UK ICURe Exploit programme’, “to support the commercialisation of university research,” as the company reported. The phased funding... more
New MD at CNMP Le Havre
Hanseatic Global Terminals (HGT) has appointed Benoit Klein as the new managing director of its CNMP Le Havre terminal (France). He’ll take office on 1 September 2025. With a strong background in operations, Klein has over 29 years of experience in the terminals and... more