"Curiosity of the Day" 
When Henri Matisse's paper cut "Le Bateau" (1953) was exhibited at the MoMa in New York in 1961, it was initially mistakenly hung upside down for 47 days. more
BHV elects Petra Lüdeke 
Petra Lüdeke has taken over the helm at the port and logistics trade association BHV-Bremische Hafen- und Logistikvertretung with effect from 1 September 2022 after a unanimous decision of the association’s management board. Lüdeke is filling the position of managing... more
Indo-German partnership sealed
Germany’s Quantron and India’s ETO Motors have decided to cooperate in both the Indian and European markets. The companies have signed an agreement to this effect. ETO will support Quantron in design and development to bring ETO three-wheelers to the European market. In... more
First fully electric Volta Zero trucks to join fleet
DB Schenker and manufacturer Volta Trucks have together completed the first on-road test phase of the fully electric Volta Zero truck in Paris, France. The trucks will now be rolled out at ten locations in five countries. DB Schenker will add the first pilot vehicles to its... more
UAE rail network linked to Abu Dhabi freight hub
Etihad Rail in UAE has completed the rail link between the railfreight terminal at the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi (Icad) and the UAE National Rail Network. The company has finished laying tracks and conducting successful tests on the new line, which extends from the... more
Nancee Ronning joins Forward Air as COO
Nancee Ronning will join Forward Air’s leadership team as chief commercial officer at the end of September 2022. Ronning brings a strong track record of profitable growth from GE Capital, Merrill Corporation and BNSF Logistics to Forward. She will be responsible for... more
China Airlines and AFI KLM E&M extend GE90 contract
AFI KLM E&M and China Airlines have signed an extension to their engine support agreement, which will now cover the GE90 engines powering four additional Boeing 777 freighters operated by the airline. The initial contract dates back to June 2021, which established an... more
Handling record at Abidjan's Terra terminal
The port of Abidjan’s ro-ro terminal Terra witnessed a weekly record between 22 and 29 August 2022, when it handled exactly 2,687 vehicles. The vehicles – mainly saloon and city cars or construction machines – were transported on the “Matorell” and “Pleiades Spirit” vehicle... more
Partnership for SME's webshops and fulfilment
DHL Supply Chain has now got the bigger piece of the cake. The affiliate of Deutsche Post DHL Group has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Dutch e-commerce specialist Monta. The business model is a partnership to serve small and mid-sized webshops in e-fulfilment... more
Daily updates from Champ Marketanalytics
Champ Marketanalytics, the insights service launched earlier this year, now features market data from over eighty leading air cargo organisations. Through daily updates, it delivers market insights with the same speed promise as air cargo. Champ processes over half of the... more