ECS and Global GSA groups to make an impact in June 

The GSSAs ECS Group from Paris, and Global GSA Group from Amsterdam, may be exhibiting seperately at Air Cargo Europe this week, but are set to hold their first joint 'Impact Week' thereafter, from 16 to 20 June, encouraging employee engagement in social and environmental... more
DHL and Shopify cooperate 

DHL Group has expanded its partnership with Shopify to simplify national and international shipping for online retailers. The integration allows millions of Shopify merchants to access DHL’s global logistics network directly via the Shopify shipping platform. Available now in... more
From HGK Shipping to HGK AG 

The supervisory board of HGK AG has initiated the appointment of Steffen Bauer as future CEO, following Uwe Wedig’s planned retirement on 30 September 2025. Bauer, currently CEO of HGK Shipping, is set to lead the Cologne-based transport and logistics group, which operates... more
Motum releases damage report 

Motum has released its 2025 damage report, analysing five years of claims data from 50,000 vehicles and over 155,000 incidents. The study identifies the most common types of fleet damage and their root causes, aiming to improve operational efficiency. External damage... more
Turkish triple take-off 

Turkish air traffic control and IST airport operator IGA have introduced the simultaneous operation of three independent runways. Three Turkish Airlines flights were dispatched on their way personally by the country’s transport minister. more
Dachser expands Linz facility 

Dachser has completed the third expansion phase of its logistics centre in Hörsching, near Linz (Austria). With an investment of EUR 6 million, the site has been extended by more than 3,000 m² of transhipment space, boosting total hall capacity to 11,200 m². The site now... more
Air India ships 1,000 t of mangos 

Air India shipped nearly 1,000 t of Indian mangoes in April, linking farms in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh to markets in Europe, North America, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. With demand soaring, the airline relies on APEDA-certified cold chain facilities —... more
Fashion logistics upgrade 

The Italian fashion retailer OVS has partnered with TGW Logistics for its omni-channel fulfilment capabilities. TGW has implemented its 'FlashPick' goods-to-person system at OVS’s Pontenure distribution centre, enabling processing of up to 100,000 items daily for store... more
XPO taps Balcou to grow French freight role 

XPO Logistics has appointed Vincent Balcou as its director of operations for global forwarding activities in France, thus strengthening the country’s role in XPO’s European logistics network. With over 30 years of experience at Maersk, MSC and Dachser, Balcou will lead the... more
Haropa and Pointe-Noire join forces 

On the occasion of the official visit of Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso to Paris, Haropa Port and the Autonomous Port of Pointe-Noire (PAPN) signed a strategic cooperation agreement on 23 May 2025. The deal aims to strengthen ties between the two Atlantic maritime... more