Ground handling licences focus on electrification 
Brussels airport has awarded new seven-year licences in five ground-handling categories from October 2025. Aviapartner, Alyzia, Dnata and Menzies were selected for various baggage, ramp, cargo and mail services. Gate Gourmet was confirmed for catering transport in December; a... more
MIP completes first phase of Eastern Med hub
Mersin International Port (MIP), a major gateway on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, has completed the first construction phase of its new East Med Hub 2. The USD 455 million expansion includes the full dredging works and the extension of the quay wall from 500 to 880 m, now... more
CSG rolls out 'SmartAssist'
The Customs Support Group (CSG) has launched AI-powered document processing to accelerate customs digitalisation at all of its European locations. A tool called 'Customs SmartAssist' extracts data from documents using AI, optical character recognition and machine... more
Girteka orders 2,000 lorries
Girteka says it has signed Europe’s largest truck deal of 2025, ordering 2,000 new Volvo FH and FH Aero trucks. The delivery, set for completion this year, will modernise the company’s fleet and aims to improve efficiency, reliability and service for time-sensitive cargo. The... more
FS Logistix goes live
FS Logistix, a new digital brand of the FS Group’s freight business, was recently launched in Rome with its online platform fslogistix.com. The move marks the start of FS’s 2025–2029 strategic plan to transform logistics operations, with EUR 2.16 billion in investments in... more
Airfreight stable despite headwinds – Iata
At its AGM on 1 June in New Delhi (India), Iata forecast stable airfreight volumes for 2025, projecting 69 million t (+0.6% vs 2024). Cargo revenues are expected to decline by 4.7% to USD 142 billion, due to weaker GDP growth and lower yields (–5.2%). Trade tensions and... more
K+N has new global sales head
Kuehne+Nagel has appointed Shirley Sharma Paterson as its new global head of sales, effective 1 August. Sharma Paterson, who has more han 25 years of experience in global logistics, will report directly to CEO Stefan Paul. A US national, Sharma Paterson previously held... more
Switzerland updates lorry tolls
From 2029 on, Switzerland will apply its LSVA performance-related heavy vehicle fee to electric trucks, aiming to ensure that all freight vehicles contribute to infrastructure costs and support the modal shift to rail. A rebate scheme valid until 2035 will still incentivise... more
CMA CGM and Nike launch electric river barge in Vietnam
CMA CGM has unveiled Southeast Asia’s first 100% electric container barge in Vietnam, developed with Gemadept via a joint venture named Green River Transportation. The zero-emissions vessel will serve a 180 km route between Binh Duong and Cai Mep port near Ho Chi Minh City,... more
Nevomo appoints former MEP as public affairs director
The Warsaw-based pan-European deep-tech company Nevomo has named a former member of the European parliament, Dorien Rookmaker, as the director of its public affairs. Rookmaker, who served on the EU parliament’s transport and tourism committee from 2020 to 2024, brings... more