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
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
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
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
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
Future-focused logistics forum one month from today
One month from today, on 19 September 2025, the Swiss Export association is hosting its 'Best Practices' event, entitled 'Empowering Your Tomorrow – Teams, Technologies, Transport Solutions', at the Switzerland Innovation Park Zurich in Dübendorf. Supported by main partner... more
Turning light into speed 
The ‘Silvretta’ at sea and in the air to hit the road. Gebrüder Weiss is once again supporting ETH Zurich’s ‘aCentauri Solar Racing Team’ by transporting its solar-powered racing car to Australia. The vehicle and equipment made it to the starting point by sea and by airfreight. more
Wooden logistics giant emerging
Garbe Industrial and Logicenters by Nrep have topped out what according to them will be Europe’s largest logistics facility built from timber. The joint venture partners are investing around EUR 31 million in the 27,000 sqm complex in the port of Straubing-Sand, due for... more