Fire safety needs real-time awareness 
Vessel fires remain one of shipping’s costliest and fastest-growing risks, with Allianz reporting a decade-high number of incidents in 2024. Traditional safety measures – from suppression systems to manual roll calls – are proving insufficient on today’s larger, electrified... more
Forto appoints Caiti as country manager Italy
Digital freight forwarder Forto has named Matteo Caiti as its new country manager for Italy, marking the next step in its Southern European growth strategy. The announcement was made during a customer event in Milan, where Forto presented its digital and AI-driven logistics... more
Strengthening Italy/Africa trade links
Milan Bergamo Airport (BGY) is expanding its network to West Africa as trade and travel between Italy and the region grow. Weekly flights by Neos to Dakar, Boa Vista and Sal, and by Cabo Verde Airlines to Sal, support not only family connections but also commercial... more
Lakeway Link adds "Mistral" for daily sailings
Lakeway Link will expand its Baltic service in November with the addition of "Mistral", a sister ship to "Lakeway Express". The 153 m ro-ro vessel, chartered from Godby Shipping, offers 1,624 lane metres – about 110 trailers – and will enable daily weekday... more
Brussels airport opens "Brucargo Central"
Brussels Airport has inaugurated "Brucargo Central", an 83,500 sqm (equivalent to twelve football fields) sustainable logistics hub that increases cargo storage capacity at the airport by 30%. The EUR70 million project replaces eight old buildings with three... more
Leunen also moves from Brussels to Ostend
Ostend-Bruges Airport (OST) has appointed Johan Leunen (second from the left) as cargo development director, reinforcing its commitment to expand freight operations and sustainable growth. Leunen brings over 23 years of experience in the air cargo industry, including key... more
Air Charter Service opens 40th office in Barcelona
Air Charter Service (ACS) has opened a new office in Barcelona, home of Spain's second biggest cargo airport, marking the global charter specialist’s 40th location. The expansion follows recent openings in Perth and Riyadh and reflects ACS’s strong post-pandemic... more
With "Archion" big in Japan and Asia
Daimler Truck affiliate Mitsubishi Fuso and Toyota’s Hino Motors have unveiled further details of their planned integration under a new holding company, Archion Corporation, set to begin operations on 1 April 2026. Headquartered in Tokyo’s Shinagawa Ward, Archion will combine... more
Sapore Fresco adds electric truck to fleet
The Swiss food distributor Sapore Fresco has added its first fully electric truck to its fleet, taking delivery of a Renault Trucks T6x2 E-Tech from Thomann Nutzfahrzeuge. The Näfels-based company, whose roots go back more than a century, operates a network serving gastronomy,... more
Reporting record pharma growth
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo is seeing continued growth in its pharmaceutical and healthcare business, reaching record results in 2025. Speaking at last week's FlyPharma Amsterdam conference, SVP Commercial GertJan Roelands highlighted investments in infrastructure, digital... more