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14.05.2025

DHL expands robotics rollout

DHL Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with robotics company Boston Dynamics to deploy more than 1,000 additional "Stretch" robots across divisions. Stretch, which automates unloading, can handle up to 700...

14.05.2025

Maastricht Aachen airport appoints De Mieter for cargo push

Maastricht Aachen airport (MST), located in the tri-border area formed by the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, has named Pascale De Mieter as Cargo Sales Executive to drive its expansion in high-value, time-critical cargo. With...

14.05.2025

Turkish Cargo partners with Atlas Air for B747F service

Turkish Cargo has signed a long-term agreement with Atlas Air Worldwide to expand its global freighter capacity. Starting this month, a Boeing 747-400F operated by Atlas Air will fly on behalf of Turkish Cargo from Istanbul to...

14.05.2025

Major investment in Caribbean logistics

DP World has signed a USD 760 million mou with the Dominican Republic to expand the port of Caucedo and its free-trade zone, boosting capacity to 3.1 million teu and unlocking 225 ha for development. The investment aims to...

14.05.2025

Predictive logistics tools by Solvares

Solvares Logistics is unveiling digital tools for road freight and supply chain management of its 'LP2 transport management system' at the 2025 transport logistic trade fair. The Opheo control tower now features the new 'Load...

14.05.2025

U-Freight earns HK-AEO status

Hong Kong-based logistics provider U-Freight Ltd has received official accreditation as a Hong Kong Authorized Economic Operator (HK-AEO) from the Hong Kong customs and excise department. The status confirms that U-Freight meets...

13.05.2025

Patrick Bourreau joins Modalis as strategy director

Modalis, based in Aix-en-Provence, has appointed Patrick Bourreau as Director of Strategy and Development to support its expansion in decarbonised multimodal logistics. Bourreau, who brings 25 years of experience from Geodis and...

13.05.2025

Holle moves back into politics

Levin Holle, CFO and Head of Logistics at Deutsche Bahn, has left the group to take on a senior role at the German Chancellery. At the request of the new Chancellor Friedrich Merz, he will serve as the personal envoy for G7/G20...

13.05.2025

Stable performance, green focus

Scandlines reported solid 2024 results with EUR 465 million in revenue and EUR 125 million in pre-tax profit. The ferry operator transported over 700,000 freight units on its Puttgarden–Rødby and Rostock–Gedser routes. Key...

13.05.2025

Ceva launches Mumbai office

Ceva Logistics is scaling up operations in India to meet surging demand in one of the world’s fastest-growing logistics markets. With India’s logistics sector projected to reach USD 380 billion by 2025 (India Brand Equity...

13.05.2025

IRU, ETF demand clarity

The IRU and European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) are urging the European Commission to clarify the application of posted driver pay rules under Mobility Package 1. In a joint letter to commissioners Roxana Mînzatu and...

13.05.2025

New belly capacity for Australian exports

Qatar Airways Cargo has partnered with Virgin Australia to add over 180 t of weekly belly capacity across Sydney, Brisbane and Perth, boosting its total cargo capacity to and from Australia to over 400 t per direction. Starting...

13.05.2025

Turvo names Deshpande SVP of product strategy

Dallas-based Turvo has appointed Pushkar Deshpande as its senior vice-president of product to lead product strategy, management and UX design. Deshpande brings over 20 years of experience in logistics, SaaS, and supply chain...

13.05.2025

Biofuel transport across the Baltic

Valio now ships its dairy products from Finland to Sweden using fossil-free maritime transport on Viking Line’s "Viking Glory" and "Viking Grace". The ferries run on liquefied biogas made from waste, reducing...

13.05.2025

DSV launches Chicago–Shanghai airfreight charter

DSV has launched a new scheduled air charter service between Chicago and Shanghai, named "Shanghai Star," starting today, 13 May 2025. The multiple weekly round trips offer guaranteed capacity, faster transit times...

13.05.2025

Call for electrification targets

Allianz pro Schiene and the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV) have urged the federal government to set clear and ambitious goals for railway electrification. The organisations call for 80% of the national rail...

13.05.2025

Logistics resilience from NX

In response to rising climate risks, geopolitical instability, and digital transformation, Nippon Express Holdings has launched "NX Lead Logistics Solutions", a control tower-based logistics service. By integrating...

12.05.2025

DP World enters Singapore

DP World has opened its first logistics facility in Singapore – a 13,000 sqm multi-user bonded warehouse in the Mapletree Benoi logistics hub. This brings the group’s total warehousing footprint in the Asia-Pacific region to...

12.05.2025

Hübner expanding solar capacity

The Hübner Group recently commissioned its fourth photovoltaic system since summer 2023. The latest installation, at the headquarters in Kassel (Germany), built with local partners, has a peak output of 1.1 MW and supplies...

12.05.2025

Hitachi modernising Hungarian line

Hitachi Rail has completed the digital signalling upgrade on a 60 km railway line between Rákos and Hatvan (Hungary). The project involved installing ETCS Level 2 electronic interlockings at six stations, 73 new point machines...