Dear Community,
As we kick off the new year, we're looking at fresh ideas, new faces, and strong initiatives from our community. The January 2026 issue of FRAchtpost offers insights into current projects, personnel developments, and upcoming events in and around Frankfurt. We hope you enjoy reading and contributing to our Air Cargo community.
Welcome aboard – our new members
At the start of the new year, we are very pleased to welcome two new members to our community who will enrich our network both professionally and strategically.
We welcome the Cind AB Welcome as a Cargo Business Partner.
The Swedish technology company specializes in automated volume and dimension measurements For logistics, air freight, and forestry. Using state-of-the-art 3D and stereo vision technology, Cind enables precise, efficient, and sustainable real-time data acquisition – a crucial contribution to the digitalization of logistics processes.
Especially in locations such as Frankfurt, where efficiency, speed and transparency are key success factors, Cind AB's solutions make an important contribution to optimizing modern supply chains.
We also welcome new members to our network Speednext GmbH as a new member in the group of freight forwarders.
Speednext is a dynamic German logistics and transport company offering comprehensive services along the entire supply chain – from land transport and express logistics to packaging and hazardous goods handling, as well as warehousing solutions. The company combines efficient transport processes with modern logistics support and a strong service orientation.
With a strong operational base, Speednext positions itself as a reliable partner for customers who timely, transparent and seamless logistics solutions need.
Especially in the room Frankfurt, Where speed, responsiveness and transparency are crucial for success in the air, land and sea freight ecosystem, Speednext brings valuable expertise to regional and international supply chains.
We look forward to the exchange, exciting projects and a successful collaboration!
Topic Night: How to do Pharma Logistics
The YACE team cordially invites you to the next and therefore 3. Topic Night an evening that was quite in the context of pharmaceutical air freight is located at the site.
We bring together expertise, practical experience, and exchange: Experience exciting insights into the global pharmaceutical market, practical perspectives from pharmaceutical handling in everyday freight forwarding and a well-founded comparison of CEIV and GDP. Together we will examine what really matters in pharmaceutical air freight – today and in the future.
Following the informative presentations by 3 experts from the community, the program continues seamlessly: Snacks, drinks and good conversation They create the perfect setting for networking, exchange and new impulses within the Air Cargo Community.
📅 DateThursday, February 19, 2026
🕔 time5:00 PM
📍 LocationCEVA Logistics, CargoCity South, Building 571
The number of participants is strictly limited – so secure your spot here early: Topic Night: How to do Pharma Logistics
We look forward to an inspiring evening, exciting discussions and personal exchange with you!
PS: The Topic Nights are an event series that originated from an initiative of the YACE community, but is intended as an event for all members of the Air Cargo community and aims to offer the opportunity to learn about and exchange ideas on selected topics.
ACCF Job Portal: The perfect time for your recruiting is now!
The first public transport advertising campaign starts on February 1st!
Our community-wide job portal has been running for about a year now.„mycargojob.com“online, where participating member companies can advertise their open positions.”.
To kick off 2026, we're putting the ACCF job portal in the spotlight. A three-month public transport advertising campaign has been running with the Rhine-Main Transport Association since February 1st, 2026. Our job portal will be advertised on public transport throughout the Rhine-Main region during this period – and your job postings will be featured prominently.
👉 How you can become a member:
For existing users:
Update or post your job ads now and benefit directly from the increased reach. As a reminder: The campaign runs from February 1st, 2026 for 3 months.
For member companies that are not yet using our job portal:
Now is your chance to become part of our portal:
- For just €1,000 per year you can
- Publish an unlimited number of job postings
- Recruiting year-round
- benefit from our marketing and reach campaigns
The revenue from the job portal will be used for its central advertising. Join now and start the 2026 recruiting year with momentum. Simply contact us. jobs@fra-fr8.com. We will gladly activate your access as soon as possible.
Pharma Competence Team: New leadership by Manuel Zollondz and Timo Stroh
The Pharma Competence Team starts with new management and fresh impetus into the year: Manuel Zollondz (CCPS) and Timo Stroh (BeCon Project Solutions) Together they assume responsibility for the team and thus continue the commitment to one of the most important segments of air freight.
The Pharma Competence Team sees itself as Platform for exchange, networking and professional dialogue within the Air Cargo Community. The focus is on current developments, shared questions, and open exchange on pharmaceutical-related topics along the supply chain. The goal is to share knowledge, learn from each other, and further strengthen the importance of pharmaceutical air freight within the community.
Manuel Zollondz and Timo Stroh, two dedicated individuals, accompany the team of experts, contributing their respective corporate perspectives and actively promoting dialogue within the group.
„I am delighted to be able to contribute my experience to the Pharma competence team and to help strengthen Frankfurt as a location and to be innovatively prepared for future challenges together with the community,“ said Manuel Zollondz.
Timo Stroh is also highly motivated about his new role: „Air freight has been a part of my life for over 30 years – and life science and healthcare in particular. Frankfurt Airport offers outstanding conditions for biopharmaceutical and LSH logistics: high-performance cargo infrastructure, regulatory expertise, and proximity to a unique ecosystem of industry and innovation leaders such as Merck, BioNTech, and Roche. The market outlook for this sector and its importance to society – impressively demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic – motivate me to actively contribute to Frankfurt as a business location within the Pharma Competence Team.“
Together, Manuel Zollondz and Timo Stroh want to create space for discussions, provide impetus and further develop the team of experts as a vibrant network.
With the new leadership, the Pharma competence team is looking ahead with motivation: with a clear focus on collaboration, exchange and joint further thinking.
We are looking for proactive individuals for the "Communication & Marketing" competence team.„
Good communication arises where people share their knowledge, exchange perspectives, and collaborate. That's precisely why we're launching the "Communication & Marketing" competence team – as a comprehensive community with space for ideas, exchange, and visible impact.
We are looking for dedicated individuals from the fields of communication, marketing, PR, social media or design who are keen to,
- Sharing experiences instead of maintaining silos,
- to contribute new ideas instead of just listening,
- and to actively shape the visibility of our association.
👉 Our clear appeal to you:
Do you know anyone in your company?, someone who is a good fit professionally and enjoys contributing to the design process?
→ Then please forward this invitation or mention Mandy directly contact the person in charge.
Or are you yourself exactly the right person?
→ Then we would be very happy to receive your feedback at Mandy
The time commitment is intentional. manageable, the commitment voluntarily The focus is on practice, exchange and community, not additional committee work.
We look forward to bold ideas, fresh perspectives and people who want to rethink communication together.
Personnel changes within the ACCF team
At the beginning of the year, we would like to inform you of an important personnel change in our association's office: Lea Walther has ended her work for the Air Cargo Community Frankfurt as of January 31, 2026, to pursue new professional challenges. At her own request, she has left our team after more than three years of dedicated and valued collaboration.
We sincerely thank Lea for her great commitment and excellent cooperation. She has played a significant role in the successful development of the club since 2023.
We are all the more pleased that she remains connected to the community – since February 2026, Lea has been working in one of our member companies and will continue to be involved in promoting the Frankfurt location.
The application process to fill the vacant position has been open since mid-January. Our goal is to keep the transition period with limited staff resources as short as possible.
We thank you for your understanding should there be temporary limitations in the office's capacity during the transition phase. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
