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01.07.2022

When things take off in China

The Austria-based freight forwarding group Cargo-Partner is looking back on a successful H1/2022, especially with regards to the expansion of its activities in China. In January, the company enlarged its branch office in...

01.07.2022

Melbourne takes a dip

It is not a law of nature that volumes have to grow in all the ports of the world. Traffic at the Port of Melbourne has gone down since the beginning of this year. In May 2022, the port saw its container throughput shrinking by...

01.07.2022

Silk Way West turns ten this month

Baku (Azerbaijan)-based Silk Way West Airlines, a member of the Silk Way Group, is celebrating its tenth anniversary. The inaugural Silk Way West Airlines cargo flight was operated by a Boeing 747-400F on the Baku -...

01.07.2022

Managing spare parts for Iceland Air

Icelandair Technical Operations has contracted B&H Worldwide as its global partner for managing its time-critical, AOG (aircraft-on-ground) and urgent airline spares shipments. This is the official renewal of the relationship...

01.07.2022

Building up an FCEV fleet

DB Schenker is gradually building up a hydrogen-powered fleet of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) in partnership with leasing start-up Hylane. Hylane is part of DEVK and specialises in providing comprehensive hydrogen...

01.07.2022

Young logistics talents in 2022

At its general meeting on 23 June 2022, the DSLV Bundesverband Spedition und Logistik (German Freight Forwarding and Logistics Association) once again honoured the outstanding achievements of young freight forwarders. This...

01.07.2022

When Finns buy in Canada

Wärtsilä Voyage, an affiliate of the Finnish technology group Wärtsilä, is acquiring Port Link Global, a port solutions company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. The transaction was signed and closed in June 2022. Port Link...

01.07.2022

The Quality Group finds new warehouse

The Quality Group is the latest shipper to move into the Panattoni Park Hamburg Nord (Germany). Based in Elmshorn, Germany, the group manufactures products for the sports performance and dietary nutrition sectors and produces...

01.07.2022

Narcotics through Louisville

On 17 June 2022, CBP officers in Louisville seized a shipment of 14 Wilson footballs originating from California and bound for Australia. Officers found more than 5.4 kg of methamphetamine in the lining of the footballs. Some...

01.07.2022

Automated truck handling

BASF is building a future-oriented digital system for the handling of 2,500 trucks per day at its headquarters in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The project includes the comprehensive digitalisation and automation of all processes for a...

01.07.2022

APCR Group picks Olivier Barge

Bouygues Construction, Goodman, Prologis: Olivier Barge's career is synonymous with "large groups", "real estate" and "diversity of functions". Barge is a member of the innovation commission of...

01.07.2022

"Curiosity of the Day"

Americans drink more vodka than whiskey, tequila, rum and gin combined.

30.06.2022

Medway expands hinterland services

From tomorrow, Friday, 1 July 2022, Medway Italia (part of MSC) will connect the Belgian seaport of Antwerp and the German terminals in Frankfurt, Wörth, Germersheim and Neuss with fourteen departures a week. The transports will...

30.06.2022

Etihad Cargo to raise frequencies for the summer

From next month, Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation Group, will provide additional capacity to key destinations in the summer months across Asia, Africa and Europe. From July, Etihad Cargo will...

30.06.2022

NTC India goes Malaysia

The NTC group, an Indian 3Pl founded in 1997, has opened an office at Port Klang in Malaysia. The Chennai-headquartered group wants to enhance its logistics services not only in the Asia Pacific regions, but also with an outlook...

30.06.2022

UWL and Swire's second strike

In cooperation with Swire Shipping, a multi-purpose liner service, NVOCC UWL has introduced a dedicated, express ocean service from Seattle, Washington to Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, offering a 21-day transit time. This announcement...

30.06.2022

CSR "Gold" status for RCG

The Austrian ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has been evaluated by Eco Vadis for the fourth time and has again been awarded CSR "Gold" status. Eco Vadis is an international rating platform that now rates more than 90,000...

30.06.2022

Agency award ceremony for Turkish Cargo

The global air cargo brand Turkish Cargo brought its business partners in the air cargo sector and numerous agencies operating in Türkiye together in the ‘Agency Award Ceremony organised for the 11th edition this year. Commenting...

30.06.2022

Gerry’s Dnata obtains Isago for Pakistan

Gerry’s Dnata, a Pakistan-based provider of ground services, has obtained Iata safety audit for ground operations (Isago) station accreditation at Islamabad International Airport (ISB), following the successful completion of a...

30.06.2022

Amsterdam and Duisport going greener

The Ports of Amsterdam and Duisport are deepening their cooperation to jointly develop the hydrogen value chain and their hinterland networks in their respective regions. Markus Bangen, CEO at Duisport, and Koen Overtoom, CEO at...