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27.04.2022

From the hinterland to the front row

Matthijs van Doorn has been appointed VP commercial of the Port of Rotterdam Authority, succeeding Emile Hoogsteden. In the preceding seven years, van Doorn was responsible for developing the hinterland network in his role as...

27.04.2022

Intermodal network continues to grow

Kombiverkehr has initiated a new direct train in partnership with forwarder Spedition Bode. The train connects Lübeck in Germany with Halmstad in southern Sweden. Starting point and destination is the Port of Halland...

27.04.2022

Tasma skips Samskip for Broekman

On 1 April 2022, Martijn Tasma assumed his new position as director of international freight forwarding at Broekman Logistics, which is based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. After beginning his career at Maersk, Tasma worked...

27.04.2022

Bernhard Huber heads Scania sales west

Bernhard Huber joined the management team at Scania Schweiz in Kloten on 1 January 2022. He heads Scania’s sales region west, reporting to sales director Stephan Oberli. In the past, Huber has held executive positions in a...

27.04.2022

BCS Air supports market entry in Brazil

São Paulo-based BCS Air, a subsidiary of ECS Group, has signed a year-long GSSA contract with DHL Aviation, which will come into effect on 10 July 2022. Viracopos is an entirely new online destination for the carrier, which will...

27.04.2022

Fleet modernisation going ahead

Europa Road has continued to invest in its UK artic fleet, with five new high spec Renault T range 6 x 2440 13 L trucks to join its 50 strong fleet in May. The investment is part of an ongoing replacement strategy to renew...

27.04.2022

J.B Hunt gets off to a good start in 2022

In Q1/2022, the USA-based J.B. Hunt group saw its revenues grow by 33.2% to USD 3.49 billion, compared to USD 2.62 billion in Q1/2021, while operating income increased by 66% to almost USD 243.3 million. All segments contributed...

27.04.2022

New leadership for Global Maritime Forum

The Global Maritime Forum elected Jan Dieleman as its new chairman at its annual general meeting which was this month (April 2022). Dieleman succeeds Peter Stokes, who is stepping down after five years at the helm, having been...

27.04.2022

CSafe Global expands executive team

Koby R. Kreinbring has joined Csafe Global, a specialist for temperature-controlled container solutions for the transport of life-enhancing pharmaceuticals, as general counsel. Kreinbring brings more than 20 years of...

27.04.2022

ZCT becomes a weekly service

Haifa-based shipping company ZIM is upgrading its ZIM Container Service Turkey (ZCT) to a weekly service, effective mid-May 2022. The transatlantic ZCT thus provides an enhanced connection between Turkey and the US East...

27.04.2022

A stronger presence in Sweden

Heinloth is expanding in Sweden and opening a branch in Helsingborg. The group of companies set up its first Scandinavian location in Trellborg (Sweden) in 2016. Heinloth expects the new branch to be a particular benefit for its...

27.04.2022

Priority options from Cathay Pacific Cargo

Cathay Pacific Cargo is introducing a suite of priority options, offering dedicated booking tiers tailored to cargo shipments. Priority provides greater choice and better-defined service options to customers: speed, capacity and...

27.04.2022

Kuehne stays on the rise

Kuehne + Nagel improved its net turnover by 68% to CHF 10.2 billion in Q1/2022, generating a net profit of CHF 832 million. In ocean freight, originally Kuehne's core segment, container volumes reached 1 million teu in this...

27.04.2022

Trans-o-flex launches B2C pharma offer

Germany-based express service Trans-o-flex is now offering a B2C pharma service, which was developed for the temperature-controlled shipment of medicines to end customers. The timing of the service expansion was deliberate,...

27.04.2022

Scandlines sails out of the storm

Compared to 2020, ferry operator Scandlines increased sales by 20% to EUR 328 million last year, retaining its ebitda margin at 41%. In 2021, the company’s two ferry routes on the Baltic Sea generated revenues of EUR 260 million...

27.04.2022

Chemical transporters awarded

Union Pacific Railroad (UP) in USA has honoured 70 companies with the 2021 pinnacle award for their dedication and commitment to safely transporting chemicals by rail. The annual award honours customers who implement release...

27.04.2022

"Curiosity of the Day"

Figs are pollinated by wasps, not bees.

27.04.2022

MAG’s performance improves by 60%

Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) achieved positive ebitda (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation) of +MYR 433 million (USD 102 million), compared to -MYR 1,761 million (-USD 405 million) a year ago,...

26.04.2022

ASEAN rail-road cross-border service launched

Nippon Express has launched a new service linking up China and neighbouring ASEAN countries via rail and truck transport. This service includes the transports of cargo by rail between Kunming, China and Vientiane, Laos and...