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02.11.2021

Oasis' next location is London Gateway

Oasis Group has become the latest business to locate in DP World's logistics park at London Gateway. The Italian Oasis, a provider of management services to clients across the UK and Europe, leased its 33,000 sqm warehouse...

02.11.2021

Deugro group chooses Rasmus Jørgensen

Deugro group appoints Rasmus Jørgensen vice president global business development – renewable energy, as investments in offshore energy sector are planned to top USD 173 trillion by 2050. Rasmus Jørgensen has 14 years of...

02.11.2021

Panama Canal untouched by Covid-19 in 2021

Even anti-pandemic measures cannot stop the flow of trade through the locks of the Panama Canal. As the canal's authority reported, the fiscal year 2021 (FY/2021) from October 2020 to September 2021 posted an annual tonnage...

02.11.2021

Air Canada Cargo’s API now live

Air Canada Cargo has launched an application programming interface (API) solution to ensure easier and more direct access to its services. The interface will improve efficiency for customers by streamlining manual interactions...

02.11.2021

Autonomous fleet to be ready by 2024

DHL Supply Chain, the North American contract logistics specialist within Deutsche Post, is cooperating closely with Embark Truck in USA to develop autonomous trucks. The company is planning to deploy autonomous trucks within its...

02.11.2021

"Curiosity of the Day"

There is no clear botanical distinction between fruit and vegetables.

02.11.2021

Logwin continues well into Q3/2021

In the first nine months of 2021, the revenues of the Grevenmacher (Luxemburg)-based Logwin Group rose by 53.2 % to EUR 1.26 billion (2020: EUR 822.9 million). The air + ocean business segment contributed the lion's share by...

02.11.2021

OCIMF picks Karen Davis

Karen Davis from US-based global oil and gas company Conoco Phillips will succeed Rob Drysdale as managing director of the Oil Companies Intl Marine Forum (OCIMF). Davis will join the organisation on a three-year secondment...

02.11.2021

MOL strong in H1/2021

In the first six months of its fiscal year 2021 (April to September 2021), MOL reported a surge in revenues by 18.7%, from JPY 485 billion (USD 4.24 billion) to JPY 597 billion (USD 5.22 billion). From a loss in the same...

01.11.2021

Gefco electrified in Italy

Citroën has contracted Gefco as its logistics partner for a fully electric vehicle in Italy. The Citroën AMI is a lightweight quad that can be driven by 14-year-olds with an AM license. The agreement covers the transport,...

01.11.2021

Swiss carrier orders autonomous vehicles

Swiss company Planzer Paket is the first carrier in Europe to have ordered five self-driving electric vehicles from US start-up Udelv. In an initial phase, the autonomous vehicles are to be deployed as part of a pilot project on...

01.11.2021

Re-connecting Australia to the world

Australia's national carrier Qantas is bringing forward the restart of its international flights by two weeks to today, 1 November 2021 after the federal and New South Wales governments confirmed borders will now reopen on that...

01.11.2021

More funds for Beacon

The UK-based digital freight forwarder Beacon completed its second finance round in October. The company raised USD 50 million in a series B funding, with previous investors including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. The...

01.11.2021

ONE's first KCS service is on

Besides presenting its recent initiative – "operational excellence, customer service orientation, green strategy and the quality of employees" – during these turbulent times for the shipping industry, Ocean Network...

01.11.2021

Road funding flows into waterways

The German federal ministry of transport and infrastructure (BMVI) is making additional funds available this year for replacement, repair and expansion projects on federal waterways, using capital that was left over from road...

01.11.2021

Bayern-Shuttle wins German logistics prize 2021

DB Cargo is the first railway company ever to win the highest industry award with its "Bayern-Shuttle" transport solution for the steel industry. In a completely new freight cycle, steel is delivered by rail from...

01.11.2021

Giant wind blades on the road

Heavylift and project cargo haulier Laso Transportes, headquartered in Milharado, Portugal, is working on another major national as well as international project on the Iberian peninsula. For the wind farm P.E. Gardunha,...

01.11.2021

AA’s extensive transatlantic network this winter

American Airlines Cargo is further enhancing its transatlantic services for cargo customers this winter with direct service from London Heathrow (LHR) to nine key US cities as from November this year to meet a strongly growing...

01.11.2021

Upgrade to improve cargo handling

Sustainable Terminal Services (STS) is introducing the next generation of its Port Truck Pass system in the Port of New York and New Jersey in Q2 or Q3/2022. The upgrade will significantly enhance Port Truck Pass. It includes...

01.11.2021

Gebrüder Weiss takes over 3S in Istanbul

International transport and logistics provider Gebrüder Weiss is taking over Istanbul-based 3S Transport & Logistik, effective 1 January 2022. The Turkish freight forwarder specialises in partial load transports between...