06.02.2023

A crane with "shark skin"

Lufthansa Cargo's D-Alfa, the world's first freighter to be equipped with "Aeroshark", took off for the first time on 3 February 2023, connecting Frankfurt with Bengaluru (India), from where it flew on to Chengdu...
06.02.2023

Rough times for Post Nord

The Swedish Post Nord is going through difficult times. It generated revenues of SEK 10.95 billion (EUR 970 million) in Q4/2022, 2% below the figures of Q4/2021. All in all, parcel volumes declined by 4%, while mail volumes...
06.02.2023

Norlink Ports and Strasbourg close ranks

Ports of Strasbourg and Norlink Ports have inked an agreement to jointly develop the "Northern Axis" or "Northern Corridor" in France. The partnership aims to further expand multimodal transport services...
06.02.2023

A big building project in Basel

Rhenus Port Logistics is investing in a trimodal transhipment terminal at the Port of Switzerland in Kleinhüningen. The terminal 4 is scheduled to be completed by December 2023.A photovoltaic system is being installed on the roof...
06.02.2023

Thomas Gries to take over 4Flow

SAP logistics expert and entrepreneur Thomas Gries has been elected to head the newly founded company 4Flow digital. The start-up will provide consulting and support for its customers with regard to the digitisation of their...
06.02.2023

Pyka unveils the Pelican Cargo

Pyka, a provider of autonomous electric aviation technology, has unveiled the latest addition to its fleet of purpose-built industrial aircraft, the Pelican Cargo. Pelican Cargo is the world’s largest zero-emission cargo airplane...
06.02.2023

Hardis Group's clients in Poland

Hardis Group Polska has experienced strong growth since it was founded in 2021. The group specialises in IT and cloud services for supply chains. The turnover Hardis achieved in Poland in 2022 is 22% above the objective set in...
06.02.2023

Changes at Midwest Association of Rail Shippers

The Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (Mars) welcomed a slate of new officers - along with a new executive director – at its recent winter meeting. The 2023 Mars officers are: president Kathy Bathurst (right), CSX...
06.02.2023

Westbound transatlantic air cargo in January

Despite high inflation and falling US retail sales, westbound air cargo volumes between Europe and North America rose 6% year-on-year in January but overall global air cargo demand continued to fall, down -8%, as an earlier...
06.02.2023

Regular rail service for Chinese e-cars launched

Fesco Transportation Group has organised its first dispatch of new electric cars from the Chinese city of Guangzhou to Moscow in Russia. A batch of electric cars was sent off in two container trains. Starting from February,...
06.02.2023

"Curiosity of the Day"

The English philosopher Francis Bacon (1561–1626) died of pneumonia. He contracted it in a cellar when he carried out what is said to have been his only experiment. He wanted to know whether a dead chicken would keep longer if it...
06.02.2023

More testing grounds for start-ups

The Ashdod Port Company recently inked an agreement with Maersk North America to foster technological innovation in the supply chain business. The cooperation enables Israeli start-ups that are participating in Ashdod Port’s...
03.02.2023

Intermodal service launched in Egypt

CMA CGM Group is offering a new green and sustainable transport solution in Egypt. The group has introduced a rail service connecting the ports of Alexandria and Ain Sokhna to October Dry Port (ODP) near Cairo, one of the...
03.02.2023

For the last-mile network in Bangladesh

Shop Up, a B2B commerce platform based in Bangladesh, has secured USD 30 million in debt financing, with Lendable contributing USD 20 million as the major investor. For the global provider of debt financing to fintech companies...
03.02.2023

Iris and PIL engaged

The Philippines-based Iris Lines, formerly Royal Cargo Lines (RCLI), inked a joint service agreement with Pacific International Lines (PIL) in early February this year. This new Intra-Asia service will connect the Philippines to...
03.02.2023

Seko Logistics picks Richard MacLaren

Seko Logistics, a specialist for global end-to-end logistics solutions, has appointed Richard MacLaren as its new senior vice president, global e-commerce. MacLaren will oversee the enhancement and execution of the overall...
03.02.2023

Road haulage: operators must have a choice

The International Road Union (IRU), the European Shippers’ Council and Fuels Europe are demanding a long-term solution for the decarbonisation of transport. In a joint letter sent to the EU executive vice president, the...
03.02.2023

A direct connection between India and USA

The Chinese carrier Cosco, including its Hong Kong affiliate OOCL, recently launched a direct service from Asia connection to the US East Coast via Suez. The weekly Awes service calls the ports of Singapore, Laem Chabang, Cai...
03.02.2023

Zeus hires Cambridge sustainability expert

Zeus is to take on Christopher de Saxe, currently senior research associate at the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight, University of Cambridge, to further develop Zeus’s plans to provide true sustainable freight. De...
03.02.2023

Aercap to lease Four Big Twins to Fly Meta

Aercap Holdings has signed lease agreements for four Boeing 777-300ERSF aircraft with Hong Kong-based global air cargo charter company Fly Meta. The aircraft are scheduled to be delivered in 2024 and 2025. The Boeing...
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