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11.05.2022

DFDS goes Prime and Rail

The Danish shipping company DFDS is taking over 100% of the intermodal operator Prime Rail and establishing its new rail business unit on this basis. Prime Rail, headquartered in Troisdorf near Cologne (Germany), offers...

11.05.2022

Record figures for Cargo-Partner

Despite a difficult market environment, Cargo-Partner was able to record a significant improvement in revenue in 2021, exceeding the EUR 1.5 billion mark for the first time. The company also posted a growth of volumes in all its...

11.05.2022

Finnlines reshuffles board of directors

Finnlines’ board of directors has elected Tom Pippingsköld (left) as the company’s new president and CEO. Finnlines’ current president and CEO, Emanuele Grimaldi, will remain in the company as chairman of the board of directors....

11.05.2022

Boeing announces second customer for its 777-8F

The Lufthansa Group will continue its strategic decision to strengthen Lufthansa Cargo with the largest investment in the company's history, including an order for seven Boeing 777-8 freighters and a new order for three B777F,...

11.05.2022

UK begins trial with battery electric truck

In what is one of the largest and most significant deployments of zero emission trucks in UK to date, 20 DAF LF electric vehicles are entering service with a range of public bodies including the National Health Service (and local...

11.05.2022

Less losses, new problems

In its latest overall assessment, the Safety & Shipping Review 2022, published by insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) reports that total losses have declined significantly - around 50 to 75 per year in...

11.05.2022

A partnership for freighter conversions

Apoc Aviation and Smartlynx Airlines have worked together to purchase a package of four Airbus A321 airframes. The frames, MSNs 941, 961, 1185 and 1241, were acquired in passenger configuration and will be converted into...

11.05.2022

Domarin sells majority share

Felbermayr has taken over the majority share of the Domarin Group of companies in southern Germany. The Domarin locations and facilities in the water and shipbuilding sector will remain unaffected, as will the name of the...

11.05.2022

Many Windows on Africa

French software developer Soget is celebrating its 15th year of partnership with African countries. Currently, six countries on the African continent are equipped with the company's solutions for a cargo community system. To...

11.05.2022

Stephan Thorhauer to lead fulfilment logistics

Meyer Logistik is investing in the development of its fulfilment division and is relying on the expertise of Stephan Thorhauer to sharpen its service portfolio in this area. The proven intralogistics expert has been appointed...

11.05.2022

More departures in Bremerhaven and Wilhelmshaven

In Germany, Transfracht is increasing its hinterland transport services with the Albatros Express with the timetable change on 12 June 2022. Four new trains will run between the seaports of Bremerhaven and Wilhelmshaven and...

11.05.2022

New initiatives from Duisport and Rotterdam

Duisport and the Port of Rotterdam have been trading partners for a long time. More than one million teu of containers are exchanged between the two logistics hubs every year. The port administrations of Duisburg and...

11.05.2022

USD 150 million for airport logistics fund

Realterm has successfully raised USD 150 million in capital commitments for its open-ended fund, Realterm Airport Logistics Properties (Ralp). Ralp has now gained approximately USD 900 million in total equity commitments since...

11.05.2022

"K" Line announces changes in executive team

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ("K" Line) is restructuring the responsibilities of some of its executive officers, effective as of 1 June 2022. Senior managing executive officer Yukio Toriyama, formerly responsible for the...

11.05.2022

"Curiosity of the Day"

The Tasmanian devil, a marsupial with the scientific name Sarcophilus harrisii, sneezes when it is about to attack. When it gets excited, its ears turn bright red.

11.05.2022

Emerging in two more markets

Six months after expanding its business into Chile, Emergent Cold Latin America, a refrigerated storage and logistics service provider based in São Paulo, Brazil, has acquired two more companies. The acquisition of Polo...

10.05.2022

Classic expansion

Japanese container shipping line ONE showing its ambition.

10.05.2022

First grain train from Ukraine arrives in Austria

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has been importing grain from Ukraine for many years. Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, however, the number of transports has increased - mainly to northern Germany. From March to April...

10.05.2022

LNG imports to Europe peak

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is having an impact on liquefied natural gas (LNG) transport routes around the world. According to a recent report by the maritime broker Banchero Costa, the European Union imported 22.1 million t...

10.05.2022

Almost 70 t of salmon in the belly

Qatar Airways Cargo recently performed the record breaking uplift of more than 68,944 kg on a single lower deck B777 passenger flight, flying from Oslo to Doha. The Middle Eastern carrier transported over 46,000 t of Norwegian...