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14.02.2022

Real estate portfolio in China changes hands

In cooperation with a global institutional investor, Hong Kong-based ESR Cayman, an APAC-focused real estate investor, has completed the acquisition of a logistics and industrial portfolio in Greater Shanghai. It represents...

11.02.2022

A ‘pipeline in the sky’

Hydrogen transport by airship.

11.02.2022

Almost 940,000 truck consignments by rail

Kombiverkehr continues to grow: the intermodal operator transported 9.3% more shipments in 2021. 937,959 truck shipments or 1.88 million teu were thud transferred from road and sea to climate-friendly rail. Kombiverkehr’s...

11.02.2022

Schneider National's best year so far

Wisconsin-headquartered Schneider National achieved earnings of USD 532.7 million in 2021 (+86% compared to 2020). The company also reported its Q4/2021 results, with total revenues up 21% compared to Q4/2020, amounting to USD...

11.02.2022

Normalisation on the seas within sight?

The Copenhagen-based maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence has analysed the emerging endemic Covid period and, since there is no historical precedent fully describing this situation, compared it to the period of the US West Coast...

11.02.2022

Strategic appointments at DHL Supply Chain

Contract logistics provider DHL Supply Chain (DSC), which belongs to Deutsche Post DHL Group, has made changes in its leadership team in Asia Pacific. Effective 15 February 2022, Jérôme Gillet, currently CEO Singapore...

11.02.2022

Seven trucks added to Asian fleet

Geodis has taken delivery of seven Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units. The leased vehicles will complement the haulier's fleet in the Asia-Pacific Region. The haulier has added service destinations in Vietnam to its network of...

11.02.2022

ZIM charters more units

Haifa-based ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has entered into a new charter agreement with Navios Maritime Partners for a total of thirteen container vessels. Out of these, five are second-hand vessels and eight will be...

11.02.2022

Sky Courier: Textron's first for Fedex

Textron Aviation has rolled out the first production unit of its twin-engine, large-utility turboprop, the Cessna Sky Courier, at its manufacturing facility in Wichita. From the Sky Courier’s inception, launch customer Fedex...

11.02.2022

Schwarzmüller welcomes Markus Wieshofer

The Schwarzmüller Group is appointing a new managing director for its sales department and thus adding a third member to its management team. Markus Wieshofer, formerly managing director of Rosenbauer Austria, will be in charge...

11.02.2022

Strengthening landside transport services

A.P. Moller - Maersk is planning to merge with US haulier Pilot Freight Services. Pilot will provide specific new services within the fast growing big and bulky e-commerce segment, thus increasing cross-selling opportunities....

11.02.2022

Lights, camera, action for Gaumont!

The French company Gaumont, known for classics such as "Leon, the Professional", "Nikita" or "The Big Blue", recently entrusted the Hamburg-based forwarding and logistics company A. Hartrodt with a...

11.02.2022

"Curiosity of the Day"

Men over 50 are three times more likely to father a child that will later develop schizophrenia.

11.02.2022

Digital tool to ease Brexit difficulties

Ferry operator P&O Ferries has launched a new digital product to assist freight customers in dealing with Brexit complexities. The digital ‘travel wallet’ provides a possible answer to the next set of border requirements...

11.02.2022

Amerijet chooses Smartkargo

Amerijet International Airlines is to implement the Smartkargo system, an integrated cargo management solution. The new cloud-based software will replace Amerijet’s legacy cargo system and provide scalability and greater...

11.02.2022

First WAL mentorship programme goes live

Women in Aviation and Logistics (WAL), which promotes gender equality in the air cargo industry, has launched a mentorship scheme, matching 27 industry executives - 16 women and eleven men - with aspiring female professionals...

11.02.2022

Spare part for helicopter in time

The Northland Emergency Services Trust (Nest) in New Zealand got one of its Sikorsky S-76 rescue helicopters back in the air with an urgent AOG thanks to B&H Worldwide, also an aerospace logistics specialist. Altogether,...

11.02.2022

Rail district for California’s Central Valley

In USA, the Merced County board of supervisors has approved an agreement with Patriot Rail to establish a rail district at Castle in the heart of California’s Central Valley. The USD 1.2 million rail district will enhance the...

10.02.2022

Hydra with new heads

New piracy hot spots are forming, according to an IMB report.

10.02.2022

50 zero-emission trucks to expand fleet

Dachser is stepping up its use of zero-emission vehicles. In an initial step, the family-owned company will introduce at least 50 additional battery electric trucks on its European routes by the end of 2023. Around 1,000 electric...