28.09.2021

Slight recovery in New Orleans

August brought a mixed bag of results for the port of New Orleans this year, in which Port Nola is celebrating its 125th anniversary. ‘Hurricane Ida’ was just a side problem. The shortage of containers was a permanent issue; the...
28.09.2021

A lorry filling station for the Skandinavienkai

The Tankpool24 chain of filling stations has opened a new station on the premises of the Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG). Truck drivers can now fill up with either diesel or Ad-Blue around the clock at the so-called exchange...
28.09.2021

Higher revenues, lower profits for FedEx

FedEx has reported its consolidated results for the first quarter, ending on 31 August, which were affected by disruptive impacts on global supply chains and a lack of labour. Revenues grew by 14% compared to Q1 last year, and...
28.09.2021

Martin Ackermann to generate Synergy

Martin Ackermann is taking charge of finances, commercial and strategic activities and transformation interventions at the Synergy Group, a ship manager. Prior to joining the Synergy Group Ackermann held executive leadership...
28.09.2021

AAT achieves perishables certification

Asia Airfreight Terminal (AAT) has been awarded Iata’s ‘Center of Excellence for Perishable Logistics’ certification (CEIV Fresh). The company, based at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), pointed out that “this accreditation...
28.09.2021

Large loco order in Poland

The Polish leasing company Cargounit has ordered 30 Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens. The agreement includes the delivery of ten units by the end of 2023 and an option for 20 additional locomotives by 2024, as well as...
28.09.2021

Bigger vessels between Ventspils and Stockholm

Stena Line is expanding in the Baltic Sea by introducing two extended vessels on the Ventspils–Stockholm Norvik Port route in 2021. The first vessel, the ‘Stena Scandica’, increases freight capacities on the route by 30%....
28.09.2021

Kale Logistics names Pawan Chande CFO

Kale Logistics Solutions, an Indian IT solutions provider to the logistics and airport industries, has appointed Pawan Chande as its new CFO. He brings more than 25 years of experience to the role, most recently as CFO of O.C....
28.09.2021

First city-wide medical drone network

Matternet, a global provider of urban drone-delivery solutions based in California, has entered into a partnership with SkyGo, a company from the UAE with knowledge of the Abu Dhabi healthcare landscape and expertise in logistics...
28.09.2021

Benetton Group banks on robots

The Benetton Group, a fashion company with brands such as United Colors of Benetton and Sisley and a retail network of more than 4,000 shops, has contracted Dematic to install an ‘auto-store system’ at the group’s logistics...
28.09.2021

Covid-19 vaccines from Belgium to Africa

On Wednesday 22 September, 153,000 Covid-19 vaccines arrived safely in Entebbe (Uganda) on Brussels Airlines flight, following a similar shipment to Togo a month ago (pictured). The aircraft carrying the donation of AstraZeneca...
28.09.2021

Sailors’ Society webinar for Indian sea cadets

The Sailors’ Society, a maritime charity, will hold an online wellness conference for maritime colleges in India and their students on Thursday 30 September. Designed especially for maritime schools, the conference, entitled...
28.09.2021

Kick-off to triple rail capacity

A ground-breaking ceremony was held recently in Belle Fourche SD (USA) to launch a planned rail expansion project. The city in the north of South Dakota currently has a 27-car railyard. Once the expansion is complete, Belle...
28.09.2021

First feeder service after 15 years

The shipping line Wallenius SOL is further extending its services. The line was formed in 2019 by Wallenius Lines and Swedish Orient Linien (SOL) and operates scheduled services from five ports in the Baltic Sea’s Gulf of Bothnia...
28.09.2021

"Curiosity of the Day"

A female ‘strawberry poison-dart frog’ feeds its tadpoles its own unfertilised eggs.
28.09.2021

Ice-cold combination in Massachusetts

It’s a Massachusetts deal. Ice Cube Cold Storage & Logistics, based in Fall River MA (USA), has finalised the acquisition of the Main Terminal Division of Maritime International, from New Bedford MA (USA). The newly-named...
27.09.2021

The accelerators

Digitalisation catching up in the aviation industry
27.09.2021

New kids on the block

Attitudes in the forwarding industry are old-fashioned, hierarchical and anti-progress? Don’t mention digitalisation? And if you do, then only to call it job-slashing technology? Not at all! One example that proves the opposite...
27.09.2021

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group backs "fit for 55"

Europe wants to become climate-neutral by 2050, Austria by 2040. A rapid shift of freight transport from road to rail is crucial in achieving these goals. Such a shift requires fair competitive conditions and true cost-pricing,...
27.09.2021

Re-sale instead of reverse logistics

Seko Logistics, founded in 1976, is banking on recommerce in e-commerce shipment. The Chicago-based company is partnering with newly launched recommerce specialist Reconomx to help retail brands reduce their carbon footprints....
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