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01.03.2024

From DB Schenker to Maersk

Logistics expert Ole Trumpfheller will assume the position of vice president and managing director of the North Europe Continent (NEC) area of Maersk, based in Hamburg on 1 May 2024. Trumpfheller is moving from DB...

01.03.2024

Freight's out, and away we go!

DHL and Formula 1 are extending their 20-year logistics partnership in a new multi-year deal to create more sustainable solutions for the sport and achieve their net zero goal for 2030. The two companies have seen many...

01.03.2024

"B" score despite increased challenges

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has once again gained a "B" score in the carbon disclosure project (CDP). This is despite the increase of requirements and the addition of completely new issues such as biodiversity or the EU...

01.03.2024

Study for an e-fuel supply chain

MOL, Itochu, HIF, and JFE Steel have partnered to explore the feasibility of a comprehensive supply chain for synthetic fuel and CO2 marine transport using green hydrogen. The study will first examine the use of e-fuel at JFE...

01.03.2024

Up to 120,000 kg cargo capacity every Friday

Network Airline Management and Taag Angola Airlines have renewed their long-term freighter aircraft contract, sealing their current partnership for the foreseeable future. Resuming its regular weekly scheduled service from Liege,...

01.03.2024

A Kiwi cold chain hub

Maersk has opened a new cold chain site at the Ruakura Superhub, its biggest infrastructure investment in New Zealand to date. Valued at NZD 140—150 million and built for multimodal activities, the 18,000 sqm cold chain facility...

01.03.2024

HFW expands its Greek ship finance team

Global, sector-focused law firm HFW has continued to expand its Greek ship finance offering with the hire of an executive team in Piraeus, led by partners Robin Parry and Ronan Le Du. Both have decades of experience on ship...

01.03.2024

Eastern Airlines moves to the West

The Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, MO (EDCKC) and its partners have announced that Eastern Airlines has selected Kansas City, MO, for its new headquarters. The company has had a presence in Kansas City since...

01.03.2024

Hudson Bay Railway secures funding

The Arctic Gateway Group (AGG) will receive up to CAD 60 million (EUR 40.9 million) from the governments of Canada and its province Manitoba. These funds will allow to finish the upgrade work on the Hudson Bay Railway and to...

01.03.2024

"Curiosity of the Day"

When people laugh, they divide their breath into 1/15-second long bursts that are repeated every fifth of a second.

01.03.2024

Linking Jacksonville with South America

The ocean carrier MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has combined two existing container services to create a new direct route between the Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) and the West Coast of South America. This new...

29.02.2024

Automotive focus

A second Euro–Mexican consolidated airfreight service. Cargo-Partner, a global logistics services provider from Vienna, has added a consolidated airfreight service from Frankfurt to the Mexican capital to its existing such link...

29.02.2024

Codognotto conquers Dubai

The Codognotto Group, one of Italy’s largest providers of road haulage, intermodal, integrated logistics and sea/airfreight services, has added a Dubai branch to its network of 41 companies worldwide. Situated in the heart of...

29.02.2024

Intermodal service Alsace - Belgium launched

The 48-teu container train runs between the Lauterbourg Rhine Terminal (LRT) in Alsace (France) and the port of Antwerp in Belgium. The low-CO2 service was launched by Bolloré Logistics and is operated in partnership with LRT,...

29.02.2024

Mycrane goes for growth in the USA

Mycrane, a global platform for online crane rental, has appointed Olga Dubinok as director of business development, USA, further strengthening its team in the USA. In her new role, Phoenix-based Dubinok’s task will be to...

29.02.2024

Two new gateways for groupage deliveries

Dachser has opened two gateways for groupage transports, full truckload (FTL) and less than truckload (LTL) services to Tunisia and Turkey. Through the gateways in Strasbourg (France) and Ungerhausen near Memmingen (Germany)...

29.02.2024

Encouraging results for sustainability efforts

The International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca) has conducted its fourth industry survey involving supply chain partners from across the globe and from each industry sector and business size. The results have been analysed,...

29.02.2024

Röhlig: financial success in 2023

The 2023 financial year was a strong one for Röhlig Logistics and its ventures. Despite macroeconomic challenges, the logistics company achieved an ebit of ca. EUR 20 million. Successfully completed at the end of the year, the...

29.02.2024

Economic waves hit Hamburg port

The port of Hamburg faced geopolitical and economic challenges in 2023, resulting in a 4.7% decline in seaborne cargo volumes compared to 2022. Container throughput decreased by 6.9%, but showed a slight recovery in the second...

29.02.2024

Changes within the Stef group

Stef, a provider of transport and logistics services dedicated to temperature-controlled food products, as announced several changes within its executive committee and the management of its activities in Spain and Portugal....