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15.08.2022

Construction activity impacts combined transport

Traffic on Hupac's network amounted to 575,000 road consignments in H1/2022, representing a small increase of 1% compared to 2021. After a lively development in Q1/2022, traffic slumped in April and June due to route closures...

15.08.2022

TT Club picks EeLain Ong

EeLain Ong has taken over as CFO of international freight transport and logistics insurer TT Club. Charles Fenton, CEO of TT Club: “TT is fortunate to have recruited an executive of vast and varied experience so suited...

15.08.2022

"Curiosity of the Day"

A sneeze can reach a speed of up to 180 km/h.

15.08.2022

Keeping Beerwulf on track

The story continues. The online beer retailer Beerwulf, which is owned by Heineken and specialises in home bar taps, kegs, and beer cases, has partnered with the British Europa Warehouse, an affiliate of Europa Worldwide, since...

15.08.2022

Fresh impetus for air transport of heavy cargo

Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV), a British company that designs and manufactures airships, is launching a new partner programme to enable key partners and customers to influence, optimise and accelerate the design specification of...

12.08.2022

Make a mint from rubbish

Great potential for rail transport. In November 2021 the Austrian government set the course for the accelerated use of the railways in the network for the transport of waste. A railway eager to get its hands dirty is banking...

09.08.2022

Danger looming for air cargo?

New Foca air cargo regulations to enter into effect in 2023. Regulations promulgated by the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation (Foca, Bundesamt für Zivilluftfahrt, Bazl) don’t quite seem to have made it into people’s minds...

02.08.2022

Goods flows on the Seine

Urban supply chain training for the 2024 Olympic Games. OBD Grand Paris, a beverage distributor in the greater Paris region, is set to compete in some ‘disciplines’ in 2024, in order to deliver goods more sustainably in the...

26.07.2022

Inspection jam

Disrupted Turkish-Bulgarian border traffic. Food is currently scarce and expensive. This makes the change of a veterinary service at the southern border of the EU all the more incomprehensible. Corruption is suspected.

19.07.2022

Energy turnaround through ports

Cooperative projects in Belgium and Germany. Importing, storing and distributing sustainable energy resources have become key factors determining strategic locations in logistics. This calls for international cooperation...

13.07.2022

Reliability before price

Shippers too can contribute to supply chain resilience, says the ESC. Not only in Kiev, but also in Taipei, not only for shipowners, but also for suppliers – supply chains are at risk in many more places today than they were...

08.07.2022

Inspiration I: the return of the airships

While airships were able to fill the empty headlines in the popular media during the summer with the recent deal between British manufacturer HAV and Spanish regional airline Air Nostrum, Google co-founder Sergey Brin and his...

08.07.2022

Erhard Stadler takes the helm

Erhard Stadler has taken over the management of Berger Logistik, a transport and logistics company headquartered in Wörgl (Tyrol, Austria). He brings many years of expertise in international companies and an in-depth knowledge of...

08.07.2022

Funding for alternative drives in rail transport

CO2-neutral technologies are also needed for the railways if the transport sector wants to achieve its climate protection goals as planned. In Germany, the application procedure for subsidies for climate-friendly drive systems in...

08.07.2022

A new tool for checking up on global ports

The International Association of Ports and Harbours (Iaph) has developed a new source of information. The first edition of its quarterly dashboard and detailed report on the global port industry for its members is now available....

08.07.2022

Pre-pandemic levels in Hong Kong

Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) published its annual report 2021/22 this week for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2022. While Covid-19 continued to impact on passenger traffic and flight movements at Hong Kong International...

08.07.2022

Dachser picks Marcel Schmidt

German-based logistics service provider Dachser has appointed Marcel Schmidt as managing director of Dachser Hong Kong, reporting to Kevin Chen, managing director Air & Sea Logistics Greater China. Schmidt started his career...

08.07.2022

Suez Canal on an historic high

Despite all talks of blockage and crises, the Suez Canal in Egypt achieved a turnover of USD 7 billion in 2021/2022, the highest mark for a fiscal year. This represents an increase of 20.7% compared to the USD 5.8 billion in...

08.07.2022

Re-certification expands presence

TX Logistik has obtained a new safety certificate: The European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) has issued the company with a single safety certificate for transports in Germany and the Netherlands for another five years. The...

08.07.2022

Indian-Arab bonding enhanced

It is the other way round this time. India’s national investment and infrastructure fund (NIIF) is investing in DP World's affiliate Hindustan Ports Private Limited (HPPL). This organisation operates five container terminals...