07.09.2021

One of the last great port entrepreneurs

Jürgen Gerhards Buss, the former owner of the Gerd Buss group of companies in Hamburg, passed away on 28 August 2021 at the age of 96. He is considered one of the most important, progressive and social entrepreneurs. With his...
07.09.2021

Egypt to electrify 660 km of its rail network

Siemens has signed a USD 4.8 billion contract with Egypt’s national authority for tunnels (NAT) to deliver a comprehensive rail system that will feature the first ever high-speed, electrified main and freight rail line which will...
07.09.2021

When major shippers change sides

Ikea has learned its lesson from the Ever Given blockade in the Suez canal this year. The Scandinavian home furnishing retailer has now entered the shipping business arena, confirming to the Swedish press that the company is...
07.09.2021

More efficient and cost-effective at EWR

Alliance Ground International (AGI) has opened a new 7,000-sqm off-airport air cargo facility five minutes from New York EWR to process import freight. The cargo handling services provider is also relocating from existing...
07.09.2021

"Curiosity of the Day"

Spaniards sleep an average of almost one hour less than other Europeans.

07.09.2021

Australia Post also wins

Despite a recent three-day disruption in its picking up services for parcels from e-commerce retailers in New South Wales, Victoria and Australia’s capital Canberra due to the pandemic, Australia Post benefited from the current...
07.09.2021

Belgians comment environmental report

In its comments on the EU’s first environmental report on maritime transport (Emter), the Royal Belgian Shipowners’ Association says that the report provides a clear overview of the sector’s current efforts to achieve Europe’s...
07.09.2021

Michael Perschke elected CEO

Quantron has appointed automotive manager and EV pioneer Michael Perschke as CEO and board member. In his professional career, Perschke was founder-CEO of Automobili Pininfarina and held senior executive positions at Audi, Audi...
06.09.2021

Preparing for peak season in Southeast Asia

DHL Express has expanded its airfreight capacity within Asia with a newly converted B737-800 freighter in anticipation of the upcoming e-commerce peak season. Operated by DHL partner K-Mile Asia, the aircraft offers a total...
06.09.2021

Romania's E-P Rail banks on transformation

Nexxiot is digitalising E-P Rail's entire fleet. In the coming months, the Swiss IoT company will install IoT sensors in all the Romanian rail company's freight wagons. Nexxiot will supply around 1,100 gateway devices for the...
06.09.2021

Highest accolade for DHL Group

The market capitalisation of EUR 24 billion in 2021 clinched the deal. Deutsche Post DHL Group will be the first logistics company to join STOXX Europe. Qontigo, the financial market services provider and subsidiary of...
06.09.2021

Connecting two networks

Airlink Cargo South Africa and Astral Aviation from Kenya have signed an interline agreement connecting their networks. The aim of this commercial partnership is to boost airfreight logistics in Africa, providing more options and...
06.09.2021

Not only California

The Port of New York and New Jersey moved almost 759,000 teu in July 2021. Cargo volumes went up by 14.5% from pre-pandemic July 2019, which set a new monthly record mark in the East Coast port. Compared to the previous month,...
06.09.2021

Transit time cut by up to 76%

A successful premiere: a load of fresh fruit safely arrived in Moscow as the first export from Pakistan to Russia under TIR regulations. The truck, carrying fresh mangos, travelled from Pakistan to Russia via Iran and Azerbaijan,...
06.09.2021

Yesim Çetinkaya now COO at Çelebi Cargo

Previously project coordinator at Çelebi Aviation Holding, Yesim Çetinkaya will now assume her new role as chief operating officer at Çelebi Cargo. She will be based in Frankfurt. Çetinkaya began her professional career at...
06.09.2021

First CRJ-200 SF and second B737-700FC

Air Wisconsin is about to enter the air cargo market. A regional airline in the USA since 1965 and operating CRJ-200 regional jets for United Airlines as United Express in the Midwest and East Coast, posted a photo showing a...
06.09.2021

Will carrier profitability last?

Patrik Berglund, CEO of freight rate benchmarking platform Xeneta, expects the big carriers to further seek higher contract rates to extend profitability The surge in carrier profitability has been based on the high spot freight...
06.09.2021

Another coup for Gebrüder Weiss

The Bavarian middle-sized freight forwarder Spedition Lode and its 60 employees will join the Gebrüder Weiss network in October 2021. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. With this latest acquisition, Gebrüder Weiss...
06.09.2021

Waberer’s International picks CEO

Logistics company Waberer's International has named Zsolt Barna as new chief executive officer, effective 1 September 2021. Former CEO Barna Erdélyi joined the company's board of directors on 31 August 2021. Prior to his new...
06.09.2021

Largest ever order in South America

Transporter Grupo Prodes in Colombia has ordered 200 Daf for transporting beer, soft drinks and tropical fruit in inhospitable areas. It is the largest order ever for Daf Trucks in South America, the manufacturer said. The...
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