Plan B for "Ever Forward" 
Since the “Ever Forward” ran aground after the ship left Baltimore on 13 March 2022, the Evergreen Line is continuing its efforts to refloat the stranded ship. In light of the increasing costs arising from these efforts, Evergreen declared general average on 31 March 2022. ... mehr
Quieter and cleaner pharma deliveries
Germany-based logistics service provider trans-o-flex Thermo Med, which specialises in the nationwide distribution of pharmaceutical products with active temperature control at 2° to 8° Celsius, has ordered 174 delivery vehicles with a new type of electric cooling system. 74... mehr
Fully electric device for moving pallets and ULD
Qatar Airways Cargo has successfully tested and commissioned "AMDT Full Elec", an automotive multi-directional transporter for air cargo pallets. The new device was developed by the French engineering company Gaussin in close collaboration with the carrier's cargo... mehr
Startup to build up a new platform
Karlruhe (Germany)-based Neo Cargo is developing a neutral and digital networking platform for medium-sized forwarders. Freight is to be organised with just a few clicks and forwarders can, for example, process their orders automatically in a network via the Neo Cargo interface.... mehr
DB extends contracts for five years
At its regular meeting, the supervisory board of Deutsche Bahn extended the contracts of Sigrid Nikutta and Levin Holle by five years each. Nikutta will be in charge of freight transport until 31 December 2027. Holle will now lead the finance and logistics division until 31... mehr
Emirates Skycargo: 1 billion vaccine doses
Emirates Skycargo has transported more than 1 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines on its aircraft. The air cargo carrier achieved this historic milestone within a span of 18 months from the first shipment of Covid-19 vaccines trialled in October 2020. More than 4,200 t of... mehr
Finland plans to extend domestic timber transport
Russia's attack on Ukraine and the consequent subsequent sanctions have put an end to imports of raw timber from Russia to Finland. Now, Finland’s ministry of transport and communications in Finland proposes that section 80 of the rail transport act be amended so that the... mehr
More container flows in the North
Container flows in Sweden were on the rise in 2021. The Port of Gothenburg handled 828,000 containers and grew further in relation to other ports in Sweden. ”Our almost perfect balance between import and export has been a great advantage while container shortages have been... mehr
More Raben in Romania
The Raben Group has added two new locations in Oradea and Buzau to its nine existing warehouses in Romania. The existing three warehouses in Bucharest, Sibiu and Timișoara, which have been operational since 2021, have a cross-docking area that can also offer logistics solutions.... mehr
SAS appoints Erno Hildén
SAS has appointed Erno Hildén as executive vice president and CFO. Hildén is from Finland and has held several operational leadership positions in the global airline industry. He has worked both as chief financial officer and chief operating officer for Finnair and as executive... mehr