More capacities at Duluth 
In USA, Duluth has now become the second port on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System capable of handling containers by direct water connection. Recent investments in infrastructure and capabilities have upgraded existing road- and rail-based intermodal container services... mehr
SGL continues its rapid expansion
Nordic company Scan Global Logistics (SGL) is opening three new offices in West Africa and France - a change, since acquisitions of other companies have taken the lead over the last months. About a month ago, Group CEO Allan Melgaard inked the seventh acquisition in 2021,... mehr
Royal Vopak picks Dick Richelle as CEO
Royal Vopak’s supervisory board will nominate Dick Richelle as chairman of the executive board and CEO as per 1 January 2022, Eelco Hoekstra having decided to step down. Richelle started his career with Royal Vopak as a management trainee in 1995. He brings with him over 25... mehr
"Curiosity of the Day" 
The actress and nude dancer Anita Berber (1899-1929) ate rose petals soaked in chloroform and ether and thus started a drug trend in Berlin in the 1920s. mehr
Drone delivery in USA: Mesa Air partners Flirtey
Mesa Air Group has signed an agreement with aerospace technology company Flirtey to order four delivery drones, with an option to order an additional 500 aircraft. With this agreement, Mesa becomes the first scheduled airline to launch drone deliveries in USA. The immediate... mehr
Booking cargo per mouse click
DP World has launched a new digital logistics platform, which enables seamless, safe, secure, and efficient movement of cargo with a single-window solution. With Cargoes Logistics, customers can choose from multimodal logistics options, ship freight by sea, road, and/or... mehr
Fashion now close to Halle/Leipzig
Mytheresa, a virtual B2C sales platform for fashion items, is opening its new logistics centre at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany. It will be the company’s second location after its headquarters in Munich. The proximity to the international cargo hub was one of the main reasons... mehr
HPC with new MD duo
Nils Kemme has been appointed MD of Hamburg Port Consulting. He will work with fellow managing director Suheil Mahayni. The joint MDs are united in their goals: "Together we can demonstrate how we want to develop our organisation: customer-, team- and... mehr
Fire onboard "ZIM Kingston" under control
The fire, which broke out onboard the "ZIM Kingston" last week, has been extinguished, the carrier said in a press release. On Friday 22 October 2021, the vessel, chartered by ZIM, en route from Pusan to Vancouver, ran into very heavy weather conditions. Dozens of... mehr
Nelt setzt auf Diversität
Kapazitätserweiterung eines intermodalen Terminals in BelgradDie Kapazität des intermodalen Terminals von Nelt in Belgrad ist erhöht worden. Der Terminal liegt in Nachbarschaft eines vielbefahrenen Autobahnkreuzes und in der Nähe des Flughafens Nikola Tesla. Per Schiene... mehr