Winning even more shipments 
US-based Delta Cargo, the cargo arm of Delta Air Lines, has entered into a long-term agreement with Cargo One, a digital airfreight procurement platform. Freight forwarders worldwide will soon enjoy expanded digital access to Delta Cargo services using the industry’s go-to... mehr
BMS connects Malta, Adriatic, and East Med ports
CMA CGM’s short sea lines division will launch the Bora Med Service (BMS) on 23 December 2024, linking Turkey, the Adriatic, Malta, and the Eastern Mediterranean with a weekly service. Operated by six 2,500 teu vessels, it will facilitate global trade through key ports,... mehr
Hellmann welcomes COO airfreight
Hellmann has appointed Martin Habisreitinger as chief operating officer (COO) airfreight with effect from 1 February 2025. He will succeed Jan Kleine-Lasthues, who, after 13 successful years with Hellmann, has decided to pursue other opportunities. Habisreitinger will report... mehr
Combatting donkey skin trafficking
Emirates is partnering with the NPO Donkey Sanctuary against donkey skin trafficking. In the first quarter of 2024, the carrier already banned the transport of donkey hides by extending its "zero-tolerance policy on the carriage of banned species, hunting trophies and other... mehr
More opportunities for cold chain transports
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Railway and Americold are joining forces to create new transport options for shipping a range of food and other products in Mexico, the USA and Canada. The two companies established a strategic collaboration in June 2023. A year later,... mehr
Korridor VIII freigeräumt? 
Balkan-Nachbarn einigen sich im Streit um Paneuropäischen Verkehrskorridor. Nach monatelanger Verstimmung haben sich Vertreter Bulgariens und der Republik Nordmazedonien sowie der europäischen Finanzinstitute EIB und EBRD bei einem Arbeitstreffen am 31. Oktober auf die... mehr
Autonomous transport operations started
Volvo Autonomous Solutions and DHL Supply Chain have introduced autonomous operations in Texas, USA. The start marks a critical phase in validating the full ecosystem required for autonomous transport at scale. At this stage, a safety driver will be present to monitor... mehr
Liebherr's Mississippi mission
Liebherr has broken ground in Tupelo, Mississippi, kicking off the development of a logistics hub for the distribution of its construction equipment. Backed by USD 176 million, the Swiss manufacturer is building a hub at Tupelo’s Hive Business Park to meet demands for a range of... mehr
Next up for Nosta: Prague
The Osnabrück (Germany)-based full-service logistics provider Nosta has opened a base in Prague, establishing a local logistics subsidiary focusing on sea and air transport. Heading Nosta Logistics will be Bart Burgmans, pictured above, who has over 20 years of experience in the... mehr
Kazakhstan/China: customs clearance automated
The technology specialist Global DTC and Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) have jointly launched a digital platform for clearance of transit cargo at the Kazakhstan/China border along the so-called Middle Corridor, the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR). With the new... mehr