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Exactly one month ago, on 11 December 2023, the Seahorse Freight Association hosted 160 guests in London for its annual Journalist Awards, supported by headline sponsor AAL Shipping. There were 350 entries by 60 journalists in 13 categories, including multimedia, overland,... mehr
Alfons Köster expands management teams
Wolfgang Koss (left) is joining the management team of Alfons Köster & Co Global Freight Logistics. As the medium-sized, owner-managed company informed the ITJ, Koss has been an authorised signatory at the international freight forwarding company with headquarters in Hamburg... mehr
Top-ranking carriers switch places in 2024
In January 2022, MSC took the crown from Maersk as the world's largest shipping line with a fleet of 645 units and a combined capacity of almost 4.3 million teu. While Maersk’s fleet shrank in 2023 by 112,500 teu or 2.7%, MSC added a little more than one million TEU of capacity... mehr
On route towards low-carbon business
Norfolk Southern has developed a climate transition plan (CTP) to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 42% by 2024. The US class I Railway's CTP will focus in part on fuel management and consumption. The measures include innovative technologies and operating practices to... mehr
Faster and more efficient
The Rhenus Group is restructuring its European network as of 8 January 2024. The new road haulage service, dubbed Groupage Network 2.0, aims at improving efficiency, reducing transport times and increasing frequencies in Europe. Previously, only highly industrialised regions... mehr
More Airbus for EVA Air
EVA Air from Taiwan has finalised a firm order with Airbus for the purchase of 18 widebody A350-1000s and 15 single-aisle A321neo. Benoît de Saint-Exupéry, Airbus EVP Sales, commercial aircraft: "In the long-range market, it’s another major endorsement for the A350-1000... mehr
Three new senior officers for ICS
The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, the professional body for the commercial shipping industry worldwide, officially welcomed the following fellows of the institute as its new senior officers at a controlling council meeting held in Athens, Greece. Luis Bernat, (second... mehr
New links London to Rotterdam
P&O Ferries is launching a new roro freight route between London (Tilbury 2) and Rotterdam (Europoort), starting March 2024. This addition bolsters P&O Ferries' network, creating five hubs - Hull, Teesport, Tilbury, Zeebrugge, and Europoort - and increasing the number of... mehr
Where no DHL has gone before
DHL is flying to the moon in a new collaboration with Nasa’s commercial lunar payload services. The Astrobotic Peregrine Mission is one of the first commercial trips to the moon. Aboard the lunar lander are 151 DHL Moon Boxes, which contain mementos such as letters,... mehr
Fuel-cell trucks ready for customers
From mid-2024, Amazon, Air Products, Ineos, Holcim and Wiedmann & Winz plan to begin the first customer trials with fuel-cell trucks made by Daimler Truck. The five semi-trailer tractors will be deployed in a number of long-haul operations - transporting building materials,... mehr