MPV/HL's situation to improve - long term 
London (UK)-based maritime analyst Drewry said in its latest forecast for multipurpose and heavylift (MPV/HL) shipping that if the measures against the coronavirus (COVID-19) cease by 4Q/2020, the demand growth for breakbulk and project cargo will continue, but remain weak or... mehr
Tigers releases updates for Smarthub:Connect
The logistics and transportation company Tigers has released new updates for its Smarthub:Connect freight and e-commerce portal, which are designed to help customers during current disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and to support them in the aftermath of the crisis.... mehr
Rostock becomes hub for Silk Road traffic
The first 49 containers with industrial and medical products from Xi’an in Shaanxi province in central China have arrived in the overseas port of Rostock in Germany via the rail and sea route of the New Silk Road. DB Cargo Eurasia organised the transport. From China, the... mehr
Geneva airport receives face masks and medical equipment
Bolloré Logistics teams in China and Switzerland worked in synergy to help establishing an air bridge between both countries to limit the spread of Covid-19. On 6 April, a B747-4 operated by Cargolux, arrived from Shanghai with 92 t of relief material on board, intended for... mehr
The Alliance announces more cancellations
Following the pandemic, the members of The Alliance have revised schedules for May and June. The details of the blank sailings are announced in response to lower market demand, as the shipping companies add in a press release. In detail, the services Asia and North Europe... mehr
SIA's first medical relief flights into Denmark
Last week, on 2 April 2020, the first of seven scheduled A350 flights of Singapore Airlines arrived at Copenhagen airport with medical relief to Scandinavia. Flight SQ 352 usually serves this route and operates with three different passenger classes. Erwin Widjaja, general... mehr
Booming bulk sector at Haropa's ports
During the first quarter of 2020, Haropa's port coalition (Le-Havre-Rouen-Paris) moved volumes of 20.38 million t until the end of March, down 12.8% compared to 2019. While the ports remain 100% operational, these results show the first impacts of the global slowdown, but also a... mehr
Kuehne + Nagel launches eShip Asia
Kuehne + Nagel has launched eShip Asia – an online logistics platform enabling Intra-Asia shippers to optimise every shipment based on the route, transit time and cost instantly. On eShip Asia, shippers are connected to 20 countries, and can instantly compare sailing schedules... mehr
Building an ocean-to-ocean corridor
The reduction of Chinese subsidies for rail transport between China and Europe is likely to have a drastic impact on flows and give rise to a reallocation across the routes of the New Silk Road, the latest UIC study concludes. Southern routes via Kazakhstan will be the first... mehr
Treasure comes home
US customs and border protection's (CBP) Baltimore field office recently repatriated seven ancient coins, dating from the Roman Empire, from several periods (81 BC through 217 AD). CBP initially encountered them in April 2009 during an inspection of air cargo that arrived from... mehr