An investment in packaging 
As has only just been reported, Simon Hegele Gesellschaft für Logistik und Service mbH took over 50% of the shares of Georg Schrepfer in Germany at the beginning of 2022. The remaining 50% will stay with the previous owner, Thomas Bach. For Simon Egele, the acquisition is... mehr
A system for innovative projects
The port of Barcelona has launched a new system to coordinate and implement projects that are reshaping its portfolio. Damià Calvet, the gateway’s president, and Emma Cobos, its director of innovation and business strategy, jointly presented the strategy, which defines three... mehr
Estonian cargo carrier leases AN-26 from Ukraine
Avem Aero has grown its Saab 340 fleet with a new aircraft, an AN-26 leased from the Ukrainian airline Constanta by an aircraft lease agreement without a due date. The Estonia-based cargo carrier is planning to deliver oil well equipment and other outsize freight to Sweden,... mehr
Further Eurasian intermodal route launched
Nurminen Logistics is banking on the new southern Trans-Caspian route. The Finnish forwarder despatched its first full-length container train from Chongqing, China on 10 May 2022. The train will run via Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Romania to Central Europe. Nurminen... mehr
Cargologic Germany files for insolvency
Another victim of the war in Ukraine: the cargo airline Cargologic Germany, which only started operations in September 2019, has had to file for insolvency. The competent insolvency court in Leipzig appointed airline restructuring expert Lucas F. Flöther (Airberlin, Condor... mehr
Leman's activities on the rise
The Danish transport and logistics company Leman looks back on 2021 with joy. The company's turnover took a leap of 60%, rising from DKK 2.2 billion (EUR 300 million) to DKK 3.6 billion (EUR 480 million). Operating profit was back in the black in 2021 at DKK 64 million (EUR 8.6... mehr
Dirk Verstraeten now CEO of De Grave-Antverpia
Dirk Verstraeten is taking over the position of CEO at inland waterway shipping company De Grave-Antverpia. In this role, he will also represent the interests of the majority shareholder, HGK Shipping, at the ARA ports. Verstraeten: “As the new CEO, I’ll continue to... mehr
David Berling joins DDS Logistics
Following the fundraising in November 2021, digital supply chain solutions provider DDS Logistics has recruited David Berling as a sales engineer. His mission will be to support the company's international expansion and to encourage shippers to use the provider’s solutions to... mehr
A cold takeover
The French group Clareton has acquired Christian Gaillard’s cool chain business. The unit comprises cold warehouses covering a surface of 7,000 sqm (frozen, fresh and ambient storage). The staff and 25,000 sqm of land are also part of the deal. Clareton, which recently built... mehr
Profits to be invested in Damietta
As expected, Hapag-Lloyd achieved strong results in Q1/2022, handling the same volumes as in Q1/2021, approximately 3 million teu. While revenues went up by 11.2% to USD 9 billion, ebitda was at USD 5.3 billion (+11.3%) and profit amounted to USD 4.7 billion (+10.6%). The... mehr