Baltic Exchange appoints strategic carbon lead 
The Baltic Exchange has appointed former Right Ship chief executive Martin Crawford-Brunt as a strategic carbon lead. The Baltic Exchange recently introduced carbon assessments alongside its spot dry bulk charter rate assessments and supports market mechanisms aimed at reducing... mehr
Chipolbrok's rising sun on its way
It was a long journey to the final port of destination in Antwerp. When loading operations on board "Chipolbrok Sun" had been completed at Qingdao and Taicang, the vessel proceeded to Qinhuangdao, its last loading port in China. The vessel sailed fully laden in... mehr
Röhlig goes Berlin
Bremen-based and family-owned international Group Röhlig Logistics inaugurated a new office in Berlin this month. Near the finally opened new Berlin Brandenburg Airport, the company's local team offers services by air, sea and rail. As managing director of Röhlig Germany,... mehr
Foundation to drive digitalisation
Dachser, DB Schenker, duisport, and Rhenus are planning the next big step in digitalisation and have set up the open logistics foundation for this purpose. The aim is to build a European open source community to promote digitisation and supply chain management on an open-source... mehr
Montirone added to intermodal network
Hupac is supporting the modal shift by introducing another intermodal connection for P400 semitrailers. The Swiss specialist for combined transport has added a new shuttle train between Munich (Germany) and Montirone near Brescia (Italy), offering three roundtrips per week to... mehr
Stefan Krauter is entrepreneur of the year
At the Hermes transport logistics award ceremony, Stefan Krauter, founder and CEO of Cargo-Partner, was named entrepreneur of the year 2021 for his life's work. Earlier than most competitors, he recognised the need to implement digital technologies. His focus on sustainability,... mehr
DSV concentrates on Agility integration
The hungry Danish logistics lion has reported its interim figures for Q3/2021. Revenues in Q3/2021 amounted to DKK 49.6 billion (EUR 6.6 billion), a leap forward of 43.3% in comparison to the same period last year (DKK 28.1 billion/ EUR 3.8 billion). Operating profit (ebit)... mehr
Green electricity for trains in Czechia
With immediate effect, all transfer connections operated by ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) will now be powered exclusively with green electricity in Czechia as well. These include the intermodal transports from Brno (Czechia) to Budapest (Hungary), from Melnik (Czechia) to... mehr
Europa Contact Centre: workforce to grow by 25%
Europa Contact Centre, a division of logistics provider Europa Worldwide Group, is set to expand its workforce by 25%. The team is therefore looking for more staff to fulfil a variety of roles, including team leaders, business development managers, trainers and call centre... mehr
Pics for risks
TT Club, the UK-based insurance provider, has found a new way to heighten awareness of the security risks in the supply chain. The corporation has launched a series of brief informative and instructive animations to highlight specific vulnerabilities. A total of seven... mehr