Jumbo and SAL bundling forces 
Heavylift and project cargo companies Jumbo and SAL are forming a joint venture. SAL is headquartered in Germany and Jumbo in the Netherlands. They will be joining forces in combining a large part of their fleets, engineering and commercial activities. In a press release,... mehr
Airbus' new supply contract
Ceva Logistics has just won an Airbus production supply contract in Hamburg. The company is already managing spare parts and components for the aerospace client in Northern Germany. The new portfolio involves mainly the production supply for structural assembly of A320... mehr
Reducing carbon footprint by 4,812 t
Spanish provider Transfesa Logistics has helped Volkswagen Navarra to achieve an historical record for the distribution of cars by rail. In 2020, the railways surpassed the roads as a mode of transport for the first time, conveying 56% of the shipments. In total, Transfesa... mehr
Karl Gross Hamburg names import manager
At the beginning of March 2021, Ralph Krüger assumed his new position of import manager in the Hamburg (Germany) office of international forwarder Karl Gross, which was founded in 1876 and which specialises in handling sea freight imports and air freight. With Krüger’s... mehr
Russian Global Ports prevails
Russian terminal operator Global Ports has reported its results for 2020. Consolidated marine container throughput went up by 6.6% year-on-year to more than 1.5 million teu against a 0.8% year-on-year decline in the Russian container market over the same period. Marine Bulk... mehr
Teneso wins white knight
The Karlsruhe-based German transport logistics company Teneso has won Rhenus High Tech as a shareholder for Germany. Founded in 2008, Teneso now has representatives in ten European countries, providing services in 25 European countries. It has also been offering digital... mehr
Die Stunde der Spezialisten 
2020 haben die europäischen Flughäfen 11,8% weniger Luftfracht abgewickelt als 2019. Das hört sich nach sehr viel an, wird aber relativiert beim Blick auf die Passage (–70,4%). Ausserdem lässt sich in dem Geschäft ganz gut Geld verdienen. Doch wie lange noch? mehr
Switch from road to rail cuts CO2 by two thirds
Dalli is taking the next step in its sustainability strategy by switching the majority of deliveries from its Romanian production site to Germany and Belgium from the roads to the railways. It is cooperating with the Austrian full truck-load specialist LKW Walter on the... mehr
ICTSI on par with 2019
The Manila-based operator International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has reported its audited consolidated financial results for 2020. Its revenues rose by 2% to USD 1.5 billion (USD 1.48 billion in 2019), its ebitda by 6% to USD 876.8 million (USD 830,1 million in... mehr
An index for LNG units
An index for the seaborne trade in liquified natural gas (LNG) went live this week. The Baltic Exchange introduced it on the basis of carriers burning LNG as their primary fuel (and not marine fuel oil or marine gas oil).The new index, with the acronym BLNGg, will be published... mehr