A good year for Geis Group 
Geis Group, which is headquartered in Germany, increased its turnover by 19.4% year-on-year to almost EUR 1.2 billion last year. It had recorded a slight decline of 3.3% in 2020. The air + sea services segment proved to be the growth driver in 2021, with turnover up by 60%.... more
A new low in reliability on the seas
Copenhagen-based Sea-Intelligence has analysed the schedule reliability figures up to and including January 2022. As expected, schedule reliability lost again to reach 30.9% "the lowest ever global schedule reliability since Sea-Intelligence started the measure in... more
Cool chain high in Antwerp continues
The Port of Antwerp is maintaining its upward trend in the cool chain segment: the number of reefer containers handled in the Belgian port rose by 2.7%, surpassing the mark of 1 million teu for the second year in a row now. The growth in 2021 was mainly driven by a 6%... more
Tarom signs for Champ’s Traxon Cargohub
Tarom, Romania’s flag carrier, has signed to join Champ’s Traxon Cargohub community. The long-time Champ customer has joined the world’s largest air cargo community service, in addition to renewing for Champ’s Cargospot suite – including renewing for Cargospot Airlines and... more
Ermewa welcomes Bernhard Hoffmann
Ermewa has named Bernhard Hoffmann as its new "segment manager intermodal". He will take on the newly created position of segment manager and also be responsible coordinating sales of the intermodal wagon groups. Hoffmann joins Ermewa from the Port of Hamburg and... more
Czechia lifts truck tolls
Czechia is temporarily exempting truck drivers (and also car and bus drivers) from motorway tolls, when they are using a toll network of motorways and roads of the first class to protect and save the inhabitants of Ukraine, according to a release of the Czech ministry of... more
3PL Century Logistics is sold
Metro Supply Chain Holdings, an affiliate of Canadian-based Metro Supply Chain, is acquiring Century Logistics, a 3PL headquartered in Suffolk, UK. The price of the transaction was not disclosed. Metro Supply Chain currently manages approximately 4 million sqm in over 80... more
Qatar improves relations with Iran
According to a report published by the consulting agency Dezan Shira & Associates, Iran and Qatar plan to establish regular shipping links between the ports of the two countries. The countries also agreed to expand cooperation between Qatar Air and Iranian airlines.... more
Cargo operations soars to new heights in Houston
With a total of more than 537,700 t of freight for IAH and HOU combined, last year was the best on record for Houston’s cargo operations. The figure represents a steep 16% increase from 2020 and a 1.3% increase from 2019. An increase in domestic air freight in general was the... more
Still more to come for MNG Airlines
MNG Airlines, which was established in 1996 with 100% Turkish capital, expanded its flight network in 2021, grew its fleet, carried 20% more cargo than in 2020 and is to invest in digital transformation in 2022. Today, MNG Airlines continues its operations with a fleet of... more