Financial expert joins KBRV 
Having worked in the cabinet of former deputy prime minister Vincent Van Quickenborne, then the outgoing deputy prime minister Paul Van Tigchelt and as a tax consultant in the private sector, Loïc Van Staey is joining the Royal Belgian Shipowners' Association (KBRV) as an... more
Single-wagon transports in block train quality
DB Cargo has been shipping chemical products for the chemical group BASF in Germany and Europe for many years. Two years ago, the carrier introduced a special shuttle concept to connect the two plant sites in Ludwigshafen and Schwarzheide. BASF has now extended the contract for... more
Freightos gains transpacific partner
Qantas Freight, the cargo division of Australia's national carrier Qantas, has joined the air cargo booking platform of Freightos, a vendor-neutral booking and payment platform for the international freight industry with some 55 carriers representing nearly 70% of global air... more
Modal shift in Strasbourg
SNCF Réseau and Voies Navigables de France (VNF) are working with the port of Strasbourg to advance modal shift initiatives encouraging local industries to consider rail and river transport as alternatives to road haulage. These efforts, initiated in 2022 as part of the... more
Integrating 28 new locations
Menzies Aviation, a service partner for airports and airlines worldwide, is extending its partnership with Wipro to roll out the Menzies aviation cargo handling (Mach) cargo management system to 28 new stations in 2025. In 2024, working with the technology services and... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
In India, opium-addicted parrots plunder farmers' opium poppy fields. more
Teaming up for sustainable ocean logistics
DHL Global Forwarding and Lindt & Sprüngli have strengthened their long-term partnership by using DHL's Go Green Plus service to cut greenhouse gas emissions in ocean freight, supporting both companies in their efforts to reach their net-zero goals by 2050. Since early... more
Montea acquires in Antwerp
Montea has acquired its first site in the port of Antwerp in Luithagen. The company signed its latest deal with the port authority late last month, aiming to refurbish the 20’000 sqm area for more sustainable operations. The complex, comprising eleven units, has been in use... more
More rail connections for Felixstowe
GB Railfreight (GBRF) has started a service with five weekly roundtrips between the port of Felixstowe and Daventry in the UK. The new offer increases the number of destinations that are connected by rail from Felixstowe, GBRF said. The new train will remove up to 100 long... more
An old hand and a new start
A report from this year’s IAPH World Ports Conference in Hamburg. The World Ports Conference of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) took place in high spirits at the CCH in Hamburg from 8-10 October this year. Around 600 members from all over the world came... more