QCS expands management team and network 
The management team of Quick Cargo Service, a German Iata agent established in 1974, now has eight members: Dieter Haltmayer, as president, Stephan Haltmayer as CEO, Jennifer Melnyk as director of finance and Heidi Haltmayer as director of administration & marketing, Nico... more
More towage power for Suez Canal
Global towage provider Svitzer has extended its running contract with the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) to include two additional tugs. Svitzer has been offering towage services in the Suez Canal since late 2019 with the two units Svitzer Port Said 1 and Svitzer Port Said 2... more
Railway hits record levels
Container rail traffic in the Port of Barcelona grew by 46% in H1/2021, recording a total throughput of 161,735 teu. With this significant increase, railway's share reached a record level of 16.1%, which is mainly due to the commitment that large retailers and industrial... more
New facility at Colchester
The Woodland Group’s warehouse and fulfilment business, founded in Great Britain in 2010, has opened a new 14,000 sqm facility in Marks Tey, Colchester. The warehouse has been designed to expand capacity by 5,000 pallets and has over 4,000 pick faces dedicated to e-commerce.... more
Fresh logistics approach for fashion player
Germany-based fashion and lifestyle company S. Oliver Group is setting up a new service centre in Dettelbach close to Würzburg. Commissioning is planned for March 2024. Miebach Consulting is the Group's planning partner, including the oversight of the construction of the... more
Restoring Caribbean cargo capacities
After the re-opening of the borders of Trinidad and Tobago, where Caribbean Airlines is headquartered, on 17 July, Caribbean Airlines Cargo has resumed scheduled connectivity between Barbados, St. Vincent, Grenada, New York and Toronto. The carrier transports cargo in the belly... more
C.H. Robinson hires chief product officer
Arun Rajan will be joining C.H. Robinson as chief product officer on 1 September. He will report to CEO Bob Biesterfeld and lead all global product development and innovation in the company’s platforms. Rajan brings nearly three decades of product and technology experience to... more
Green laurels for Duluth
The inland port on Lake Superior, the Duluth Seaway Port Authority and its terminal operations on Rice’s Point, improved their ranking in the recently released Green Marine 2020 environmental performance report. Their rating advanced from a 3.8 in 2019 to a 4.0 score in 2020 on... more
Newly leased wagons to transport LPG
Orlen Unipetrol Doprava has leased 81 brand new LPG Safety ++ tank cars from wagon owner Ermewa. The last tranche of the delivery recently arrived at the Czech petrochemical company in Litvinov and is now in use for LPG transport in eastern Europe. The new LPG Safety++,... more