A surprising year for A. Hartrodt 
A. Hartrodt exceeded expectations with its result in the difficult year of 2020. At EUR 112.1 million, the gross forwarding profit (gross profit) was only 0.9% below that of 2019. Andreas Schrön, chief financial officer, commented: "At the beginning of March 2020, I had... more
Freight forwarders add air cargo capacities
While Dachser USA Air & Sea Logistics, a subsidiary of global logistics provider Dachser, is announcing that over 85% of its customers have utilised the weekly Frankfurt - Chicago - Frankfurt service more than once since it began a year ago, yet another logistics services... more
20 DAF trucks to support UK e-truck trial
Daf truck manufacturer Leyland is to participate in a project designed to help UK operators make the transition to battery electric trucks. Twenty Daf LF Electric 19 t rigids, together with the required charging infrastructure, will be fitted with data logging equipment and... more
More volumes, revenues and vessels for CMA CGM
Fleets around the world are growing. That's also the case for CMA CGM, which recently reported its results for Q2/2021. So far, 14 new owned vessels and 32 second-hand vessels were added to the fleet in 2021. Out of these, eight new owned vessels, including the last five of its... more
Bolstering LCL business
Mumbai-based ECU Worldwide has appointed Clas Thorell as global head for LCL product & yield management. He will focus on digitising services for freight forwarding partners by delivering 24×7 access to bookings and real-time tracking and build a stronger network of small... more
GLX Global Logistics expands warehouse
GLX Global Logistics Services has now taken over the completed extension of its warehouse in Grünheide, Brandenburg, Germany. Real estate developer Panattoni added 4,300 sqm of usable area, of which 4,188 sqm are warehousing space, to the existing 17,000 sqm facilities. The... more
Mail on passenger seats already 60 years ago
The fact that letters and parcels are regularly placed on aircraft passenger seats is not a novelty caused by the corona crisis. Sixty years ago today, on the night of 1 to 2 September 1961, Lufthansa launched its overnight airmail network, using passenger aircraft to transport... more
Green fleet keeps growing
Hoyer is gradually adding more and more LGN tractor units and CNG trucks to its fleet. The latest addition was a CNG truck in the middle of August to be used for short distance transports in the greater Hamburg area. The specialist for mineral oil logistics is currently... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Falling raindrops have the shape of a ball or a hamburger, not a drop. more
Funding for new terminal at Trois-Rivières
In the Canadian Port of Trois-Rivières, the Terminal 21 construction project has taken the next step with the confirmation of public funding of CAD 22.5 million from the Ministère des Transports du Québec under the Advantage St. Lawrence programme. Chantal Rouleau, minister... more