Clément Blanc to lead DHL GF in South Africa 
DHL Global Forwarding has appointed DHL veteran Clement Blanc as the new managing director for its business in South Africa, one of the key markets for the logistics giant in the region. He reports to Amadou Diallo, CEO of DHL GF in the Middle East and Africa.With more than two... more
UK supermarket chain investing in greener fleet
Asda UK is taking delivery of more than 200 Volvo FH LNG tractor units in the run-up to the peak Christmas commercial season. The supermarket is keen to transform its fleet of 1,000 tractor units from diesel to gas by 2024, after in-house trials showed running on biomethane... more
In carriers’ seventh heaven
In line with many other shipping lines, Hapag-Lloyd has raised its forecast for financial 2020 on the basis of a better-than-expected business performance in the ongoing Q4/2020. The group expects an ebitda of EUR 2.6–2.7 billion (up from EUR 2.4–2.6 billion) and an ebit of EUR... more
ShipMoney hiring in Greece and the Philippines
The firm Maritime Payment Solutions, a provider of payment solutions for maritime companies which does business as ShipMoney, has recruited two managers. Vanessa Torres has become a strategic client and business development manager in Manila, and Theo Tsokos a client account... more
Swedish carrier driving its IT strategy
Green Cargo and the Swedish consultancy firm Dynamant have signed a framework agreement for 2021. Several new projects and initiatives will commence in 2021 as a result of Green Cargo’s long-term strategy to develop operations with a strong and robust IT platform.These projects... more
Young Rembrandt transits Moscow SVO
One of the jobs that Moscow Cargo, a freight handler at Moscow SVO airport, is involved in, is in the supply chain for Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine ‘Sputnik V’.Its logistics specialists were recently involved in a different type of task – returning the 1626 painting ‘The Expulsion... more
Ongoing online retail boom
The booming online trade is set to continue to grow in Germany and elsewhere in December. According to a market study published by the German e-commerce and mail-order association (Bundesverband E-Commerce und Versandhandel Deutschland BEVH) recently, online revenues in the... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
The person who shoots first in a pistol duel shoots slower than the second person, who reacts, and thus acts out of a reflex. more
Renault Trucks Switzerland fortified
In these times of rapidly increasing online trade and door-to-door deliveries, the registration curve for light commercial vehicles continues to point steeply upwards. Renault Trucks Switzerland has responded to this trend by recruiting Roger Grossglauser, specifically dedicated... more
Tolls to be extended to trucks from 3.5 t
After many years of tough negotiations, the EU transport ministers finally came to an agreement on the Eurovignette directive yesterday, Tuesday, 08 December 2020. The directive is to enter into effect in 2023. The truck tolls will take more account of CO2 emissions in... more