Forto extends senior leadership team 
Just a few days after announcing a financing round of over USD 50 million, adding to a total of USD 70 million this year only, Berlin-based Forto, a major provider of digitised freight forwarding and supply chain solutions, has appointed Kenneth De Spiegeleire (ex-Dropbox, Cisco... more
Netherlands: get ready for Brexit
The Dutch ports carried out a Brexit action day on 1 December 2020 and distributed flyers to truck drivers that transport cargo to and from the British ports. The joint action was intended to remind drivers and their employers and customers of the changes that will occur in... more
Dispute in Bremen?
In Germany, the port and logistics association Bremische Hafen- und Logistikvertretung (BHV) has criticised the decision of Bremen's senate on the assumption of costs for losses incurred by the Jade-Weser-Port Container-Terminals (CTW). "The participation of the federal... more
Digitalising the timber supply chain
Timber Ex-change is the new marketplace launched by the timber trade company Centersource. It is designed as a digital toolset for forwarders, sawmills and importers. The digital platform provides users with a common marketplace to streamline every step of the timber supply... more
Vaccine trial flights from Miami to South America
The American Airlines Cargo team is preparing for its critical role in transporting the coronavirus vaccine once approved. In mid-November, American’s cargo operation began conducting trial flights, in conjunction with pharmaceutical and cargo partners, from Miami to South... more
Canadian military gives logistics support
Major-General Dany Fortin (left) and other staff of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and the department of national defence, including logistics experts, operational planners, pharmacists, health care administrators, engineers and information technology experts, are assisting... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
At birth, a baby's brain is about a quarter of the weight of an adult brain. more
CP to serve new grain facility in Minnesota
Riverland, part of the logistics company Ceres Global, has entered into an agreement with the US agricultural cooperative FCGS to form a grain merchandising joint venture to be based in Thief River Falls in Minnesota, USA. The JV will undergo an expansion project designed to... more
Grenaa going greener
Grenaa, a Danish port city on the Kattegat forming the geographical centre of Denmark, is investing in its equipment. In October, the port of Grenaa ordered a mobile harbour crane which has a 54 m long boom and a maximum lifting capacity of 144 t. The Liebherr LHM 550 is by... more
To the women at Geodis
Currently, women make up 40% of the workforce of the logistics company Geodis. The group just held its annual “Geodis Women’s Network” (GWN) summit. “Our goal is to increase the number of women in managerial positions,” said Mario Ceccon, executive vice president human... more