Breaking with routine! 
No annual Fiata World Congress is like any of its predecessors – and this year’s meeting is likely to be one of the most innovate of all. We talked to Fiata president Babar Badat about the changes in the organisation, including in the secretariat in Switzerland. more
Direct train link between Zeebrugge and Duisburg 
A new regular freight train has been launched between the Cosco-Shipping-Ports Zeebrugge Terminal (CSP) in Belgium and the port of Duisburg in Germany. Duisport agency (dpa), a subsidiary of duisport, is in charge of operating the link. Now that the new hinterland connection... more
IRclass inaugurates branch in Doha
The Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), a classification society, has opened a new affiliate at the Qatar financial centre (QFC) in Doha. The Middle East is one of IRClass’ important strategic markets outside of India. Via the new branch office, the classification... more
New heads for HES International
HES International has announced that its supervisory board has appointed Daan Vos as CEO and chairman of the executive board, effective 1 October. Vos has outstanding experience including more than 20 years in the terminals sector, and joins from the Oiltanking Group where he... more
European Food Network gains strength in Scandinavia
Dachser has gained Bring Frigo as a long-term partner. The Swedish food logistics company joins the European Food Network, with the company offering even closer connections to Sweden, Norway and Finland. Bring Frigo is a major provider of temperature-controlled transports in... more
Traxens joins forces with ITP/ITPL
Traxens, experts in providing high-value data and services for the supply chain industry, has formed a partnership with logistics and transport services specialists ITP (Inter Transit Pharma) and ITPL (Inter Transit et Prestations Logistiques) for precision tracking of... more
Special air freight sets off from Ukraine
Established in 2002 and aiming to become one of the Ukraine’s most respected freight forwarding companies specialising in air, ocean and truck services, Kiy Avia Cargo shows its know-how in the handling of special cargo. Operations manager Yuliya Yarmulska: "We... more
Kale lends Kenyan freight forwarder a helping hand
The Indian IT logistics solutions provider Kale has been chosen by Mitchell Cotts, a trusted name in the shipping, freight forwarding, warehousing and transport business in Kenya, to digitise its entire air cargo handling operations at Nairobi airport with the web-based airport... more
Clarksons downbeat over maritime development
Clarksons Research has revised its forecast of growth of maritime transport in tonnes downwards, from the 2.9% foreseen in its spring report to 1.7%, as it has just published in the progress of its autumn report on shipping. This low growth, the lowest since 2009, is due to... more
Company-owned semitrailer delivers fuel
Scharf Transport has become a shareholder of the German network of filling stations of VTM fair, in which transport and logistics companies can jointly purchase fuel at good rates. Scharf Transport is now building its own filling station on the site of the depot in Kassel... more