“Curiosity of the Day” 
Up until the 1930s, the birth of royal child has to be witnessed by the UK’s Home Secretary so that he could officially confirm the arrival of a legitimate heir to the throne. more
CMA CGM acquires Ceva after successful tender offer 
Following the close of the public tender offer launched on 12 February, the CMA CGM group will hold 97.89% of the outstanding shares and voting rights of Ceva upon settlement of the tendered Ceva shares, scheduled for 16 April. CMA CGM plans to delist Ceva from the Zurich... more
A new port as an alternative
Unloading cargo in Brazil’s maritime gateways, and then transporting it to the hinterlands, are two oft-cited weaknesses in the supply chain to and from the South American giant. The Multicargas terminal in the port of Açu wants to improve this state of affairs. more
UK: Maritime Intermodal officially launched
Following a recent long-term agreement between DB Cargo UK and Maritime Transport to increase railfreight capacity, “Maritime Intermodal” was launched at a celebration event in West Yorkshire (UK). Over 120 rail, logistics and retail professionals gathered at Wakefield... more
Southwest Cargo reveals refreshed product offering
Dallas (TX)-based Southwest Airlines Cargo has introduced a refreshed product menu designed to meet the changing needs of the air cargo industry. It provides customers with new options including a brand new product for perishable shipping needs known as “fresh fast”. Other... more
NWSA gets green light for terminal 5 project
The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA), a marine cargo operating partnership between the ports of Seattle and Tacoma WA USA), recently gave the green light for the container terminal 5 modernisation programme. Clare Petrich, Port of Tacoma commission president and co-chair of... more
Arpin Group promotes Lemme to IT SVP
The Arpin Group has promoted Mario Lemme from director of programming services to senior vice-president of information technology. In his new role, he is responsible for establishing, directing and administering the long-term strategic planning, implementation and operation... more
Cargo-partner creates “quick transport order” option
With the transport order module on its spot platform, cargo-partner offers its customers an easy way to award transport contracts. To simplify the procedure even further, the company has now introduced a “quick transport order” function. Unlike the existing standard... more
Field trial for digital freight documents
As part of Living Lab 12 (digitalisation of freight documents), the German association of freight transport, logistics and waste management (BGL) is participating in an EU-wide Aeolix field trial for the deployment of electronic freight documents in roadfreight transport.... more
WEC Lines linking Liverpool to Portugal
This month (April), the Dutch company WEC Lines is beginning a new weekly service, operated by the 882 teu vessel "Francop" between the port of Liverpool (UK) and Setubal and Leixoes, two major ports in Portugal. On the leg to Liverpool, the vessel will carry a range... more