Difficult conditions for combined transport 
In 2023, the Swiss intermodal specialist Hupac transported around 975,000 road consignments or 1,866,000 teu in combined road/rail transport and maritime hinterland transport, around 130,000 consignments or 11.7% less than in 2022. All transport modes in the group's... more
Touchless appointments bring benefits
The US haulier C.H. Robinson has developed new technology which removes the work of scheduling an appointment at the place a load needs to be picked up and fixing another meeting at the site where the load needs to be delivered. The technology is available 24/7 without any... more
Vigorito joins NV Logistics
An important entry: Giovanni Vigorito has acquired shares in the Geneva-based freight forwarder NV Logistics and will hold the position of director of sales and development in the company. On LinkedIn, he stated that "working again alongside my friend Thierry Moreno [the... more
Arkas Line hits the American shore
Arkas Line is expanding into the American market by adding the ‘M/v Sine A’ to its USX (United States Express) service, in partnership with Turkon and Hapag Llyod. This move transforms the existing service into a weekly route with seven vessels. Starting with the ‘Max... more
Joint power of attorney in Duisburg
Christian Negele (right) and Andreas Keller (left) have been granted joint power of attorney for Duisburger Hafen. The two fully qualified lawyers have been working for the Duisport Group for many years. Negele has been with Duisburger Hafen since 1 March 2009. As a trained... more
Celebrating the second anniversary in Shanghai
According to CNN, Europa Shanghai, which was established early in 2022, navigated the 4.6% drop in Chinese exports in 2023 by continually growing its local customer base. As the team celebrates its second anniversary in the province, it has grown its sales team by 15%.... more
More steel transports
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has won a contract to transport several ten thousand tonnes more per year for the steel processor Marcegaglia. In addition to the quantities the RCG has already been handling, Marcegaglia recently commissioned a new order: RCG now runs a block... more
Scrap metal instead of cut flowers
It's not just flowers that have been flown from South America to the USA these days. On 12 February, the US department of justice completed the enforcement of a final order for forfeiture of a B747 cargo plane, previously owned by Mahan Air, a sanctioned Iranian airline... more
Rhenus grows footprint in Iberia
Venturing further into the Iberian market, Rhenus Home Helivery has acquired more shares in the Totalmédia Group, giving it a majority stake of 75.1%. Based in Lisbon, Totalmédia Group delivers heavy and bulky goods and provides transport, packaging, and warehousing services in... more
Odyssey Logistics names CCO
Odyssey Logistics, a provider of multimodal logistics solutions, has appointed Omar Shamsie to chief commercial officer. He will focus on driving strategic sales growth, vertical market development and cross-sell initiatives to deepen customer relationships and drive new... more