Economic waves hit Hamburg port 
The port of Hamburg faced geopolitical and economic challenges in 2023, resulting in a 4.7% decline in seaborne cargo volumes compared to 2022. Container throughput decreased by 6.9%, but showed a slight recovery in the second half of the year. Despite these difficulties, bulk... more
Changes within the Stef group
Stef, a provider of transport and logistics services dedicated to temperature-controlled food products, as announced several changes within its executive committee and the management of its activities in Spain and Portugal. Christophe Leray has been named Stef group... more
In-house news from the ITJ
MedTriX AG, the publisher of the ITJ, and Christian Doepgen have parted ways. Christian Doepgen, who worked for the publisher from 2002, was editor-in-chief of our journal, founded in 1939, from 2011 onwards. In the multimodal editorial team his reports specialised on the field... more
Less CO2, more capacity, reliable transit times
DB Cargo Full Load Solutions (DB Cargo FLS) expanded its intermodal offering with several new trade lanes in 2023. They also allow companies without their own sidings to transport their goods by rail. New additions last year included the German trade lane between Nuremberg... more
Aramex gets a tech update
Responding to a steadily increasing demand for efficient and high-quality supply chains, Aramex tasked the IT company Business Code with developing a new data analysis platform to tackle future hurdles. Aramex, a logistics provider based in the Middle East, is looking to... more
Unity in shipping renewed until 2032
Cosco Shipping and its partners, including CMA CGM, Evergreen, and OOCL, have agreed to extend the Ocean Alliance until 2032, seeking to maintain reliable services for customers amidst the evolving global trade landscape. Since its inception in 2017, the alliance has... more
A greener future for air cargo
Sustainability is not an objective, but a tangible reality for Cargotech’s member companies. Wiremind, CargoAi, Rotate, and CharterSync illustrate their solutions, the industry’s challenges, and what is planned for 2024. CargoAi’s Cargo 2 Zero CO2 footprint reporting product,... more
Up to 15% less fuel
The Singapore-based forwarder SNL Logistics has extended its green fleet and acquired 16 new Scania Super trucks to improve performance and save fuel. Four months after putting the vehicles into service, SNL recorded a 12%-15% decrease in fuel consumption, which is double than... more
Handing over a Hesse hub
Four Parx, a German logistics real estate developer, has announced a new tenant for its industrial park in Hesse. Located in the heart of the Rhine-Main-region, the site, which comprises three buildings with a total area of 7,100 sqm, will be leased to a public corporation and... more
50,000,000 shipments cleared in three years
In mid-February, the Lufthansa Cargo subsidiary CB Customs Broker exceeded the 50 million mark of customs cleared shipments in just three years. The full-service customs expert is thus making a significant contribution to the expansion of the c-commerce business in Germany and... more