Air Algérie orders eight Boeing 737 MAX jets 
Boeing and Air Algérie confirmed an order for eight fuel-efficient 737-9 jets at the Paris Air Show. The Algerian flag carrier also signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for two 737-800 Boeing converted freighters (BCF) to meet increasing cargo demand in the region.... more
Ferries to get electronic logbooks
Two newbuild "superstar-class" ro-pax vessels of Finnlines’ fleet, which operates cargo and passenger vessels in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, will be equipped with electronic reporting, fleet monitoring and stability management solutions developed by Napa, a... more
Food transports: net zero by 2030
Arla, Danish Crown, DFDS and DSV have teamed up in a new partnership to develop a climate-neutral transport corridor between Denmark and UK. The aim is to transport Arla’s and Danish Crown’s products from farms in Denmark to consumers in UK. The scope of the transport... more
Cold chain industrial park opens in Qingbaijiang
The recently completed ESR Chengdu Qingbaijiang Cold Chain Industrial Park in Sichuan, southwest China, comprises a multi-faceted cold storage facility with a total GFA of more than 113,000 sqm. It is ESR’s first in-built cold storage facility in China. Located in a major... more
Deutsche Post DHL Group rebrands to DHL Group
Logistics provider Deutsche Post DHL Group is changing its name to “DHL Group” on 1 July 2023. The new name reflects the transformation the group has gone through in the past years and underlines the focus on its national and international logistics activities as a driver for... more
Small but potentially very serious
US Customs and Border Protection (CDP) agriculture specialists reported to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) a species of citrus root weevil intercepted exactly one month ago, on 22 May 2023, in a shipment arriving at Wilmington port. The invaded shipment of pineapples... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Snails have four noses: two for breathing and two for smelling. more
Latam Cargo helps more than 3,000 UNHCR refugees
Latam Group has shipped more than 60 t of humanitarian aid free of charge in Latin America through its solidarity plane programme, benefiting more than 3,000 refugees assisted by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. During this first year of partnership, humanitarian aid was... more
Adding services to Virginia and Las Vegas
Roadrunner has launched eight new lanes to Virginia and Las Vegas. This extension will give shippers more opportunities to use its fast and direct service, the USA-based transport company said. Inbound service to Richmond, Newport News, and Virginia Beach, Virginia will... more
SGL: another office in France
The Denmark-headquartered logistics company has opened a new office in Dunkirk, France. It is the third office to be launched by Scan Global Logistics in this country, and part of a programme to establish a centre of expertise for industrial projects in Northern France. The... more