Containerships greets the Duke 
The Port of Hamburg has been added to the ports of call in the intra-European service Balt-1. Containerships, a subsidiary of the carrier CMA CGM, has extended its network accordingly, and announced the direct service between Germany and UK, marketed as Duke. Duke is part of... more
Sabarot enlarges its central warehouse
Sabarot has modernised the facilities at its Chaspuzac site in France. The new automatic warehouse has a capacity of almost 6,400 pallets and is built with racks up to 21.5 m high. A stacker crane circulates in each of the two 92 m long aisles and autonomously stores, unloads... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
With its overseas territories from Polynesia to the Caribbean and the Indian Ocean, France spans twelve time zones - more than any other country. more
Hapag-Lloyd strengthens presence in Latin America
Chile-based Saam, a multinational corporation providing services for trade through four divisions (port terminals, towage, inland logistics and air cargo logistics), has signed a binding agreement with the German liner shipping company Hapag-Lloyd for the sale of 100% of the... more
Röhlig expands US activities
Röhlig Logistics has extended its American network by opening an office in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Besides the traditional air and sea transportation, this branch also focuses on the full truck load market. “With its central location in the South-Central region of the United States... more
Qatar Airways Cargo picks Liesbeth Oudkerk
Liesbeth Oudkerk joins Qatar Airways Cargo as senior vice-president, cargo sales and network planning, with a special focus on digital transformation. An asset to the next generation project, Oudkerk brings over 25 years of experience in the airline sector, having worked for... more
Risk of freight being shifted back to roads
Swiss ro-mo operator Ralpin welcomes the decision of the Federal Council to continue the ro-mo link between Freiburg in Germany and Novara in Italy beyond 2023 (ITJ Daily 3 October 2022). However, the original plan was to continue operation until the end of 2028 and not only... more
UPS chooses Romina Lorenzo
UPS has appointed Romina Lorenzo as its new country manager in Spain and Portugal, where she will be responsible for operations, business development and strategy. Lorenzo assumes this new position after more than 16 years of experience at UPS, working in the area of finance... more
Indian newcomer shows cargo ambitions
Akasa Air and Smartkargo have entered a partnership that will digitally enable the launch and growth of the airline’s new cargo business. The Indian-based airline will deploy the Smartkargo solution in all functional areas of its cargo business, serving all its destinations in... more
Stronger throughput in European ports
In August 2022, the container throughput index published by the RWI Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) soared to 127.4 points from the 126.5 points (seasonally adjusted) registered the month before, according to... more