Hamburg attracts more containers 
Better than expected: container throughput in Port of Hamburg showed a positive trend in H1/2022. 4.4 million teu were handled, about 1% more than in H1/2021. In the first six months of 2022, 117 ultra large container ships (ULCS) took advantage of the navigational channel... more
Spencer Stuart picks Britt Bergen
With immediate effect, the international executive search and leadership consultancy Spencer Stuart has named Britt Bergen to strengthen its consulting services in the process manufacturing and supply chain sector. The German-Finnish company has more than ten years of... more
MSC adds service to West Africa
Swiss carrier MSC launched a new service to Guinea Bissau in West Africa. Every two weeks, the service will carry imports and exports to and from the destination via MSC's transhipment hub Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. This hub offers connections to trade partners... more
US contract logistics player turns French
French major player Geodis has acquired 100% of the shares of the US-American "Need It Now Delivers" from the private equity fund Palm Beach Capital and further stakeholders. The contract logistics company, founded in 1987, has built up a road freight network... more
From helicopters to full freighters
The Russian Helix Airlines, which has been operating charter flights only with helicopters since 1994, has acquired four Ilyushin Il-76s and wants to expand internationally with the new aircraft. "We are preparing to enter the international air cargo market," chief... more
15 times larger in one fell swoop
Patriot Rail has entered into an agreement to acquire Denver-based Pioneer Lines, a railroad holding company that operates 15 short line railroads across 12 US states, from BRX Transportation Holdings. The acquisition, subject to regulatory authorisation, will support... more
Combi Lift takes Jens Siedentopf on board
Bremen-based project forwarder Combi Lift, a subsidiary of the Harren & Partner Group, has gained reinforcements. Jens Siedentopf, previously head of breakbulk and projects at the Dutch shipping company Samskip, joined Combi Lift as general manager in August. In his new... more
Newest Cargo iQ software for Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific Cargo in Hong Kong has implemented Cargo iQ’s newest freight planning and monitoring milestones, Freight into Warehouse control (FIW) and Freight out of Warehouse control (FOW), to enhance the visibility of the cargo during warehouse and ramp handling operations.... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Scientists suspect that humans have a sixth and seventh sense of taste for fatty and metallic things. more
100% Peru
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics now holds all the shares in the Peruvian joint venture Hellmann Worldwide Logistics S.A.C, after Carlos Augusto Dammert, president of the board, decided to sell his stake of 50%. The company will now be fully integrated into Hellmann's global... more