Rocktree looks back on 2019 with joy 
The Singapore-based waterborne logistics company Rocktree has reported handling 28 million t of cargo during 2019 - a record in volumes. Last year saw its newly established subsidiary company Rocktree Consulting awarded its first contracts, while its joint venture company... more
Christian Doepgen joins jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame
The Logistics Hall of Fame has elected four new members for its jury. For the first time, these executives will be able to take part in the vote on who will enter the global hall of fame of the logistics industry at the end of the year and who will win this year’s award of... more
Delta's long haul services open for... passengers
Demand for air cargo is driving the return of Delta's passenger services from the USA to Europe for the first time since Covid-19 closed borders. From tomorrow, 21 May 2020, flights to Frankfurt and London will provide cargo capacity three times weekly from Atlanta (31 t on... more
Cooperation for container tracking
Bolloré Transport & Logistics, Next4 and the IMT Mines Albi engineering school have signed a MoU with a view to developing new traceability functions for goods flows based on the study of data gathered by IoT sensors. Next4 has developed a solution enabling its freight... more
Twelve days and 9,500 km through six countries
Ensuring the safe, cost-effective and speedy transport of valuable and heavy cargo from its manufacturer in Germany to its recipient in China in times of Covid-19 turned out to be an adventure even for the experienced heavy duty forwarder Rolf Riedl. Since neither ship nor... more
Latam Group increases cargo capacity on widebody aircraft
After three days of work at Sao Paulo’s maintenance centre, Latam Group announced the first B777-300ER reconfiguration. This aircraft's economy cabin had passenger seats temporarily removed to increase its cargo transportation capacity by 20%. Due to its suitability for long... more
Honold builds another logistics centre
The Honold Group is building another logistics centre on an 80,000 sqm site in Neu Ulm (Bavaria, Germany). The new building comprises a 20,000 sqm warehouse and 500 sqm of office space. With this move, Honold and the Husqvarna Group, to which Gardena also belongs, continue their... more
Nagel-Group strengthens management team
Food logistics company Nagel-Group is expanding its management team. Effective 1 June 2020, Christian Bleiker will take on the position of executive director HR & Legal. Before joining the Nagel-Group, Bleiker held various executive positions, especially in HR and Legal.... more
New equipment for port of Wismar
The German port of Wismar on the Baltic Sea is enhancing its equipment with six heavy-duty terminal tractors. The provider is Cargotec, with delivery of the machines scheduled for the early part of Q4/2020. Wismar seaport on Germany’s northern coast handles a wide variety of... more
Train with semi trailers trialled in the Baltics
Lithuanian carrier LG Cargo has joined forces with Polish PKP Cargo and the German technology provider Cargo Beamer to pilot an intermodal train with road semi trailers. A train carrying 22 semi trailers recently arrived at the Sestokai terminal in Lithuania after a two-day... more