Fewer journeys and more efficiency 
Transport operators Alexander and Toni Hotz from Offenbach, Germany, recently took delivery of their second long truck. The freight forwarder Toni Hotz Transporte has been deploying one long truck of the Giga Liner series over the last few years and has been positively impressed... more
COA elects new chairman and vice-chairman
The board of directors of the container owners association (COA) has elected Uffe Ernst-Fredriksen, head of cargo management, AP Moller-Maersk, to the position of COA chairman. Ernst-Frederiksen takes over from Brian Darnowski, senior vice-president – operations, Triton... more
Finnair Cargo appoints new sales director Asia
Finnair Cargo has appointed Pasi Nopanen as its sales director Asia. He will take up his position from 9 March 2020 and be located in Shanghai. Nopanen has extensive experience in the air cargo industry, having worked for airlines and freight forwarding companies during his... more
Tapa certificate for trans-o-flex
For its location in Hürth near Cologne (Germany), the express delivery company trans-o-flex has received the certificate of the transported asset protection association (Tapa). Trans-o-flex was audited in accordance with the Tapa FSR-C standard and received the certificate at... more
Expanding network in Finland
Dachser has been operating an office for overland transport services in Finland since 2014. Now Dachser Finland Oy is moving into a facility covering some 4,600 sqm in Kerava. The hub is expected to be operational as from the second half of 2020. In the new facility, Dachser... more
Next step for LNG in Rostock
The Hamburg (Germany)-based company Nauticor, which was sold to the Finish group Gasum in November 2019, has received the first permit for ship-to-ship deliveries of liquid natural gas (LNG) in the port of Rostock. The LNG bunker vessel “Kairos” is therefore the first ship in... more
Joint sales office in Hamburg
Haeger & Schmidt and its parent company Felbermayr have opened a joint sales office in Hamburg (Germany). Its main objective is to improve the quality of services for overseas freight forwarders, carriers and shippers. Haeger & Schmidt Logistics offers a large portfolio... more
AEO status for Glomar
The Greece-headquartered global logistics service provider Global Maritime Enterprises has been granted the status of authorised economic operator (AEO). AEO is an internationally recognised certificate and confirms that the relevant company is a reliable business partner for... more
World's first LNG-fuelled large coal carrier comes on stream
Kyushu Electric Power has concluded long-term transport agreements to deploy the world's first LNG-fuelled large coal carriers with Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL). The vessels are expected to become the world's first LNG-fuelled large coal... more
Vagn Sørensen named new chairman for Scandlines
Scandlines, the German-Danish ferry operator in the Baltic, has appointed Vagn Sørensen as chairman of the supervisory board. Sørensen has more than 30 years of executive experience in international business, in the aviation industry in particular. He joined Scandinavian... more