Schäflein initiates courier service 
Because most shops in their city are closed, three companies in Schweinfurt (Bavaria, Germany) have launched a courier service. Logistics services provider Schäflein delivers goods weighing up to 500 kg on the same day. On the website www.schaeflein-city.de retailers place... more
Europa appoints Rob Jones as non-executive director
Logistics operator Europa Worldwide Group has chosen Rob Jones as its first non-executive director. Jones will provide guidance on the company’s strategy and support its ambitious growth plans. Andrew Baxter, managing director of Europa Worldwide Group: “We’ve decided to... more
A tool for screening onboard
The EU and the IMO have recently issued new guidelines requiring ship operators to implement pre-boarding screening of seafarers. As a means for ship operators to comply with these guidelines and help protect their vessels from an outbreak of Covid-19, Martek Marine... more
Regular train services to Wuhan resume
The first freight train has run from Wuhan (China) to the premises of Hutchison Ports Duisburg (formerly DeCeTe) in Germany since the corona pandemic broke out. Wuhan, which has been Duisburg's twin city since 1982, and the entire Hubei province were closed to goods and... more
UPS delivers Quiagen coronavirus testing kits worldwide
UPS is working with Qiagen, a global provider of molecular diagnostics and sample preparation technologies, to deliver nucleic acid extraction kits critical to Covid-19 testing, as well as the company's novel Qiastat-Dx Coronavirus testing cartridges to destinations around the... more
Rail collaboration secures supply chain
Sweden's grocery chain ICA will use the Volvo Group’s freight train to transport goods. Southbound trains operated by the Swedish carrier Green Cargo normally transport Volvo’s freight from Sweden to a factory in Gent (Belgium). For the last six years, the Swedish logistics... more
Another Danish CFO for Hamburg Süd
Lasse Carøe Henningsen will assume his position as new chief financial officer (CFO) at Hamburg Süd on 1 June 2020. He and Dr. Arnt Vespermann, the company’s CEO, will then make up the company's management board. Henningsen has many years of experience working for... more
Champ helps JAL to digitalise domestic ops
Working closely with its cargo IT systems partner Champ Cargosystems, Japan Airlines has launched an advanced digitalisation platform. Built on Champ's open cargo platform (OCP), the solution consists of an ergonomically-designed, workflow-based portal that enables the airline's... more
Peak of blank sailings reached?
Copenhagen (Denmark)-based maritime analyst Sea-Intelligence reports that, as of 11 April, the number of blank sailings due to the pandemic now amounts to 384. Over the last week, the carriers announced an additional 83 blank sailings on various deep-sea trades. The count of... more
Covid-19 invites new visitors to China
Tunisair has landed in China for the first time since 2001, when a B737-500 prepared a presidential visit. On 10 April, one of the two A330-200 aircraft operated by Tunisia's flag carrier arrived without passengers in Chengdu, where it loaded 27 t of auxiliary equipment that had... more