Air France to ban transport of monkeys 
Following more than a decade of intense campaigning by Peta USA, international Peta entities, other animal protection groups, and grassroots activists around the world, Air France has announced that it will end its transport of monkeys to laboratories as soon as its current... more
Rebranding the Greek railways
In Greece, the private rail operator Trainose has been renamed “Hellenic Train”. The carrier has belonged to the Italian Group FS Italiana since 2017. Greece’s rail infrastructure is still poor, but major expansion projects are underway. The Greek government invested EUR 4.5... more
Daily shuttle connects Duisburg and Gadki
Hupac is expanding its service between Germany and Poland. Starting this week on (week 27), the Swiss intermodal operator will increase the train frequency between Duisburg (Germany) and Gadki (Poland) from three to six round trips per week thanks a synergistic cooperation with... more
The marriage is postponed
Since 2020, HHLA and Eurogate, Hamburg and Bremen’s most important terminal operators, have been negotiating a partnership to bundle their strengths. The reason why the operators are contemplating a possible merger is the fact that the competition, especially in Antwerp, has... more
Unaccompanied freight services on the increase
Getlink’s unaccompanied freight service through the Channel Tunnel has been growing continuously since its launch in September 2021. More recently, Getlink has seen its business accelerate since March 2022, with more than 1,000 trailers carried. This service, which is fully... more
First flight into Asia for DHL Air UK
DHL Express has introduced a new Hong Kong – Nagoya/Chubu – Cincinnati - East Midlands route. Operating its inaugural flight to Asia, DHL Air UK commenced the service on 26 June 2022. Currently travelling three times a week, the dedicated B777F will double its frequency... more
From Copenhagen to Hong Kong
Danish provider Scan Global Logistics (SGL) is continuing its expansion strategy and acquiring Sea-Air Logistics (SAL), effective 5 July 2022. SAL is an air and ocean freight logistics provider headquartered in Hong Kong. Nine months ago, SGL acquired SAL's longstanding... more
A growing trend in container vessel capacity
There is a growing interest for one segment of middle-sized container vessels. According to Niels Rasmussen, chief shipping analyst at Bimco, new container ships below a capacity of 8,000 teu have become increasingly popular. He said: “At 1.9 million teu, the current order book... more
Trading air cargo capacity online
Air charter broker Avico has started listing freighter capacity with the online marketplace Airblox, a fintech platform which enables brokers, freight forwarders and airlines to trade cargo capacity in the form of standardised electronic block space agreements (EBSAs). A... more
Frigosuisse changes hands
The company Frigosuisse in German-speaking Switzerland is to become part of the Stef Group. Founded in 1931, Frigosuisse specialises in the storage, preparation of orders and distribution of temperature-controlled food products. It has 54 employees and operates a 19,000 sqm... more