Port of Brussels' comeback 
The inland Port of Brussels has recovered quickly since the lifting of almost all sanitary restrictions. Freight traffic in the first half of the year rose by 11% to 3.65 million t of goods compared to the first six months of 2020 (3.28 million t in H1/2020). Building... more
Arranging UK aid flights to Haiti
Air Charter Service (ACS) chartered a Boeing B787-9 to transport 20 t of humanitarian aid donated by the British government for those affected by the devastating earthquake in Haiti. The charter, operated by IAG cargo, flew from London’s Heathrow last Tuesday, 24 August 2021, to... more
A new head for Scandinavia & Germany
International towage operator Svitzer has appointed Mathias Jonasson as cluster managing director for Scandinavia and Germany. He will assume his new position on 1 September 2021. Jonasson, who will report to Svitzer Europe’s managing director Lise Demant, joins Svitzer from... more
Empty containers: filling the gaps
Hamburg-based shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has ordered another 75,000 teu dry boxes. The containers will be manufactured in China and delivered to Hapag-Lloyd in the course of Q4/2021. Since the beginning of 2020, Hapag-Lloyd has ordered no less than 625,000 teu. The carrier... more
Port of Vienna puts trailers on trains
After one year of testing, the new rail service for the transport of non-craneable trainers between the port of Vienna (Austria) and Düsseldorf (Germany) has officially started with three round trips per week. The trains use Helrom's horizontal Swivel technology, which is... more
European operations under one management
The European road haulage team of the forwarder Europa Worldwide Group has appointed Rob Bartlett to the new position of head of European operations. Bartlett brings over 20 years of experience at Europa Road, one of the six divisions of the group. Europa Worldwide Group has... more
Reliability at a stable low, Sea-Intelligence says
Sea-Intelligence, a Copenhagen-based maritime intelligence provider, has updated its schedule reliability figures up to and including July 2021. The report covers the relevant data from 34 trade lanes and more than 60 carriers. While schedule reliability is not getting any... more
Swiss Post wins with logistics
In H1/2021, Swiss Post generated a profit of CHF 247 million, CHF 217 million more than in the previous year. At CHF 3.6 billion, operating income was a good 7% higher than in H1/2020. The improved result is mainly due to rising parcel volumes, as the number of parcels delivered... more
Statues of Manchester City legends arrive
Manchester City has teamed up with its partner Etihad Airways in the transportation of two sizeable player statues. Representing club legends Vincent Kompany (2008-2019) and David Silva (2010-2020), they have travelled 9,300 km from the USA to England ahead of their installation... more
Container terminal in Monfalcone sold
Italian infrastructure fund manager F2i has purchased a second terminal in Monfalcone in Northern Italy. The Compagnia Portuale Monfalcone (CPM), operating in the port of Monfalcone, comolements the port operations already managed in Carrara, Livorno, Mestre and Chioggia, as... more