50 million medical gloves from China to Germany 
Geodis is ensuring the safe transport of the cargo from China to Germany. The company's freight forwarding unit in Germany won this major contract of 275 t in a public tender from the German government. Around 50,000 boxes of gloves will be transported in five shipments from... plus
Sanitary containers now available at GVZ Bremen
New sanitary containers with showers and toilets for truck drivers are now available in the service park in the GVZ Bremen, Germany. The containers were supplied by the industry initiative #Logistikhilft, and the rents are financed by donations. About 6,000 to 7,000 trucks... plus
Finnlines' latest vessel generation
Finnlines' newbuilding programme continues as planned. The construction of the shipping company's most recent ro-ro vessel was started on 8 June 2020, with the steel cutting in the Chinese Nanjing Jinling shipyard. All three ordered hybrid ro-ro vessels will be built with... plus
Another member for Swiss Post's board of directors
At a recently held extraordinary annual general meeting, Swiss Post elected Corrado Pardini to its board of directors. He succeeds Michael Gobet, who passed away in mid-February this year. Pardini is the second of two staff representatives on the board, which is now... plus
Conroute Logistics gains AEO-F certificate
Six years after Conroute Air & Sea, the Swedish partner of the U-Freight Group (UFL), was certified by the Swedish Customs authority as an authorised economic operator (AEO-F), its sister company Conroute Logistics has achieved its own AEO-F accreditation. Eva Westling,... plus
Rhenus opens new office at Liège airport
Exactly one month ago, on 11 May 2020, Rhenus Air & Ocean moved from Herstal in Belgium to its new location some 20 km away at Liège airport (LGG). Now even more strategically positioned, the company plans to offer multimodal solutions and expand its global airfreight... plus
Latam's "Solidary Plane" equal to the challenge
Due to its commitment and effort during the pandemic, Latam's "Solidary Plane" transported over 400 health professionals to address Covid-19 needs, enabled more than 300 people to receive medical treatment or urgent surgery and also carried out five special flights to... plus
Isabella Niklas elected to the supervisory board
Hapag-Lloyd's shareholders have approved the supervisory board's proposal to elect Isabella Niklas as a shareholder representative. She is managing director of the HGV (Hamburger Gesellschaft für Vermögens- und Beteiligungsmanagement mbH), the asset management and holding... plus
Large logistics project in Romania
After a project phase lasting over two years, Quehenberger Logistics is implementing the last steps for the full utilisation of an integrated logistics concept for Brico Depôt in Romania. Warehousing and transport are handled uniformly, meeting the requirements of two different... plus
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Poinsettias, ornamental plants that are particularly popular in the Advent season before Christmas, grow to a height of 4 m in the Mexican jungle. plus