Martin Schultz shoulders new CTO role 
Martin Schultz has been recruited by the multi-carrier shipping solution provider Letmeship as chief technical officer (CTO) of its development department. His new role includes responsibility for all technical product developments, as well as the DevOps and internal IT... plus
Warehouse expansion at Groveport
PD Ports is to make a multi-million-pound investment at Groveport (UK) in partnership with All Steels Trading. Construction work on the new six-month build programme, which offers direct quay access, started in March and will see All Steels Trading’s footprint at Groveport... plus
Local freight railway lands limestone haulage contract
After winning the requisite call to tender, the German narrow gauge railway Brohltalbahn recently began hauling limestone between Kerkerbach and Neuwied three times a week on behalf of Rhein Cargo. The Brohltalbahn trains that run in Lahntal (Hessen) are usually made up of... plus
Two EU/China aviation agreements
The European Union and China, two trade partners whose air traffic volumes have risen swiftly in recent years, have signed two agreements to strengthen their aviation cooperation. They follow up on the EU-China summit on 9 April and will serve to boost the competitiveness of the... plus
Port of Hamburg back on growth trajectory
Germany’s largest universal port Hamburg is again on a growth path, as it handled 34.6 million t of seaborne cargo in Q1/2019, 6% more than in Q1/2018. The throughput of general cargo (23.9 million t/+ 5.4%) and bulk cargo (10.7 million t/+ 7.5%) rose substantially in... plus
Two new members for Cargo iQ board
Cargo iQ has announced a change in leadership of its membership board with representatives from Emirates Skycargo and Kuehne + Nagel. Henrik Ambak, senior vice-president of cargo operations worldwide at Emirates Skycargo, has been picked to chair Cargo iQ’s board. Kerstin... plus
Earnings drop for Freja
Freja Transport & Logistics Holding has presented a satisfactory but not Star-studded result for 2018. The company's subsidiaries in Norway and Finland delivered better than the market results once again, while the Swedish subsidiary posted disappointing figures again.... plus
“Curiosity of the Day” 
Although the layer of paint on an Airbus A380 is only 0.2 mm thick, 650 kg of paint is needed to coat the entire aircraft. plus
Doncaster and port of Felixstowe connected by rail
Another new destination has been added to the range of intermodal rail connections available from the UK port of Felixstowe. The new service, operated by GB Railfreight, links the UK's largest container port with iPort Rail in Doncaster, a new multimodal logistics park in South... plus
Expanding end-to-end solutions
APM Terminals Inland Services will be integrated into Maersk Logistics & Services from 1 August 2019, providing customers with seamless access to a wider range of logistics & services offerings, according to a press release. The measure is a next step in the... plus