World container throughput recovers, says RWI/ISL 
According to current flash estimates, the container throughput index of the RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute for Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) rose to 136.9 in March, thus offsetting, at least in part, the sharp drop to 134.5 reported in... plus
Air Charter Service strengthens board of directors
Air Charter Service has appointed Richard Carrick as a non-executive director to the company’s group board. Justin Bowman, ACS’s Group CEO, commented: “We are looking at our growth over the coming years – by expanding our global network of offices, by investing in technology -... plus
Bolloré Logistics to apply Cargo Wise One globally
Bolloré Logistics has signed a strategic agreement with logistics solutions group Wise Tech Global to roll out the Cargo Wise One integrated logistics solutions platform globally as of May 2019. With Cargo Wise One, which is used in 130 countries, logistics service providers... plus
“Curiosity of the Day” 
Saint Lucia is the only country in the world named after a woman. The Carribbean island was discovered by the French after they were shipwrecked on the island. They arrived on 13 December, which is the feast day of Saint Lucy – therefore they named it Saint Lucia. plus
Canadian carrier enhances its intermodal activities
Canada-based Bison Transport has acquired all of the assets of the container on flat car intermodal operations (COFC) of Celadon, a company based in Indianapolis (IN, USA). The acquisition includes operating personnel, drivers, customers and supplier relationships. It... plus
Zone pivot régionale
La Coupe du monde de football approche. C’est une des raisons poussant le Qatar à développer ses capacités maritimes et logistiques et à attirer des investisseurs étrangers. Helmut Kaspers, représentant QFZA et head of logistics, a répondu à Christian Doepgen. plus
Network lauds international partners
The German general cargo network Cargoline named its three best international Cargoline partners of the year for the seventh time at its recent European meeting in Dublin. The transport and logistics service provider Rotra Forwarding from Doesburg (Netherlands) took first... plus
40 years of Transland
Transland Spedition is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The logistics service provider started off with three employees in Dillenburg (Germany) in 1979.It first focused on the export of goods to Ireland. Now the company, which has belonged to the Zufall logistics group since... plus
Hapag Lloyd sustainability reports includes SDG
The Hamburg-based shipping company Hapag-Lloyd transports around 12 million containers a year with its fleet of 227 ships. The carrier’s current sustainability report entitled “Gathering Pace Together” also includes the legally required non-financial report. Hapag-Lloyd's... plus
Own petrol station network reduces fuel costs
The L.I.T. Group is continuing to expand its own filling station network in Europe. To this end, the German logistics specialist has become a partner in the filling station networks of Swiss Kiss Petrol and VTM Fair. Forwarders can use the networks to obtain fuel at a favourable... plus