Icao: major trends in January 2022 
World freight traffic reported a growth of 2.7% in January 2022 (compared to 2019), 6.2 percentage points down from the increase in the previous month. The softening was broad-based across all regions, particularly in Asia/Pacific, North America, and Latin America/Caribbean.... more
Inland Port Greer soon to handle 300,000 rail units?
South Carolina Ports has commissioned Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC) to assess options for expanding the capacities of the Inland Port Greer, one of its intermodal rail terminals in USA. HPC already provided a development plan for the facility some years before. In an update,... more
Active Ants extending its outreach
In September 2022, Active Ants, an affiliate of the Belgian Bpost group, is launching its fifth fulfilment centre in UK. The site is located in Northampton, England and is owned by M&G Real Estate. After opening two sites in the Netherlands, Active Ants has also recently... more
Duo takes off at Europa Air & Sea
Jasraj (Jas) Singh (left) and Tom Macdonald (right), who both joined Europa Air & Sea as business development managers four years ago, have both been promoted to territory sales managers. They both have extensive experience in air and sea freight with TNT and UPS and will... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
The first washing drum was invented by Karl Louis Krauss (1862-1927) in Schwarzenberg, Saxony, 120 years ago. more
Increasing rail efficiency by 25%
The Container Port of Long Beach in Los Angeles (USA) has completed a USD 34.7 million rail project that will increase efficiency of goods movement and reduce congestion on local road networks by shifting more cargo to trains. The new constructed double track access adds a... more
Walker Logistics appoints new CFO
David McAvoy has joined order fulfilment specialist Walker Logistics as chief financial officer. McAvoy has many years of experience as a senior finance professional. His most recent role was with the holiday cruise ship company Carnival UK, where he worked as assistant director... more
DHL can't help the trend
Deutsche Post DHL Group remained on the growth path in Q1/2022. Revenues went up by 19.8% to EUR 22.6 billion, while operating profit (ebit) amounted to EUR 2.2 billion (Q1/2021: EUR 1.9 billion). At 9.6%, the ebit margin was at a comparable level with the previous year... more
MSC wants more
Clarksons reports that the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has ordered its next round of container newbuilds. This time, the Swiss shipping company has opted for wharfs in both China and South Korea to build 14 LNG capable units with a capacity 8,000 teu and six vessels of... more