Diamondo Earthrounding to conclude green mission 
When Matthias Niederhäuser and Robin Wenger, two Swiss pilots, land this morning, 22 April 2022, at Zurich airport (expected at 11:20 h local time), arriving from Frankfurt, they will have achieved a circumnavigation with net-zero carbon emissions through green initiatives and... more
Strong 2021 for Fesco
The Russian transport group Fesco has reported its results for the full year 2021. While coastal shipments (81,000 teu) and international transhipments (284,000 teu) moved sidewards, the group's volumes in general cargo and oil product transhipment in the commercial Port of... more
Green Swan Partners welcomes Jamey Noland
Green Swan Partners (GSP), a Pittsburgh, PA-based venture builder, has gained Jamey Noland as partner and chief financial officer (CFO). Noland is a financial executive with experience in a broad range of financial and operational responsibilities including investment... more
Turkish Cargo wins excellence award
At the 2022 Asia-Pacific bioprocessing excellence awards ceremony, held digitally in Singapore for the ninth time, Turkish Cargo was declared winner of the "remarkable air cargo brand" award in the pharma-logistics category. Turhan Ozen, chief cargo officer of... more
Heavy-duty electric vehicle fleet expanded
The US-based forwarder Ruan has invested in an Orange EV full electric terminal truck at an operations facility in St. Joseph, MO (USA). With this addition, the haulier is expanding its heavy-duty electric vehicle fleet and further supporting a sustainable, energy efficient... more
OOCL confirms the trend
Hong-Kong-based Orient Overseas Container Line’s results in Q1/2022 were in line with current developments in the shipping industry: revenues grew by 71%, while volumes went down. In its quarterly report, the liner spoke of "severe congestion around the network"... more
Cainiao increases cargo trips from Malaysia to UK
Alibaba’s logistics arm expanded its direct flight network in Malaysia last week, increasing cargo trips from Kuala Lumpur to London and Hangzhou to boost efficiency. According to the platform, a new thrice-weekly direct flight to London will reduce air freight time by 30% and... more
Scandlines hires Jesper Mikkelsen Heilbuth
Jesper Mikkelsen Heilbuth will take up the position of chief financial officer (CFO) on 1 July 2022 and join the shipping company's executive board, reporting to CEO Carsten Nørland. As CFO of Scandlines, he will assume responsibility for all group functions in the finance, IT... more
Kribi's greening recognised
The award is the fruit of a longer process. In Cameroon, Kribi Conteneurs Terminal (KCT), which operates the container terminal of the Autonomous Port of Kribi, has been granted the Green Terminal label following an audit recently conducted by Bureau Veritas. The terminal's... more
Austria-Belgium shuttle now runs almost daily
Austrian railfreight operator Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has operating rail services from Linz to the ports of Antwerp, Zeebrugge, Ghent and other major industrial areas in Belgium for seven years. Due to increasing demand in the steel, chemical, mineral oil, paper and building... more