DHL to adjust surcharges from 10 April 2022 
In order to maintain a high-quality delivery service for its customers, DHL Express introduced a temporary emergency situation surcharge (ESS) in 2020. As market conditions evolve, the ESS will be adjusted from 10 April 2022. This adjustment will only affect certain points... more
Alexandre Demidoff joins Astre
The Astre Group has appointed Alexandre Demidoff as deputy general manager in charge of operations, network, business development and CSR. Demidoff brings 20 years of experience in transport operations and has spent his career in large freight forwarding companies in Europe.... more
Joint effort to hydrogenise railfreight in Europe
Alstom and Engie have signed a partnership agreement to offer the railfreight sector a way to decarbonise mainline operations by replacing diesel-powered locomotives with hydrogen versions. Alstom is designing a hydrogen solution based on a high-power fuel cell system that... more
A milestone for Dachser
2021 was a strong year for the Dachser group in financial terms as well. Consolidated revenues rose by 26% to EUR 7.1 billion, surpassing this threshold for the first time. Shipments and tonnage grew by 6.3%, or even 7.7% at group level. Road logistics, Dachser's core... more
Yang Ming and the full hand
New units for Keelung-based shipping company Yang Ming: five new 11,000 teu container ships are scheduled to be delivered in the second and third quarter of this year. The carrier's fleet now amounts to 95 ships with a total capacity of more than 715,000 teu. The five new... more
When airfreight was already vital
With the transport of 30,000 l of aviation fuel from the British base in Dinjan, Assam, to Kunming, “the Hump”, the largest airlift of the Second World War, took off exactly 80 years ago, on 8 April 1942. The airlift served to supply Chiang Kai-shek’s national Chinese troops... more
Dronamics picks Paul Morton
Dronamics has appointed Paul Morton as chief financial officer and member of the executive team. The appointment comes at a key moment as the company prepares for the first commercial flights of its flagship Black Swan aircraft, gearing towards operating first commercial routes... more
3PL takeover in USA
Becker Logistics is taking over Trek Freight Services. The company, which is located in Lincolnwood, IL (USA), and has been in the business for more than 20 years, will also change its brand to Becker. Trek Freight provides third party logistics services all over the... more
Germany gets centre for self-driving trucks
Torc Robotics, a specialist for SAE level 4 self-driving vehicle software for heavy-duty vehicles and a subsidiary of Daimler Truck in North America, is opening a technology and software development centre in Stuttgart. Here, the company will support the ongoing development of... more