Vancouver keeping the balance 
The Port of Vancouver’s cargo throughput showed a moderate increase of 1% from 145 t in 2020 to 146 million t in 2021. The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority thus stood the test of the ongoing pandemic and extreme weather events last year. Over the year, a peak in container and... more
LTG Cargo launches KIT–Duisburg–KIT route
The first regular train from the Kaunas Intermodal Terminal (KIT) in Lithuanian to Duisburg (Germany) will leave on 4 April. It is the first international freight route to the West to be served by the LTG Group companies. The LTG Cargo team, active in three countries, will... more
300 e-trucks for green hauls in North America
In North America, A.P. Moller-Maersk is adding 300 electric trucks from Einride to its network, in the largest heavy-duty electric truck deployment to date. The trucks will be delivered from 2023 to 2025 and used for warehousing, distribution and transport business in North... more
United return expands Berlin long-haul network
United Airlines is returning to Berlin BER today (28 March 2022) after a good two years’ absence, with the arrival of a flight from New York (EWR). Initially the year-round Boeing B767 flight will operate six times a week (and daily from 5 May), making it the German... more
Italian acquisition of Czech software firm
Bologna-based Datalogic, a company listed on the Italian stock exchange, has acquired all of the Czech company Pekat. The value of the transaction amounts to around EUR 16 million for the entire share capital, and was financed from Datalogic's own funds. The start-up founded... more
Port of Long Beach picks Tasha Higgins
The Long Beach board of harbour commissioners has approved the appointment of Tasha Higgins to lead the programme management division at the port of Long Beach. Higgins joined the port in October 2020 as assistant director of programme management. Since 1993, she’s worked on... more
ZIM adjusts to congestion
The Haifa-based Israeli carrier Zim is reshuffling its new Asia–Pacific Northwest and Asia–Eastern Mediterranean services. The shipping line’s decision to adjust the loops came in the face of “ongoing port congestion.” Its Asia–Pacific Northwest route will now be served by a... more
More urban logistics by Urby
The French urban logistics player Urby plans to expand its scope and coverage. The company, an affiliate of the La Poste group, is aiming to achieve revenues of EUR 100 million by 2025. Urby is expanding. It opened 15 new centres in the Covid-19 downturn, and two more – in... more
Jettainer to manage ULDs for T’way Air
The South-Korean low-cost airline T’way Air has chosen Jettainer, a subsidiary of Lufthansa Cargo, to provide unit load device (ULD) management services as it expands its aircraft fleet. The global leader in ULD management has been providing containers and pallets for the... more