ZIM reshuffles Latin American services 
ZIM is rerouting three services in Latin America. In detail, the liner is introducing a new Venezuela feeder (VEX) and upgrading two existing lines, the Central America Express (LAF) and West Coast Central America (WCA) services. The new rotations for VEX are Manzanilo... more
Royal Brunei Airlines extends GSA partnership
ECS Group has secured a two-year contract extension with Royal Brunei Airlines and will represent the airline’s cargo division at a variety of online and offline destinations across nine territories: S.E Asia, Australia, China, Middle East/Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, India, USA... more
Ermewa welcomes Vincent Metz
Ermewa has appointed Vincent Metz as its new chief technical officer (CTO), effective 1 February 2022. The Dutch national will lead the company's newly combined central technical team. Metz brings a broad range of experience in the organisation and digitalisation of... more
Gothenburg: rail traffic at all-time high
The upward trend in rail traffic at the Swedish Port of Gothenburg looks set to continue, with a new record for rail-borne freight passing through the port last year. Some 458,000 teu were handled in 2021. This throughput is 9% higher than in 2020 and the highest annual... more
New Australian location for Geodis
Geodis is planning to open a new warehouse facility in Australia. The 4,500 sqm warehouse, which is due to be operational by H2/2022, will feature 4,000 pallet locations, 1,500 sqm of bulk space, and a cool room for perishable goods supply to marine and hospitality logistics... more
CMX calls at Manzanillo
Contecon Manzanillo (CMSA), which operates the second specialised container terminal (TEC-II) at the Port of Manzanillo in Mexico, recently welcomed the first vessel of BAL Container Line’s China – Mexico (CMX) service. The “S Santiago” has a capacity of 5,060 teu and is one... more
Future works at Port of Halifax
As part of its plans to reduce the number of truck loads and related greenhouse gas emissions associated with hauling slate to the Fairview Cove sequestration facility, the Halifax Port Authority (HPA), is preparing to begin infilling the basin between Piers A-1 and B at Ocean... more
ABC’s digital bookings soar by 200%
Air Bridge Cargo Airlines (ABC), a major air cargo carrier and part of Volga-Dnepr Group, posted a 274% increase in digital bookings in 2021 as opposed to 2020 levels. The carrier was one of the first air cargo market players to join online booking platforms back in 2019,... more
Reimer Logistics: new tandem takes charge
Marc Soupart has been promoted to the new dual leadership team of Bremen-based Reimer logistics alongside managing director Heike Nickel. The business graduate, who studied economics at Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main (Germany), came to Reimer Logistics in 2016 as... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Smoking has not been allowed in Disney movies released for children under 13 for several years - unless it's a historical figure who smoked a lot. more