A. Hartrodt: takeover in Australia 
A. Hartrodt's Australian subsidiary recently acquired the OTS Group in Melbourne. Overseas Transport Systems (OTS) includes OTS Australia (OTSA) and OTS Plus (OTSP). They will now form a separate division of A. Hartrodt Australia. At this stage, the independent brand will remain... more
Daily shuttle between Immingham and Doncaster
It is the first intermodal service from the UK Port of Immingham to the iPort Rail in Doncaster: The newly launched Humber Express train runs in both directions twice a day and has a capacity for 80 containers every 24 hours. The service is designed to help ease pressures on... more
Unilode assists Turkish Cargo
Turkish Cargo has appointed Unilode Aviation Solutions to service and repair its ULD fleet under a three-year agreement. The global provider of outsourced ULD management and repair services will overhaul Turkish Cargo’s standard and heavy-duty pallets, pallet nets, cargo and... more
South African wins Fiata’s last Yiffy award
Pandemic or not – Fiata, the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations, based in Geneva, and the international freight transport insurer TT Club, its partner since the inception of the Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year Award (Yiffya) in 1999,... more
Unctad optimistic for 2021
In its shipping report "Review of Maritime Transport for 2021", Unctad made it clear that despite the anti-pandemic measures, volumes in fell less dramatically in the course of 2020 than formerly expected: "The shock in the first half of 2020 caused maritime trade... more
BDP International picks Anthony Elwine
BDP International has appointed Anthony Elwine as its new chief commercial officer (CCO). He brings nearly 30 years of logistics and supply chain experience to the role, with a background in transportation, sales strategy, chemical, petrochemical, industrial and manufacturing... more
Eurowings contracts EWF
Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has won Eurowings – Germany’s largest leisure airline – as a new customer for its composite aftermarket business. In its direct transactions with airlines and MRO companies, EFW offers high quality composite spare parts as well as customised composite... more
Carbon-neutral block train en route to China
A 41-wagon block train set off on Monday, 16 November 2021 on a three-week journey from Dunajska Strada Slovakia to Xi’an China on the New Silk Road. It is Gefco’s first carbon-neutral train. The company will offset the 250 t of CO2 generated from this door-to-door service by... more
Emirates Skycargo sent by Post
The Dubai Airshow formed the background for Emirates Skycargo, the freight division of Emirates airline, and Emirates Post Group (EPG), to ink an agreement. Nabil Sultan, Emirates divisional senior vice president, cargo, and by Abdulla M. Alashram, Group CEO, Emirates Post... more
High times for ZIM also
ZIM has reported its latest consolidated results: The Haifa-based carrier handled 884,000 teu in Q3/2021, an increase of 16% compared to the same period last year. Revenues were at USD 3.14 billion, an uptick of 210% compared to the USD 1.01 billion in Q3/2020. Adjusted... more