Long Beach paves the way 
The US West Coast Port of Long Beach moved almost 7.89 million teu in the course of the first ten months of 2021. This is an upswing of 21% compared to the same period in 2020. Although congestion and limited capacity at marine terminals slowed imports at the Port of Long... more
Quantron picks René-Christopher Wollmann
Quantron’s management team has appointed René-Christopher Wollmann as CTO (chief technology officer). Wollmann assumes overall responsibility for commercial vehicle and component projects and the expansion of hydrogen development with partner Ballard Power. He has a degree... more
Expanding traffic to and from eastern Europe
Freja has established a new direct route between Poland and the south of Norway, featuring regular departures from Lodz in Poland to the south of Norway every Friday and returns to Poland on Tuesday/Wednesday. The link is routed through the ferry connection between Norway... more
More space for DM in Czechia
As part of a site expansion in Bor, Czechia, not far from the Czech-German border, Loxxess is planning to add 68,000 sqm more warehouse and logistics space. The extension is mainly in response to the growing volume of e-commerce logistics services for the drugstore company... more
Airbus unveils identity of A350 launch lessor
Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has signed a letter of intent (LoI) covering all Airbus families. Founded in 2010, Los Angeles-based ALC is one of Airbus’ largest customers, having ordered a total of 496 Airbus aircraft to date. The new order, which will be finalised in the... more
More Messina Line in Koper
The Italian shipping group Ignazio Messina has a new weekly ro-ro service that will link the Port of Koper, Slovenia, with East and South Africa, the Persian Gulf and India. The link will be operated by the group’s shipping arm Messina Line and its agent Neptune International... more
Fedex Express signs agreement with Dubai South
In the presence of HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, president of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, chairman and chief executive of Emirates Airlines and Group and chairman of Dubai Airports, Fedex Express, a subsidiary of Fedex Corp. and the world’s largest express... more
TT Club appoints first CTO
Global freight and logistics insurer TTC Club has hired experienced CTO Kevin Blunsum, thus underlining the future importance of technology in fulfilling its primary mission to increase safety in the container industry. Blunsum will work with Thomas Miller Group CIO Lisa... more
Russian oil delivered by sea and rail to China
China is importing Russian crude oil using sea-rail transport. The first delivery arrived in China's Shaanxi Province on Saturday, 13 November 2021, according to the Chinese State Council information office (SCIO). The 2,000 t consignment was first shipped from the port of... more
Toll Group moves to new facility
Just before the light shutdown struck the Netherlands, Toll Global Forwarding's activities in Rotterdam were moved to their new premise in Waalhaven. Major improvements are "more space, improved operational efficiency and a more extensive service package," as... more