"Curiosity of the Day" 
The gentian Gentiana quadrifaria is the most weather-sensitive plant. It only needs ten seconds to close its calyx when the temperature drops. more
More Seafrigo in Antwerp 
The joint venture that Le Havre-headquartered Seafrigo’s recently launched with Antwerp Cold Stores to form the basis for its new LCL (less-than-container) reefer service between the Belgian city and New York City, is growing. The company has therefore decided to further expand... more
CMA CGM banks on development in Indonesia
The CMA CGM Group has launched its fourth container depot in Indonesia. The site in Cakung, East Jakarta, covers a surface of 35 000 sqm and has an operating capacity of more than 4,000 teu. Indonesia exports paper and rubber as well as manufactured garments, footwear and... more
A form of distress at sea
The tune is well-known, as it’s being played over and over again. The world’s major carriers aren’t only maximising profits thanks to exploding prices, whilst putting in questionable performances, but have also not adjusted their fee structures to the exceptional situation. more
Maritime expands in Scotland
DB Cargo UK plans to lease its Mossend EuroTerminal railfreight facility to Maritime Intermodal with effect from 1 October 2021. Maritime Intermodal took over the lease of DB’s intermodal railfreight facilities in Wakefield, West Yorkshire and Trafford Park in Manchester two... more
Freightos for Qatar Airways Cargo worldwide
Qatar Airways Cargo started to roll out "Webcargo by Freightos" across the rest of the world, yesterday, 23 August 2021. Since launching Webcargo in February 2021 in France, Germany, Italy, South Africa, Spain and the Netherlands, the Middle Eastern airline has... more
CHI takes over Frankfurt-based customs expert
Following the takeover of SchüMa Service in May, the CHI Group is now managing the specialist for customs clearance, in particular the presentation and distribution of goods to be declared, under the name “CHI Customs Clearance Services”. Kai Domscheit, CEO, CHI Deutschland... more
Eastern corridor to receive 20 locomotives
Germany-based rail vehicle rental company Railpool has ordered 20 Vectron MS multisystem locomotives from Siemens. The locomotives will be deployed in eleven countries along the eastern corridor (Germany, Austria, Poland, Croatia, Czechia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Bulgaria,... more
Mixed results for ZTO Express
Shanghai-headquartered ZTO Express (Cayman) has released its financial results for Q2/2021. Parcel volume amounted to 5.8. billion, a 25.6% increase compared to Q2/2020 (4.6 billion). Revenues grew by 14.4% to RMB 7.3 billion (USD 1.1 billion), recording an uptick of 14.4% (RMB... more
More sales staff for B&H in Asia
UK-based Aerospace logistics provider B&H Worldwide has appointed Joel Eley to join its sales team in the South East Asian region. Before, Eley served as head of supply chain at the Airbus MRO subsidiary SAE (Sepang Aircraft Engineering) and SR Technics in Malaysia. He... more