MSC block trains: full speed ahead 
MSC reports that its recently-launched Asia-to-Europe ocean and rail solution has been well received by its customers (see ITJ Daily from 24 April 2021). Introduced in mid-May, the first shipment of MSC containers was moved via block train from Vostochniy to St. Petersburg in... more
Creating local services 
Many a medium-sized forwarder suffered a substantial decline in 2020. Dachser Switzerland, however, managed to keep its sales figure at last year’s level. It believes in opportunities in the Suisse Romande – also on account of the international network. more
A new entity with big ambitions
Since yesterday, 1 June 2021, the ports of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris, which have already been united under the Haropa banner since 2012, have additionally formed the ‘major Seine axis river and sea port authority’. During a sunny afternoon river cruise in the Parisian port of... more
Ettamogah rail hub handles 1,800 m trains
A rail siding in the Ettamogah rail hub near Albury in NSW (Australia) has been upgraded for around AUD 12.2 million (EUR 7.7 million), providing significantly increased efficiency for freight and passenger rail services. The new siding extension will work with Inland Rail to... more
Asia-Pacific airlines stagnated in April
Preliminary figures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) have shown that passenger demand remains depressed, whilst cargo demand grew. Renewed border restrictions and lockdowns in many Asian economies quelled hopes of resurgent international markets.Some... more
A silver lining for reliability at sea?
According to Sea-Intelligence, a maritime intelligence provider from Copenhagen (Denmark), the increase in global schedule reliability in March 2021 didn’t last. Reliability levelled out, with carriers recording a 1 percentage point decrease month-on-month in April, coming to... more
New terminal promotes shift
A new container terminal is coming up in the inland port of Osnabrück (Germany) and going online in October. The operating company Container Terminal Osnabrück (CTO) will see the operational involvement of the logisticians and transporters Hellmann, Koch International and... more
Online Systemlogistik promotes managers
Online Systemlogistik (OSL), a German cargo group, redistributed its managerial tasks in Paderborn (Germany) on 1 June. Verena Käuper and Mike Wüllner, assistants to the management team, were both given full power of attorney. Managing director Petra Welling will be the sole... more
Gebrüder Weiss enhances Bulgarian position
Rhenus has decided to quit the road haulage business in Bulgaria and hand its activities over to the Gebrüder Weiss logistics group (GW), which has been active in Bulgaria since 1993. The acquisition includes facilities in Sofia, Burgas, Svilengrad, Varna and Plovdiv. The... more
An old and new brand in Argentina
In September 2020 the towing company Svitzer took over the firm Madero Amarres from Grupo Meridian in Argentina, and subsequently changed the company name of the subsidiary to Svitzer Argentina. Now the company has acquired a new client in Argentina. On 1 April Svitzer started a... more