New head for Vacad 
The Frankfurt-am-Main (Germany)-based Association of Air Cargo Handlers (Vacad), is setting up a new top management team after board elections. Claus Wagner, managing director of Frankfurt Cargo Services, replaces Jürgen Vogt as new CEO, effective 31 March 2021. Managing... more
The value of empty containers
Ensuring the exchange of empty containers between the various trade regions is currently a vital issue. The latest example of a shipping line fighting against the tide is the carrier Maersk, which deployed a unit to Sidney and Melbourne just for the purpose of picking up... more
Between Malaysian doors
Maskargo, the logistics division of Malaysia Airlines, has signed a partnership of excellence with DHL Express (M) to launch a new service - "MH Door-to-Door". Available to the public from 24 April, MHD2D is a door-to-door delivery service which uses a web portal to... more
Genesee & Wyoming: new CEO for UK/Europe
USA-based Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) has appointed Eddie Aston as CEO of its UK/Europe region. This region includes Freightliner, provider of railfreight, terminals and trucking services; Pentalver, container logistics provider; Freightliner Poland, a railfreight operator... more
UK carrier wins contract
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has signed a new twelve-year contract with Celsa Steel UK. The carrier will provide internal shunting services including a supply of remote-control shunt locomotives, train crews and ancillary services. There will also be a dedicated team of shunt crews... more
MSC invests more in security
Following an incident of drug trafficking onboard one of its vessels, MSC has invested a double-digit amount of million USD on security enhancements so far. Since the "MSC Gayane" was caught by US Customs and Border Protection in the Port of Philadelphia in June... more
New weekly service between Rome and Tel Aviv
On Saturday, 10 April 2021, Poste Air Cargo launched a new weekly cargo flight between Rome FCO and Tel Aviv. The new route for the Poste Italiane Group’s cargo airline, which connects seven Italian airports with its Brescia hub every night, is part of its plan to expand its... more
Liquor specialist for sale?
According to press reports from Reuters, the German liquor logistics group JF Hillebrand is being prepared for sale by its Belgian private equity owner that began to invest in 2016. The investor Cobepa, a company with a net worth of EUR 2.7 billion founded in 1957, is... more
5G for the Port of Southampton
Verizon Business has announced its cooperation with Associated British Ports (ABP) to deploy private 5G at the Port of Southampton. The platform is delivered in partnership with Nokia. ABP operates a network of 21 ports. The port is responsible for GBP 40 billion in exports... more
Three months of money, money, money...
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Chicago’s International Mail Facility (IMF) have been counting a lot of money, counterfeit money, in different denominations that have been seized from parcels coming into the USA. In the past three months, officers have seized... more