Air bridge between Birmingham and Belgium 
Priority Freight, a major British time-critical logistics specialist, and charter airline company Jota Aviation have agreed a strategic partnership to keep supply chains moving through new customs challenges since the UK left the European Union. They have set up an "air... more
ACS adds know-how to New York team
Air Charter Service has appointed Chris Fisher as business development director in the USA. Fisher brings with him 30 years of experience in the aviation industry - beginning in the US Navy before assuming an operations management role at a large freight forwarder. He has also... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Losing one’s smartphone causes almost as much stress as a severe terrorist threat. more
New builder for container terminal
In Germany, DB has taken over the responsibility for planning and constructing the rail-road container terminal in the GVZ Region Augsburg from the previous contractor, Terminalinvestitionsgesellschaft Augsburg. DB Netz will build the facility as previously planned, with two... more
Fresh anniversary and new facilities
Online Systemlogistik, a network for general cargo services within Germany founded in 1995, intends to celebrate its postponed anniversary in 2021 and introduce new projects. The network plans to enhance its B2C product range, the cooperation with the British partner... more
New shuttle to link Luxembourg and Germany
Stena Line, LkW Walter, Rostock Port and CFL will launch a new rail connection between the Intermodal Terminal Bettembourg-Dudelange in Luxembourg and the RTM Terminal at the Rostock Port in Germany on 11 January 2021. The intermodal connection will offer three roundtrips... more
CMA CGM pursues air cargo plans
It is not just the integrators. The carrier CMA CGM is also working hard on setting up its own air cargo business. According to news from the trade journal "aerotelegraph", the shipping company is currently negotiating with Qatar airways about the acquisition of two... more
RAM Cargo pushes pharma offerings
Royal Air Maroc has signed a global master lease agreement (MLA) with Envirotainer. Through this partnership, Royal Air Maroc is now able to provide its customers with on-demand leasing options for temperature-controlled containers, including the RAP t2 and the RAP e2 containers... more
Container flows back on track
According to the current flash estimate, the container throughput index of the RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute for Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) showed a slight, seasonally adjusted decrease in November from 121.6 (corrected) to 121. The... more
Baxter, DHL and Gerlach bridge Brexit
The Nottingham-based British forwarder Baxter Freight and the Deutsche Post subsidiary DHL Freight have agreed on a partnership for freight transports in Great Britain as well as between the United Kingdom and continental Europe. While Baxter opens its network to DHL... more