The Alliance reshapes transatlantic services 
From Q2/2021 on, the members of THE Alliance will revise their current transatlantic network, suspending one service. The rotations of the respective services will be the following: While the AL1 Service will be suspended, the AL2 will call London Gateway – Le Havre –... more
Hüwel to lead Hellmann in North America
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has hired Peter Hüwel as its new regional CEO North America, effective 1 January 2021. He succeeds Steen Christensen, who leaves the company in agreement with the management board to take on new professional challenges. As regional CEO North... more
Pharma.Aero welcomes logistics partner
The association Pharma.Aero's vision is to ensure a reliable end-to-end air transportation of pharmaceutical cargo by involving all industry stakeholders across the pharma air supply chain. The non-profit organisation with headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, is, amongst... more
Energy transition in the Port of Barcelona
The port of Barcelona and its terminals are already involved in the energy transition, and in 2020 the 14 terminals invested around EUR 1.6 million in projects to decarbonise operations, reduce emissions and generate renewable energy. The port subsidised these endeavours... more
First British drone distribution network
AGS Airports, which owns and manages Aberdeen (ABZ), Glasgow (GLA) and Southampton (SOU) airports, is to lead a consortium of 14 organisations that will develop and trial what will be the UK’s first national distribution network to use drones to transport essential medicines,... more
Big contract from Bulgaria
The Austrian Schwarzmüller group has gained its first major contract for its new long-distances vehicles. Gotmar, a Bulgarian manufacturer of plastic containers, has ordered 60 Power Line Cargo semi-trailer. In Bulgaria, the vehicles will be used primarily for transporting... more
New head for new US office
Expanding its international operations, Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has opened a new office in Parsippany, NJ, USA. "We’ll be neighbours with some of the largest freight forwarders in the world and we’ll be introducing ourselves to new customers nationwide,"... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
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Better rail links between China and Ukraine
DHL, Ukrainian Railways and its logistics division CTS Liski have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the organisation of container trains, the acquisition of additional cargo and the geographic expansion of their transport services. With a population of 40... more
Joint mission for Hope Consortium
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between Ceva Logistics, the logistics arm of CMA CGM, and Abu Dhabi Ports on the UAE-led initiative Hope Consortium. The consortium is the umbrella organisation of a UAE-based public-private partnership which was set up to... more