Change in Iata's leadership 
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has announced that its director general and CEO Alexandre de Juniac (right, together with Glyn Hughes, who will leave its position as Iata’s global head of cargo in January 2021), will step down from his role at the association... more
Hamburg: turnaround takes time
The big ports worldwide are taking longer to reboost than the carriers. In Q3/2020, the decline in seaborne cargo in Hamburg, Germany’s largest port, reached 8%. The port had lost 16.2% in Q2/2020. Thus, it is too early to speak of a recovery, but there are reasons for optimism.... more
Improved rail access to Upper Midwest markets
The US railroad Union Pacific is opening its Twin Cities intermodal terminal and launching services to Minneapolis in January 2021. The new offer will feature domestic intermodal links between the Twin Cities and Los Angeles, expanding the reach to key Upper Midwestern... more
Fedex triples size at Southern Californian airport
Earlier this month, Fedex Express completed a USD 100 million investment at Ontario airport (ONT), near Los Angeles, centred around a 23,300 sqm complex including a sorting facility capable of handling 12,000 packages per hour, nine wide-body aircraft gates, 14 feeder aircraft... more
Beacon goes Hong Kong
The British company Beacon is expanding into Asia. Besides doubling the size of its team, the digital freight forwarder has launched its first physical presence in Asia by opening a new office in Hong Kong. Since March, Beacon’s headcount has increased from 35 to 75, while... more
Ashdod and DP World in negotiations
The first MSC vessel to sail with cargo from Israel directly to Dubai through Egypt’s Port Said carried a special container from Ashdod, Israel's second main port. It was a special shipment of adhesive tapes from the Davik plant at Kibbutz Sde Boker. The customer from Dubai... more
Youngest director on the board
Perishable Movements Ltd (PML), a family-owned British forwarder specialising in all transport modes for perishable goods, is expanding its senior management team with the promotion of Ryan Parr to the position of operations director. Parr joined the business in 2013 at the... more
More parking space at Lübeck harbour
The Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG) has opened a new 25,000 sqm space for weekly parking at the harbour house. It is primarily intended for truck drivers of freight forwarders who park their private cars there and transfer to a truck or tractor unit. The secured area is... more
Return to pre-pandemic service level
iPort Rail in Doncaster, UK, has this week welcomed a sixth daily train Felixstowe service, bringing the terminal back up to pre-pandemic service levels. The new overnight service will depart six days a week and bring the number of daily services between iPort Rail and... more
Framework for autonomous shipping
The Baltic and International Maritime Council (Bimco) is currently preparing the first contract model for the operation of autonomous vessels. The first version is planned to be published in 2021. It will be an adaptation of the current Shipman 2009 contract for management... more