USD 100 million for Project44 

Project44, a startup founded in 2014 that specialises in supply chain visibility for shippers and logistics companies, has secured a further USD 100 million investment funds in a Series D financing round. The new funding raised by Insight Partners will be used to expand the... more
Covid-19 crisis makes Liège a millionaire 

Specialisation in goods transport has moved Liège airport (LGG) up to the top of the table as an essential link in the fight against the pandemic. The Belgian airport saw a 24% increase in the tonnage passing through the airport compared to 2019, going from 902,480 to... more
US transport minister resigns 

After the events of last Wednesday in Washington DC, US Secretary of Transportation, Elaine Chao, has written the following letter. "Dear Department of Transportation colleagues Yesterday, our country experienced a traumatic and entirely avoidable event as supporters of... more
LHG's results on track 

The volume of goods handled by the Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG) in 2020 stood at 21.8 million t, a mere 2% lower, year-on-year. Increases in the last four months of the year helped keep the decline moderate. The port operator’s automobile activities grew by 20%... more
GLP investing in Venlo 

GLP has acquired a 44,000 sqm logistics asset in Venlo (Netherlands), situated close to the German border. The fully-leased facility is located in ‘Trade Port Nord’, within easy distance of the three ports of Rotterdam, Antwerp and Amsterdam. The company said that this... more
1,000 charter flights since March 2020 

IAG Cargo ended 2020 with the departure of its 1,000th charter flight since March that year. The new service was introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic and utilises aircraft from the group that would, in normal times, not be available. This offering continues to be managed by a... more
Solar energy is cool 

Protecting the environment has long been an important issue for Swiss provider Rhyner Logistik. It therefore takes great care to deploy eco-friendly utility vehicles in its transport services. The cooling units used on Rhyner trucks are powered via an auxiliary drive by... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
The word “sorry” is uttered 368 million times per day in the UK. more
Bertling appoints head for Houston office 

Steve Walter has been appointed general manager of Bertling Logistics’ Houston office. He assumed his position on 1 January 2021. Walter brings a wealth of commercial, operational and management experience from his 23 years in the freight industry to his new role. In his... more
Connecting Silicon Valleys 

From tomorrow, 9 January 2021, Air India will operate the first-ever nonstop flights between San Francisco airport (SFO) and Bangalore (Bengaluru), India. The twice weekly B777-200LR service also represents the only nonstop flights between the "Silicon Valley of... more