Doubling Greece–Italy services 
The Turkish subsidiary of Denmark’s DFDS has enhanced its shipping services between Patras and Trieste. Operating on indirect routes between these two ports since 2018, the Greek line of DFDS will launch a separate service with two round-trips a week for the new line.For two... more
SAL extends operations of customs security areas
As part of the MoU previously signed by the Saudi Customs and the National Industrial Development and Logistics Programme, Saudi Arabian Logistics (SAL), a member of the Saudi Arabian Airlines Corporation, has officially begun running the operations of customs security areas... more
DB Schenker: global cargo flights from Frankfurt
DB Schenker has launched its new "global flight operations programme". With exclusive full charter flights it now provides reliable connections between Frankfurt and the world's major economic powerhouses such as China (Shanghai twice - and Beijing and Zhengzhou once a... more
KN invests in vaccine distribution network
With the opening of airside pharma & healthcare hubs in Brussels, Belgium, and Johannesburg, South Africa, Kuehne + Nagel adds two strategic elements to its global GxP-certified network of temperature-controlled facilities for the distribution of vaccines and other pharma... more
Fedex veteran joins U.S. Xpress
U.S. Xpress, a large asset-based truckload carrier, has elected Michael Ducker, former president & CEO of Fedex Freight, to its eight-member board of directors. “We are truly honoured to welcome Ducker to our company,” said U.S. Xpress president and CEO Eric Fuller.... more
Compensation of trade flows in Vancouver
In the Canadian Port of Vancouver, throughput in the first six months of 2020 moved sidewards. From 1 January to 30 June 2020, cargo flows decreased by 1.1% from 72.4 to 71.7 million t compared to the same period in 2019. Nevertheless, new mid-year records were set for bulk... more
Shift more traffic to the railways
In Germany, carrier DB Cargo and freight wagon leasing company VTG recently presented a newly developed forward-looking freight wagon. The two companies spent 18 months creating the prototype as part of their joint m2 project. After successful testing, the companies are now... more
XPO appoints deputy MD for transport in France
XPO Logistics has appointed Bruno Kloeckner as vice-president and deputy managing director for transport in France, effective immediately. Kloeckner will lead the transport organisations for sales, pricing, solutions design, procurement and maintenance. He is based in Lyon and... more
Descartes working on a restructuring plan
Descartes has announced its financial results for its fiscal 2021 second quarter, reporting revenues of USD 84 million, up 4% from USD 80.5 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2020 and up from USD 83.7 million in the previous quarter. The company also recorded a net... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Thailand was called Siam twice in its history. Until 1939 and then again from 1945 to 1949. more