Shippers and forwarders query carriers' policy 
The associations of European shippers and freight forwarders ESC and Clecat have appealed to the European Commission and criticised the policy currently pursued by liners. In a joint letter to the Competition Directorate of the EC, the associations complained about the... more
Breaking the wave in Californian ports
Due to unprecedented pre-Lunar New Year inbound volumes, a combination of increased consumer spending, holiday shipments and replenishment of warehouse inventories, the US-American ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are experiencing a period of congestion. While the Port of... more
KMT launches new TOS
The Cameroonian subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), recently implemented the Logstar Terminal Operating System (TOS) at the Port of Kribi. KMT is a purpose built deep water general cargo facility catering to ro-ro project and heavy lift cargo,... more
Volga-Dnepr brings back capacity
Roughly one month after a landing incident in Siberia, which led Volga-Dnepr Airlines to freeze its entire fleet of AN-124-100 aircraft, the expert in super heavy and outsized air cargo transportation has re-started its commercial operations. Last week, the first plane took off... more
Bhat follows von Boxberg
Ashwin Bhat will take over as member of the executive board in charge of Lufthansa Cargo's product and sales division on 1 March 2021, succeeding Dorothea von Boxberg, who will become chairwoman of the executive board and CEO on the same date. Bhat was born in Mumbai, India... more
Wagon leasing company upgrades hardware device
Nexxiot, a Switzerland-based specialist in digital logistics, has introduced the third generation of its iconic Gateway Device. VTG, a German-based railcar leasing and rail logistics company, is the first partner to be equipped with the new Globehopper. The hardware includes... more
Rabelink and Gesink have three years to merge
Rabelink Logistics, an affiliate of the German Huettemann Group, has purchased Gesink Transport, effective 1 January 2021. At Gesink, a company which was founded more than 160 years ago, 140 employees and a fleet of more than 100 tractor units and 115 trailers will be... more
LBS enters LNG business
In the second half of December, the PCTC MV “Auto Energy” of UECC's fleet received its first ship-to-ship bunkering of liquefied natural gas (LNG) blended with 10% renewable liquefied biogas (LBG). Gasum’s LNG bunker vessel “Coralius” performed the bunkering operation at... more
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