Asaf calls at Kribi 
The direct Asia-Africa (asaf) line recently called the Kribi deep-water port in Cameroon. Asaf, operated by the CMA CGM shipping company, is run in partnership with Maersk and Nile Dutch. As a first-timer, the Kribi Conteneurs Terminal (KCT) welcomed the CMA CGM Cendrillon ship... more
BAG issues ECMT licences for 2021
Application documents for ECMT licences for 2021 can now be ordered from the branch offices of the German federal office for goods transport (BAG). Applications must be submitted by 1 October 2020. The ECTM licence authorises road hauliers to transport goods across... more
Marcus Ganguin joins Expleo
Marcus Ganguin has been chosen to lead the automotive & transportation department of technology partner Expleo Deutschland. Ganguin brings many years of experience in the industry. As new managing director he will drive Expleo's expansion and further growth in his area of... more
JAS "qares" too
JAS, a global forwarder with Italian roots, has placed first bookings with Qatar Airways Cargo's "We Qare Program". The world’s largest cargo airline is committed to helping people in need through its "1 Million Kilos" campaign: From July to the end of... more
Witron technology in Canada
Metro, a Canadian food retailer, has opted for the storage and picking systems of general contractor Witron Logistik + Informatik from Germany, which will be implemented in the new distribution centre in Toronto, Canada. Starting in 2021, the hub will supply more than 250... more
Emden and Brunsbüttel join LNG network
The "Engie Zeebrugge" carried out two ship-to-ship-bunkering operations in two German ports recently. In mid-August, the vessel arrived in the port of Emden, where "Titan LNG" delivered just over 1,000 t of LNG to the car carrier Siem Confucius, which is... more
Germany's Leipzig/Halle airport still on the rise
In the Champions League, Europe's prestigious football tournament, Leipzig may have lost out to Paris, which hosts one of the continent's two biggest air freight airports, but Europe’s fifth-largest cargo hub is continuing to register above-average growth, in contrast to... more
Nexxiot delegates Marianna Levtov to ISO
Marianna Levtov, an expert for global digital standards at Nexxiot, has been elected to chair the ISO technical committee 104/SC 04/WG 2. With immediate effect, she assumes this position in the working group "AEI for containers and container-related equipment". In... more
Swiss forwarder goes on holiday
Logistics company Planzer has got Switzerland's smallest motel up and running. On 10 sqm the motel provides everything that is essential to make a trucker feel at home. The living area is equipped with toilet, shower, heating, refrigerator, washbasin, a kitchenette, LED... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
The flag of Jamaica is the only flag in the world not to contain the colours blue, white or red. more