Two networks strengthen their position in UK 
UK-based Pall-Ex Group has acquired the Fortec Distribution Network. The network will carry on trading under the name of Fortec Distribution. It will therefore operate as a separate pallet network within the UK but be part of the overall Pall-Ex Group of companies. The two... more
Gruber countering the crisis 
South Tyrol’s Gruber Logistics – together with the entire transport industry – suffered a hefty collapse in spring. The crisis didn’t end its employee identification campaign and further development measures, however. more
Port access gained with rail take-over
Canadian Pacific (CP) has launched its international intermodal service through the port of Saint John, N.B. The inaugural train carried containers from the Hapag-Lloyd vessel Detroit Express bound for intermodal terminals on the CP network in Canada and the USA. The rail... more
POLB's peak in July
The rebound in US container traffic has reached the West Coast. In the Californian Port of Long Beach, the month of July marked the peak of box throughput in the port's 109-year history. Terminals handled more than 753,000 teu, thus breaking a record established in June 2018... more
Triple Seven for ABC, more China for Atran
A B777F joined the Volga-Dnepr Group fleet of 24 Boeing freighters earlier this week. The fuel efficient twin-engine freighter will begin operations with AirBridgeCargo (ABC), a subsidiary of the Volga-Dnepr Group, which is among the world's largest Boeing freighter operators,... more
Yang Ming's H2/20020 on the rise
Benefiting from strong freight rates and relatively low fuel costs, Keelung-headquartered Chinese shipping group Yang Ming was able to improve its figures despite the corona impact. For H1/2020, the company’s consolidated revenues were down by 12% compared to the same period... more
New groupage services in Europe
Transmec has launched new groupage services to 11 European countries and now provides fast, direct connections to the Balkans, Baltics and Malta. All run at least twice weekly via Transmec’s main hubs in Italy, with the Balkans service linking Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,... more
Logos acquires logistics estate in Melbourne
Real estate manager Logos has entered into an agreement to acquire a strategic logistics estate in Epping, one of Melbourne’s northern industrial suburbs, via an off-market deal. The estate, which is currently under development by Time & Place and due for completion in... more
Meyer & Meyer: fourth generation takes over
At the end of 2015, fashion logistics provider Meyer & Meyer initiated a series of generational changes within its management: now Maximilian Meyer, a member of the fourth generation and great-grandson of company founder Adolf Maximilian Meyer, is the next family member to... more