Naming ceremony for "HMM Algeciras" 
The world's largest containership to date was constructed by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) at its Okpo shipyard in Geoje (South Korea). The South Korean shipping company HMM, which recently changed its brand from Hyundai Merchant Marine to the acronym, held... more
Stepping up truck production in France
The company Perren rent has taken over Renault Trucks’ workshop brand representation for the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland. In France, truck production at the Renault plants is slowly restarting under strict safety precautions after grinding sown to a standstill on 18 March... more
Railways come up trumps 
There have been some remarkable projects completed in the railfreight transport segment in recent weeks – rather countercyclically. Our tour d’horizon here takes us from Germany to China and back again via Russia to Latvia and Finland. more
EGIM introduces new hinterland rail service
Eurogate Intermodal (EGIM) is extending its service network in Germany by introducing a direct connection between the Bremerhaven-Nordhafen container terminals and the Duss inland terminal in Frankfurt/Main. The Hamburg-based provider of intermodal rail/road transport will... more
Belavia and Minsk maintain their course
Belavia – Belarusian Airlines is maintaining the planned service resumption for its Minsk – Vienna route, previously served until March 2002. Initially scheduled to restart on 29 March 2020, the service should begin tomorrow, 25 April. Planned to operate with E195 equipment,... more
GM picks Ceva to manage ventilator supply chain
Ceva Logistics has been appointed by General Motors as its 4PL to manage its entire ventilator production supply chain. Under GM’s contract with the US Department of Health and Human Services, the logistics company is responsible for delivering hundreds of parts which will be... more
Daseke recruits EVP and CFO
Daseke, a large flatbed and specialized transportation and logistics solutions company in North America, has hired Jason Bates as its executive vice-president and CFO. Bates will be fully transitioned into his new role by 27 April, and will be responsible for managing all... more
UK forwarder partners with German haulier
UK-based Davies Turner is strengthening its German logistics presence with a new partner - Streck Transport. The new exclusive partnership is important for Davies Turner as it further increases its portfolio of scheduled overland trailer services with Germany, the British... more
7.5% less global capacity in container shipping
According to data compiled by the Copenhagen-based maritime intelligence company Eesea, the global capacity in container shipping for 2020 has already been cut by 7.5% at this point in time. Shipping capacity was down by 9% in April. So far, a total of 302 out of 2,693 sailings... more
100 years ago and one month ago
In between 24 and 25 April 2020, it will be exactly 100 years ago that the Dornier Do Gs 1 was sunk in Kiel on Germany’s Baltic Sea coast. The predecessor of the Dornier Do J (aka whale) flying boat series, which operated, inter alia, a mail liner service between Germany and... more