Twelve days and 9,500 km through six countries 
Ensuring the safe, cost-effective and speedy transport of valuable and heavy cargo from its manufacturer in Germany to its recipient in China in times of Covid-19 turned out to be an adventure even for the experienced heavy duty forwarder Rolf Riedl. Since neither ship nor... more
DHL Supply Chain appoints new president e-commerce in USA
DHL Supply Chain has appointed Kraig Foreman as president, e-commerce in North America. As a member of the North American board of directors and head of the new e-commerce sector, Foreman will lead the development and implementation of a dedicated strategy in North America to... more
New equipment for port of Wismar
The German port of Wismar on the Baltic Sea is enhancing its equipment with six heavy-duty terminal tractors. The provider is Cargotec, with delivery of the machines scheduled for the early part of Q4/2020. Wismar seaport on Germany’s northern coast handles a wide variety of... more
Latam Group increases cargo capacity on widebody aircraft
After three days of work at Sao Paulo’s maintenance centre, Latam Group announced the first B777-300ER reconfiguration. This aircraft's economy cabin had passenger seats temporarily removed to increase its cargo transportation capacity by 20%. Due to its suitability for long... more
Honold builds another logistics centre
The Honold Group is building another logistics centre on an 80,000 sqm site in Neu Ulm (Bavaria, Germany). The new building comprises a 20,000 sqm warehouse and 500 sqm of office space. With this move, Honold and the Husqvarna Group, to which Gardena also belongs, continue their... more
Nagel-Group strengthens management team
Food logistics company Nagel-Group is expanding its management team. Effective 1 June 2020, Christian Bleiker will take on the position of executive director HR & Legal. Before joining the Nagel-Group, Bleiker held various executive positions, especially in HR and Legal.... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
In 1978, the British band UB40 selected its name in reference to a form then used to appeal for unemployment benefit. Some of the members of the band were themselves unemployed at the time and had to get by with eight pounds benefit per week. more
Train with semi trailers trialled in the Baltics
Lithuanian carrier LG Cargo has joined forces with Polish PKP Cargo and the German technology provider Cargo Beamer to pilot an intermodal train with road semi trailers. A train carrying 22 semi trailers recently arrived at the Sestokai terminal in Lithuania after a two-day... more
Long Beach feels pandemic impact in April
The waves of the measures against the Covid-19 pandemic continued to hit the US West Coast port of Long Beach in April. The port posted a throughput of almost 520,000 teu, down 17.3% from April 2019, which remains the port’s busiest April on record. While imports decreased... more
Another longest "domestic" flight
French Bee, a subsidiary of the Dubreuil Group, has made the world’s longest nonstop domestic commercial flight to date by flying one of its A350-900s from Papeete in French Polynesia to Paris and landing at Orly airport on 15 May 2020. The flight time to cover a route of more... more