Heinrich Grieshaber dies 
After a brief and serious illness, Heinrich Grieshaber passed away on 29 March 2020 in the clinic Friedrichshafen (Germany). He was 71 years old. As founder and former chairman of the management board, he most recently served Grieshaber Logistik as chairman of the supervisory... more
ESR adds new logistics facility to Greater Tokyo portfolio
ESR, a large APAC focused logistics real estate platform, will develop another modern logistics facility, ESR Ukishima distribution centre, on a 32,227 sqm logistics development site the company has acquired in the Greater Tokyo bay area. The total expected investment is... more
Fruit producer thanks truck drivers
The SanLucar group and its closest partners - the agricultural producers, Fresaflor, Llusar and Poveda - have taken action to support truck drivers in the development of their daily work. They distribute individual kits of food, drink and fresh fruit to the professionals in the... more
Red Sea Gateway opens a new chapter
The Red Sea Gate Terminal (RSGT), a terminal operator representing a partnership between the Saudi Industrial Services group Sisco and the Malaysian Mining Company (MMC), has officially taken over operations in the northern section of Jeddah Islamic Port, previously known as... more
K Line to adjust previous forecasts
The Japanese liner K Line is planning to record the extraordinary loss on valuation of investment securities in the consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ending 31 March 2020. These are investment securities classified as “available-for-sale securities”, where... more
One Swiss belly to Beijing, two series to New York
Swiss World Cargo will re-introduce additional capacity into its network. Ashwin Bhat, head of cargo, Swiss International Air Lines: "In addition to our three-times weekly service to EWR, we will offer a cargo-only belly capacity to JFK two times per week. To Asia we will... more
Kai Althoff to become new CEO at 4flow
From the beginning of May 2020, Kai Althoff, one of the company's founders, will assume the position of CEO at 4flow, a provider of logistics consultancy, logistics software and 4PL services. Althoff's predecessor Stefan Wolff, also a co-founder, will join the supervisory board.... more
First delivery of oil in flexitanks completed
Fesco Transportation Group and logistics operator Rail Cargo Logistics – RUS recently organised the first transportation of canola oil in containers equipped with flexitanks from the Krasnoyarsk Territory in Russia to the port of Nantong in the Jiangsu province in China. The... more
Erontrans to be new partner for 24plus in Poland
The general cargo cooperation 24plus has gained a new partner in the Polish freight forwarding and logistics company Erontrans headquartered in Pruszcz Gdański. General cargo services are scheduled to begin on 6 April 2020, subject to conditions on the German-Polish border. ... more
More Latin American carriers link the world
Colombia-based Avianca Cargo is providing uninterrupted freight transport service now with the support of aircraft and passenger crew, to contribute to the supply of food, medical equipment, toiletries, and medicines. On 26 March, a B787-8 made its first cargo flight between... more