New facility with two temperature zones 
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, trans-o-flex opened a new transhipment hub on schedule this week, with which the company intends to establish a new standard. "The logistics centre in the Westphalian town of Hamm-Rhynern in Germany is a milestone for trans-o-flex in... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Johnny Depp ran a successful campaign to help save the innocent Damien Echols from the death penalty. As a sign of their unity, both the acquitted and Johnny Depp got matching tattoos. more
Directly to the Pearl river delta
A convincing financial result for 2019 laid a good basis for Duisport to face this very challenging year. The inland port is sticking to its investment plans – despite declining freight volumes. more
New Shandong-Europe Express launched
The new Shandong-Europe express train from Jinan in China arrived in Germany at Hamburg’s Billwerder Terminal for the first time last Thursday (30.4.2020) after a 20 day long journey. The train was loaded with 41 40-foot (feu) filled with wind turbine parts, LEDs, tools and... more
Imperial retires from inland navigation in Europe
As announced some time ago, South Africa-based Imperial Logistics has decided to sell its inland shipping activities in Europe. The buyer is the German company Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln (HGK). The purchase price is EUR 176 million with the value of the business being... more
Air Asia launches blockchain platform
Teleport, the logistics arm of the Malaysian carrier Air Asia, has launched Freightchain, marketed as "the world's first digital air cargo network run on blockchain". A shipper or freight forwarder can now instantly book and confirm any of Air Asia's 247 aircraft to... more
Leadership change at Broekman Logistics
Broekman Logistics has announced an official leadership change in its senior management. Former managing director forwarding & shipping Albert Hoek is to step down and hand over the helm to Rik Pek, managing director international freight forwarding and breakbulk terminals.... more
Trio launches new intra-Asian service
Tokyo-headquartered Interasia Lines is introducing a new service. The central China - Thailand - Vietnam loop (CTV) will start aroun d mid-May. The liner will deploy one vessel for this service, as will Wan Hai Lines and Sealand Maersk Asia. The port rotation on the 21 days’... more
Gefco opens warehouse in Amsterdam
In the Netherlands, Gefco is opening a new Amsterdam warehouse to support expansion in its air & sea business operations. The 7,000 sqm facility, opening in June 2020, will provide storage and transport management services for customers at the global hub across the high tech... more
Trieste expands intermodal network with Austria
Several projects have been initiated to enhance the intermodal network at the Port of Trieste. Thanks to a collaboration between Alpe Adria, TO Delta and Rail Cargo Operator, a set of intermodal services to Austria is now available, the Port Authority said. In particular,... more