Hapag-Lloyd appoints new executive in Asia 
Hans Schäfer, current managing director global sales in the group’s Hamburg headquarters, will assume the position of senior managing director of Region Asia, as of 1 July 2020. Schäfer will replace Lars Christiansen, who will resign from his position effective 30 June ... more
Turkish Cargo adds capacity on PAX aircraft
Turkish Cargo has started to operate cargo flights with Turkish Airlines’ PAX aircrafts in addition to its flights with 25 high capacity freighters in order to prevent any mishaps in the supply chain and carry the medical cargo that are of vital importance. Having operated... more
Cranes for Berbera in Somaliland 
Eight rubber tyre gantry cranes (RTGs) are part of the contract between port and terminal operator DP World and Liebherr Container Cranes. They will be delivered to DP World’s terminal in Berbera, Somaliland, and enter into operation before the end of 2020. The new cranes... more
Swiss Post opens new parcel hub
Swiss Post has inaugurated the second of four new regional parcel centres in Ostermundigen (Canton Berne). Priority parcels from Berne and the Bernese Oberland are now sorted directly in Ostermundigen, the birthplace of Ursula Andress, the first Bond girl. In the light of the... more
DB: upswing in logistics, rail volume falls
With an ebit of EUR 538 million, DB Schenker achieved record results in 2019 for the third year in a row. With the exception of air freight, which saw declines throughout the industry, all business sectors showed improved figures last year. DB Cargo's transport volume fell... more
Management changes at Dachser
After 31 years of close cooperation in operational management positions at Dachser, CEO Bernhard Simon and his deputy Michael Schilling, COO road logistics, will join the logistics provider’s supervisory board in 2021, with Simon becoming its chairperson. Burkhard Eling, who... more
London expectations and innovations
This week, cargo movements at London Heathrow airport are forecast to surge by 53%, compared to the weekly average, as the gateway prioritises cargo flights with medical supplies. 41% of the UK’s pharmaceutical products such as medicines, vaccines and respirators are... more
Record year for Logista
For Logista, a Spanish provider of consumer goods logistics, 2019 was the most successful year in its history. Net profit rose by 5.1% to EUR 165 million while turnover grew by 2.8% to EUR 1.149 billion. Gregorio Marañón, president of the supervisory board: "Logista... more
Little surprise: remote maritime surveys booming
The impact of the global pandemic has reinforced the value of remote survey services in the shipping industry. With some 15,000 surveys and inspections undertaken since the launch in October 2018, DNV GL sees a milestone in the digitalisation and integration of its class... more
On the way to first heavy-duty fuel cell trucks
Toyota and Hino have agreed to jointly develop a heavy-duty fuel cell truck and to proceed with initiatives toward its practical use through verification tests and other means. The two companies are developing ecological electric vehicle technologies for widespread use. In... more