Protective masks flying into Italy... from China 
As part of the efforts to combat Covid-19, a first relief flight with nine pallets of medical equipment landed on Rome's airport FCO at the end of last week. The recipient was the Italian Red Cross that immediately forwarded the material to the government or distributed it on... more
Maritime volume contraction like in 2009?
The Copenhagen (Denmark)-based maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence predicts a Corona-caused decline of shippers' demand similar to the aftermath of the global financial crises in 2008 and 2009: "This implies a potential volume loss of 10% equal to 17 million teu... more
Northern cargo hub imports Covid-19
An individual associated with an Anchorage-bound cargo flight was tested positive for Covid-19. The patient is a non-US national who developed a fever and respiratory symptoms shortly after arriving at Anchorage airport on 11 March 2020, before going to Alaska Regional Hospital... more
MacGregor's service to cover the Americas
MacGregor, part of the Finnish Cargotec Group, has announced that following the acquisitions of Rapp Marine and TTS in 2018 and 2019 respectively, it will extend its coverage and capability to support all service need of customers on the American Continents. Based in six... more
Europa's Newcastle team finds new home
The Newcastle (UK) branch of Europa Road has moved to a new office. The team of 13, which offers road freight service for import and export to and from Europe, now has a spacious home at Silverlink Business Park in Wallsend that is twice the size of its previous office in... more
Australian economic package supports truckers
The Australian Government has adopted a COVID 19 economic package, which includes measures to boost industry investment and safeguard the Australian economy. The Australian trucking association (ATA) has strongly praised this measure. “The new 50% investment allowance is a... more
Kerry Logistics moves into new London Heathrow facility
Kerry Logistics has moved its air freight division in the UK into a new facility close to London Heathrow Airport as it continues to grow its air freight volumes. The new office and warehouse in Feltham is located at the Skyport Heathrow site. Operating 24/7, the facility... more
Building an air bridge between the Americas and China
Because the new coronavirus situation is so volatile, capacity planning is becoming a real challenge. Now Dachser Air & Sea Logistics is adding to its existing charter service between Frankfurt and China: starting today, 16 March 2020, the Germany-based freight forwarder... more
New commercial director for the Asia-Pacific region
Freight forwarder deugro Singapore is reinforcing its sales leadership for the Asia-Pacific region to keep up with strong demand and has taken on Guenther Bielfeld as commercial director, Asia-Pacific. He will focus on the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC)... more
Tigers expands collaboration with Asendia
Enterprise solutions company Tigers is working with shipping and distribution specialist Asendia to provide a postal solution for the European B2C market. Tigers is set to enhance its abilities within the European B2C market, particularly for customers with low value orders,... more