General cargo alliance continues to grow 
The German general cargo alliance, Cargo Line, continued to grow strongly in the 2019 financial year. The entity registered a total of 12.8 million outbound shipments (+ 2.6%) and sales of EUR 1.46 billion (+ 2.8%). Domestic traffic grew by 2.5% to 9.75 million shipments,... more
JV to boost investment in South Korean logistics real estate
APG, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and ESR have entered into a strategic agreement to establish a new development joint venture, ESR-KS II, with a total equity allocation of USD 1 billion, representing an investment capacity to deliver as much as USD 2... more
Cargo traffic volumes remain firm at Viking Line
While the ongoing pandemic has caused a serious deterioration in Viking Line’s operating conditions, cargo traffic is continuing. Backed by Finland’s National Emergency Supply Agency’s decision to aid cargo traffic to ensure supply security, four of the group’s vessels are... more
Understanding the shippers
From 1 May 2020, American Airlines will take advantage of the online booking platform of its new end-to-end management system and implement a fair booking policy to address late changes or cancellations. This step represents American’s plans to mitigate unused space,... more
Csafe Global supplies US Antarctic programme
Csafe Global has gone to the ends of the earth to ensure the samples gathered by the United States Antarctic programme are protected on their journey from Antarctica to the USA. Scientists collect samples to be shipped back to their home institutions for further analysis. The... more
Boeing announces key leadership changes
Boeing has announced key organization and leadership changes as of 1 May. A newly formed enterprise operations, finance & strategy group will consolidate several important areas, bringing together teams responsible for manufacturing, supply chain and operations, finance,... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Before Google launched Gmail, "G-Mail" was the name of a free email service offered by Garfield's website. more
Infrastructure upgrade to improve rail services
Watco customers served by three Midwest (USA)-based short line railroads will notice a service improvement thanks to two grants that have been awarded to the lines. The grants, combined ith Watco’s match, total USD 61.4 million. The infrastructure improvements will be made on... more
New port community software in Dunkirk
Now it's official - the C.C.S.Hauts-de-France company, whose sole partner is the Maritime and Commercial Union representing the Dunkirk port community, will introduce Cargo Community System Ci5 for managing its flow of goods. The contract for a renewable five-year period was... more
Holding a partial party
Lamprecht Transport’s 75th anniversary and the passing on of the baton from the third to the fourth generation are taking place in turbulent times. Christian Doepgen strictly kept his 2 m of distance from Thomas Lamprecht and Jenny Vargas-Lamprecht in their office in Basel. more