MOL's new units with dual-fuel engine 
At Mitsubishi’s Shimonoseki shipyard in Japan, the first two LNG-fuelled ferries will be built by Ferry Sunflower, a subsidiary of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL). This newbuild project has been adopted for Japan’s energy conservation rating system for coastal ships, a... more
Delta's long haul services open for... passengers
Demand for air cargo is driving the return of Delta's passenger services from the USA to Europe for the first time since Covid-19 closed borders. From tomorrow, 21 May 2020, flights to Frankfurt and London will provide cargo capacity three times weekly from Atlanta (31 t on... more
Cooperation for container tracking
Bolloré Transport & Logistics, Next4 and the IMT Mines Albi engineering school have signed a MoU with a view to developing new traceability functions for goods flows based on the study of data gathered by IoT sensors. Next4 has developed a solution enabling its freight... more
Twelve days and 9,500 km through six countries
Ensuring the safe, cost-effective and speedy transport of valuable and heavy cargo from its manufacturer in Germany to its recipient in China in times of Covid-19 turned out to be an adventure even for the experienced heavy duty forwarder Rolf Riedl. Since neither ship nor... more
DHL Supply Chain appoints new president e-commerce in USA
DHL Supply Chain has appointed Kraig Foreman as president, e-commerce in North America. As a member of the North American board of directors and head of the new e-commerce sector, Foreman will lead the development and implementation of a dedicated strategy in North America to... more
New equipment for port of Wismar
The German port of Wismar on the Baltic Sea is enhancing its equipment with six heavy-duty terminal tractors. The provider is Cargotec, with delivery of the machines scheduled for the early part of Q4/2020. Wismar seaport on Germany’s northern coast handles a wide variety of... more
Latam Group increases cargo capacity on widebody aircraft
After three days of work at Sao Paulo’s maintenance centre, Latam Group announced the first B777-300ER reconfiguration. This aircraft's economy cabin had passenger seats temporarily removed to increase its cargo transportation capacity by 20%. Due to its suitability for long... more
Honold builds another logistics centre
The Honold Group is building another logistics centre on an 80,000 sqm site in Neu Ulm (Bavaria, Germany). The new building comprises a 20,000 sqm warehouse and 500 sqm of office space. With this move, Honold and the Husqvarna Group, to which Gardena also belongs, continue their... more
Nagel-Group strengthens management team
Food logistics company Nagel-Group is expanding its management team. Effective 1 June 2020, Christian Bleiker will take on the position of executive director HR & Legal. Before joining the Nagel-Group, Bleiker held various executive positions, especially in HR and Legal.... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
In 1978, the British band UB40 selected its name in reference to a form then used to appeal for unemployment benefit. Some of the members of the band were themselves unemployed at the time and had to get by with eight pounds benefit per week. more