Merchant fleet officer shortage imminent? 
The already existing shortage of officers to crew the global merchant fleet is getting worse. According to the latest manning annual review and forecast report published by the London (UK)-based shipping consultancy Drewry, the reduced attractiveness of a career at sea and... more
Priority Freight hires general manager in Frankfurt
Priority Freight, a time-critical logistics specialist, has further expanded its operations in Europe by opening new premises at Frankfurt airport. The new office, which began operations just before the Covid-19 pandemic, is headed up by Marco Sauer. Sauer joins Priority... more
E-truck reduces CO2 emissions
Infineon Technologies is taking a further step towards CO2 neutrality by focusing on electric mobility for logistics solutions. Just in time for the international day of the environment (05.06.), an electric truck will enter regular service at the company's branch in Regensburg... more
New hotspots in the west 
The national market for logistics real estate is developing particularly dynamically in western Switzerland. Major projects in the cantons of Valais, Geneva and Vaud are set to begin operations soon. The Gros-de-Vaud region, north of the city of Lausanne, is now the area of the... more
VTG acquires majority stake in Slovakian carrier
Under an agreement signed in February 2020 and with the approval now received from the relevant antitrust authorities, VTG Rail Logistics has taken over the majority stake of the Slovakian railway company Carbo Rail. With immediate effect, Hamburg (Germany)-based VTG takes... more
The Alliance keeps low profile in Q3/2020
The carriers forming The Alliance network (Hapag-Lloyd, Yang Ming, Ocen Network Express ONE and HMM) have published their schedules for July, August and September for the Asia – North Europe trade. With regards to the links between Asia and North Europe, FE4 will remain... more
Haropa Le Havre joins Ipcsa - smartly
The International port community systems association (Ipcsa) has welcomed the French Port of Le Havre as its newest member. “We already have close links with Ipcsa through Soget and through our membership of the Protect group,” said Jérôme Besancenot, information systems manager... more
Geis breaks billion euro record
The Geis Group ended the last financial year with a new turnover record: in 2019, the international logistics services provider generated a net turnover of EUR 1,038 billion, surpassing the billion euro mark for the first time and exceeding 2018's result by 9.5%.... more
Which kind of cargo takes a seat?
Since mid-April, Emirates Skycargo has been transporting cargo on the seats and the overhead bins inside the passenger cabin of its B777-300ER. This allows the Dubai-based airline to load more goods per flight, while placing utmost importance on safety: shipments... more
Truck parking spaces on German-Danish border
Bosch Secure Truck Parking has added another location to its network. Effective immediately, freight forwarders can reserve parking spaces near Flensburg in Germany – 5 km from the Danish border. The digital booking platform for truck parking spaces Bosch Secure Truck... more