Consistency at the top 
The Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index remains a good indicator for the level of logistics development in individual emerging markets. China is holding its own, despite policy and health turbulence. It’s possible that a recession could throw everything overboard, however.... more
New transload hub for US short line railroad 
TNW, a privately held operator of short line railroads and transportation logistics services, opened their third transloading operation in Brownwood, Texas, on the Texas Rock Crusher Railway (TXR) line. The railroad has been serving the rail transport, storage and operations... more
Volga-Dnepr Group: hygienically clean charters from China
Whilst Russia temporarily limits passenger air traffic from/to China, there are no current restrictions to cargo airlines. Volga-Dnepr Group continues to operate charter flights into China despite the disruption to the air freight market. Flown commodities include essential... more
Quadient sets its sights on the German-speaking market
Quadient, formerly Neopost, now has a strong focus on markets in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The Dutch company from Drachten with a workforce of 5,800 employees worldwide is currently setting up a sales organisation and a network of technicians for these three countries.... more
Csafe Global names Patrick Schafer CEO
Csafe Global, a provider of temperature-controlled container solutions, has named Patrick Schafer as the company’s new CEO. Schafer began his career at Csafe in 2012 as CFO, and he has been serving as interim CEO since September 2019. With both US and European citizenship,... more
Railfreight services to move cars between Germany and Spain
Transfesa Logistics and Volkswagen Group Logistics have renewed their contract for international vehicle shipments by rail. The company will be responsible, until 2022, for transports originating in Ingolstadt, Neckarsulm, and Mosel in Germany, and Mlada Boleslav in Czechia to... more
Hamburg Süd becomes more Mediterranean
The carrier Hamburg Süd, an affiliate of Maersk, hitherto relied on agents and joint-venture organisations to represent its operations in Italy and Spain. Now the shipping company has set up its own offices in these countries. Furthermore, in Egypt the company recently took over... more
Korean Air starts double service to Budapest
Starting from today, 21 February 2020, Korean Air will commence a new scheduled cargo flight from Incheon (Seoul) to Budapest and Frankfurt, deploying a B777F twice a week. With the sharp boost of air cargo demand to Hungary due to the import for mobile devices from China and... more
Hutchison Port appoints non-executive director
Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPH Trust) has appointed Fong Chi Wai Alex as independent non-executive director. Fong replaces Kevin Anthony Westley who has retired from the board. Canning Fok, chairman of the board, said: “We are pleased to welcome Fong to the board; he... more
Prague logistics centre gains new certification
cargo-partner's iLogistics Centre next to Prague Airport has been certified for the storage and handling of organic products according to EU Eco-regulation. The logistics facility provides a total of 10,900 sqm of storage space, including an IFS-certified foodstuffs warehouse... more