Transatlantic JV for the US offshore wind industry 
Hamburg (Germany)-based Bernhard Schulte Offshore (BSO) and Mid Ocean Wind (MOW), which operates in the USA, have agreed on a joint venture to build and operate support vessels for the US offshore wind industry. They will also strive to explore opportunities in other sectors of... more
Bcube Air Cargo adopts Iata DG Autocheck solution 
The Italian air cargo logistics services provider Bcube Air Cargo, which handled 330,000 t of cargo in 2018, is adopting the Iata "Dangerous Goods AutoCheck" solution. This digital tool allows the air cargo supply chain to check compliance of the shipper’s declaration... more
Deutsche Bahn and its competitors increase market share
In 2018, the railways’ share in Germany’s freight transport market was 19.3%, the highest level for many years, according to data published by the country’s federal statistical office. "The 136 billion tonne kilometres calculated now are significantly more plausible... more
New head for customs activities
Alexandra Kleinschmidt joins Crane Worldwide Logistics in Houston (TX, USA) to lead the customs brokerage and trade advisory team. Kleinschmidt is a licensed customs broker, certified customs specialist and has an experienced background in leadership roles covering customs... more
Timocom grows in Poland
The IT data specialist Timocom continues to expand internationally. The company is strengthening its presence in the Polish market by opening an additional branch in Wroclaw. Transporters and forwarders, but also customers from trade and the manufacturing industry will benefit... more
“Curiosity of the Day”
In France 185 million bottles of champagne are drunk every year – that is more than half of the world’s annual consumption. more
Innovative prospects
South African Airways is seeking its place in the industry. In this critical phase of its history the ITJ met up with Justice Luthuli at the Fiata World Congress in Cape Town to ask him about cargo activities, which he has been in charge of since spring. He was previously SAA... more
Turkish Cargo adds two Asian maindeck destinations
Starting on 31 October 2019, Turkish Cargo will serve Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's cultural and financial capital, which has a promising import and export potential. The aim here is to carry spare parts, electronic and medical products to various countries around the world and... more
Hoyer continues to improve climate performance
As part of the internal corporate target to reduce CO2 emissions by 25% per tonne-kilometre, the German Hoyer Group achieved a 4% reduction of pollutant emissions in 2018 compared with 2017. This represents an improvement of more than 20% within scarcely a decade and puts Hoyer... more
Global port indices in August above last year's figures
The London (UK)-headquartered maritime consultancy Drewry has published its recent Container Port Throughput Indices for August this year, based on monthly throughput data for a sample of over 220 ports worldwide and representing over 75% of global volumes. The base point for... more