New names for the international maritime hall of fame 
The maritime association of the port of New York and New Jersey (MAPONY/NJ) has announced that five global shipping executives will be inducted into the 2020 international maritime hall of fame. The honourees, announced by MAPONY/NJ executive director Edward Kelly, are: Lisa... more
Torwegge expands to Poland
Continuing its expansion strategy, Torwegge founded a subsidiary in Poland at the beginning of this year. The branch is based in Poznan and operates under the name of Torwegge Polska. “Poland has become an increasingly important business market for us over the last few... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
Two-thirds of all Australians will be diagnosed with a type of skin cancer by the time they are 70. more
Thinking freight ahead
Champ Cargosystems offers airlines and freight handlers its IT services, and also has freight forwarders and maritime shipping in its sights. Fred Werginz reported on recent progress from this front, as well as on some peculiarities in the US market. more
Bremen's port train celebrates its 160th birthday
Statistically speaking, no other port in the world holds a larger share in train traffic than the ports of Bremen and Bremerhaven (Germany). Every second container is carried by rail to the hinterland. Four of five cars reach Bremerhaven by train to be loaded onto a ship for... more
Rhenus snaps up Interfracht
Consolidation in the Swiss logistics sector continues. The Interfracht Group has been taken over by the Swiss company Rhenus Alpina, with retroactive effect from 1 January 2020. Interfracht, a family-owned company founded in 1965 and based in Pratteln, close to Basel, is the... more
EUR 3.3 million tax evasion racket at BOM
The Mumbai Central Commissionerate has unearthed an INR 26 crore tax evasion racket that has been found to be transporting jewellery goods without paying GST. Certain jewellers situated in various Indian cities were supplying gold jewellery studded with or without precious... more
René Bruijne leaves Transfollow
After having served Transfollow as general manager for five years, René Bruijne has decided to leave the company effective 1 March 2020. Bruijne joined Viaservice in 2016 through the acquisition of Transfollow from the Dutch company Beurtvaartadres, where he was CEO for over 12... more
All deep sea ports now have direct links to Nuremberg
European Gateway Services (EGS) has added another improvement to its network of connections between southern Germany and the port of Rotterdam (the Netherlands). On Saturday (01.02.2020) Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) was added to the network, which means that the train from... more
GAC opens new branch in Hamriyah free zone
As part of its ongoing expansion strategy, GAC Sharjah has opened a new office in the Hamriyah free zone in UAE to provide a range of integrated shipping, logistics and warehousing services. The new branch comes after the company celebrated its 50th anniversary last year and... more