Simpson Spence Young bolsters suezmax team 
Simpson Spence Young (SSY), an independent shipbroker, has strengthened its tanker desk by hiring two brokers to bolster its London (UK) suezmax team. The addition of Oliver Rae and Dean Abrahams brings the size of SSY's global team dedicated to the suezmax market to 17. Rae... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
The longest sentence in a book has 823 words, written by Victor Hugo in his novel “Les Misérables”. more
GLS Austria raises its prices
Parcel services provider GLS Austria is raising its prices in response to the still ongoing increase of personnel costs, because the company is determined to maintain the current quality of its parcel deliveries in future. GLS Austria introduced price rises already last... more
Roadside services in the USA expanded
TTN Fleet Solutions has begun providing emergency roadside services (ERS) to Mckinney Trailer Rentals. Specifically, TTN will provide overflow, night and weekend support to Mckinney's internal maintenance team, which offers maintenance and ERS services to its customers in the... more
RSA is catching up
Internationalisation requires improved infrastructure in ports and in their overland transport links to the hinterlands. In South Africa, the venue of this year’s Fiata World Congress, these needs are creating a veritable shake-up of the port and logistics sector. more
CCTT and GETO search for solutions for trains in Eurasia
The Coordination Council on Trans-Siberian Transportation (CCTT) and the Group of European Trans-Eurasian Forwarders and Operators (GETO) have agreed to cooperate more closely. The aim is a better coordination between all parties along the 12,000 km long transport routes of the... more
Chartersync discusses the need for digitisation
At the NAX 24-7 time critical logistics meeting which took place in Amsterdam (the Netherlands) yesterday, 25 September 2019, CharterSync co-founders, Ed Gillett and Simon Watson talked about digitisation and time-critical air cargo logistics. Time-critical and "Just in... more
Marseille-Fos Port: New services for road hauliers
Following on from the initial roll-out of Ci5 in Marseille-Fos Port (France) last October, the specialist for cargo community systems MGI is now launching the Ci5 mobile application with brand new services for hauliers. All cargo on the new digital tool can be viewed and... more
Kurt K. Larsen says goodbye
Kurt K. Larsen, chairman and "founder" of the modern DSV is stepping down. He has great confidence in the leadership of today’s DSV, which is part of the reason he is ready to retire and enjoy full control of his calendar. “All good things must come to an end, as... more
Ports throughput globally back on track
The London (UK)-based maritime consultancy Drewry sees a comeback on the rise. The global container port throughput index, which experienced a dip of around 2.5 points in June 2019, bounced back to 134.7 points in July 2019. On an annual comparison, the index was 2.8% (3.6... more