France: First secure parking wins certificate 
The transported asset protection association’s (TAPA) programme to tackle the biggest causes of cargo crime in Europe has completed another significant milestone: The Delta Park truck secure parking in Dourges, France, has become the first site to gain the highest level 1... more
Confidence within the global shipping industry on the rise?
Overall, confidence in the shipping industry fell in the past three months to its lowest level for two and half years, according to the latest shipping confidence survey conducted by the UK branch of the US-headquartered shipping consultancy BDO. Yet owners, charterers and... more
Nova Systems wins award
At the presentation of the Italian terminal and logistics awards in Piacenza the logistics software company Nova Systems won the prize in the category "best service company of 2019". Nova Systems runs branches in Italy, Spain and France and develops cloud-based... more
DB Schenker expands its logistics capacities
The freight terminal GVZ in Augsburg is an important hub for cargo traffic in southern Germany. Now, DB Schenker has opened a new logistics hall in the GVZ Augsburg with a total storage space of 38,000 sqm. Here, the logistics services provider serves international companies... more
Lemon Queens and Kings freshen up (air) freight business
Royalty has returned to Paris. The agency Lemon Queen is the creation of Audrey Serdjebi, a well-known name in the air freight business. With eight years of industry experience under her belt, working to boost the reputation of the ECS Group and of its clients, the GSSA's former... more
Albatros-Express travels to Rotterdam
The first TFG train to the Dutch port of Rotterdam is already in the starting blocks. At 01.59 h on 18 October it will leave Dortmund, Germany and set off on its maiden voyage to Europe’s largest deep-water port. From this date, Albatros Express trains will run six times a week... more
Port de Sète runs further services by DFDS
After eight years of activity, the service connecting the port of Toulon, France, to that of Pendik, near Istanbul, Turkey, was switched to the Port of Sète. DFDS recently announced the discontinuation of this service launched in 2011, which had been developed by the Turkish UN... more
Simpson Spence Young opens office in Dubai
The shipbroker Simpson Spence Young (SSY) has announced it will open a new office in Dubai (UAE) in early November. Led by Manish Pamecha, the team will focus on dry bulk chartering. "Opening in Dubai means that SSY now has 21 international offices, with our dry cargo... more
Drivers and IT staff drive prices up
The trans-o-flex logistics group is planning to adjust freight prices by 4.9 % as of 1 January 2020. “This increase in costs, which we are thus passing on, is primarily driven by higher personnel expenses,” says Wolfgang P. Albeck, CEO of trans-o-flex. “Additional cost... more
Caribbean Airlines: Cargo service to Curaçao
Through a partnership with Maduro Air Freight Services, a GSSA anchored in the region since 1837 with stations in Willemstad, Kralendijk (Bonaire) and Oranjestad (Aruba), Trinidad-and-Tobago-based Caribbean Airlines has launched twice weekly cargo operations between Trinidad and... more