Chinese ports visit Bilbao's wind power hub 
A Chinese delegation from the ports of Yantai and Shandong, accompanied by representatives of Nordex Acciona, recently visited the port of Bilbao and Consignaciones Toro y Betolaza terminal. They were briefed by Andima Ormaetxe, director of operations, commerce and... more
The cost of narrowed arteries 
Analyses and figures on the impact of growing bottlenecks on the oceans. 2024 has brought the expected turbulent start for the maritime shipping industry. Ferdinand de Lesseps’ global vision is being severely tested, because it’s not clear when the bottlenecks around the Suez... more
New train in Benelux portfolio
On 12 March, Kombiverkehr is launching a new train between Rotterdam (the Netherlands) and Köln-Eifeltor (Germany). In Rotterdam, it will terminate at the rail service centre (RSC) in Waalhaven. With a transit time of twelve hours, the trains leave on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and... more
The legacy of a "Queen of the Skies"
A7-BGB, Qatar Airways Cargo's last B747F, landed after completing its last flight in commercial cargo service for QR Cargo last Friday, 1 March, arriving from Barcelona (Spain). The iconic freighter joined Qatar Airways Cargo's fleet on 26 September 2017. Over the past seven... more
Drone services to support island populations
Setouchi Town, Oshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture and Japan Airlines (JAL) jointly established the drone operation company “Amami Island Drones Co.” on 30 November 2023. It began providing drone-based services to residents in Amami Setouchi Town in February this year.... more
A promotion for Ronny Sassen
The Rhenus Group has named Ronny Sassen as the new CEO of Rhenus Warehousing Solutions. A graduate in business studies, Sassen can look back on many years of experience in the logistics sector. He began his career at Inntralog in 2006. When Rhenus Home Delivery took over... more
OSL expands in Luxembourg
The general cargo network has a new partner: Arthur Welter Transports will join Online Systemlogistik (OSL) on 1 April this year to handle transports in Luxembourg. This region was previously covered by OSL partner KS Logistics via the Kell am See site in Germany; KS... more
Searching for solutions architects
Nottingham (UK)-based Baxter Freight is launching a new recruitment campaign to increase the number of account managers by 40% in 2024 to deal with increased difficulties in UK-Europe trade arising from Brexit and current macroeconomic tensions. The company seeks to... more
Wärtsilä & EBDG cut port emissions
Technology group Wärtsilä has entered into a collaboration agreement with naval architecture and marine engineering firm Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) to enhance the clean harbour alternative mobile power (Champ) barge design. This solution, incorporating Wärtsilä's... more
Hong Kong Air Cargo reaches Riyadh
Hong Kong Air Cargo has unveiled a new e-commerce air freight route to improve connectivity between Hong Kong and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This latest addition to the carrier's service offerings after London (STN), Milan (MXP) and Liege includes two weekly all-cargo flights,... more