Railfreight goes from strength to strength in Europe 
Traffic performance on Europe’s railfreight network climbed to 469 billion tkm in 2017, and it is expected that the pre-crisis level of 474 billion tkm will be reached over the next two years, as a new study conducted by the consulting company SCI concludes. Combined traffic... more
Azul - strong enough to go it alone
The Brazilian carrier, Azul Linhas Aéreas, has decided not to pursue a commercial agreement with Correios, Brazil’s postal service, to create an integrated logistics solutions company. The move had been approved by the country's competition authority a few months ago. In... more
UK haulier boosts bulk commodity chemical business
Suttons Tankers in UK has agreed a deal to acquire DHL Supply Chain’s domestic bulk commodity chemical business. The acquisition covers mainly chemical transports from sites in Billingham, County Durham and Runcorn, Merseyside. DHL’s dedicated services in packed chemicals,... more
RMI: 15 years of qualship 21 certification
The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) has been recognised on the US coast guard's qualship 21 roster for 2019-2020. The USCG programme rewards vessels for commitment to safety and quality when calling at ports in the United States. Only flag states which maintain a port... more
Sass takes on MD role at KDS
Stefan Sass has been recruited as the new managing director of the Committee of German Seaport Freight Forwarders (KDS) within the Federal Association of German Freight Forwarders and Logistics Operators. He replaces Kurt-Jürgen Schimmelpfeng, who held the post for 17 years.... more
Prologis enlarges portfolio in Sweden
Prologis, a logistics real estate provider, has bought 295,000 sqm of prime properties in four of Sweden’s strongest logistics markets. The acquisition substantially strengthens the company's presence in Sweden. The properties are near the company's existing portfolio ‒ and... more
Svitzer for Suez
The towage operator Svitzer recently inked a ten-year agreement with the Egyptian port of Suez. The company will provide two newly built 70T ASD tugs for supporting the operations in Port Said and the Suez Canal. Svitzer has been operating in Egypt since 2005 for Egyptian... more
Blocktrain carries storm-damaged timber over Brenner
The Austrian Rail Cargo group (RCG) is operating a new timber train for the Pfeifer group between Trento (Italy) and Wörgl (Austria). To begin with, the blocktrain will run once a week, but the company plans to extend this service to two weekly round trips before the end of... more
ABC adds second weekly service to Ohio
Launched exactly one year ago, Airbridge Cargo Airlines (ABC) is expanding its scheduled freighter operations at Rickenbacker airport (LCK) to a twice-weekly frequency. This doubles its airfreight solutions for customers within a one-day drive to nearly half of the US population... more
Jonas S. Fredriksen moves to Greensteam
Jonas S. Fredriksen has been appointed as the new head of performance management at Greensteam. Fredriksen stems from the ship design consultancy sector where he worked in product innovation and business development as head of future products at Odense Maritime Technology.... more