Cargo-partner creates “quick transport order” option 
With the transport order module on its spot platform, cargo-partner offers its customers an easy way to award transport contracts. To simplify the procedure even further, the company has now introduced a “quick transport order” function. Unlike the existing standard... more
Field trial for digital freight documents
As part of Living Lab 12 (digitalisation of freight documents), the German association of freight transport, logistics and waste management (BGL) is participating in an EU-wide Aeolix field trial for the deployment of electronic freight documents in roadfreight transport.... more
WEC Lines linking Liverpool to Portugal
This month (April), the Dutch company WEC Lines is beginning a new weekly service, operated by the 882 teu vessel "Francop" between the port of Liverpool (UK) and Setubal and Leixoes, two major ports in Portugal. On the leg to Liverpool, the vessel will carry a range... more
Trailer maker picks operations boss
The supervisory board of Schmitz Cargobull has appointed Michael Grund to the new management board of operations. Grund gained international experience in numerous executive positions in the operations, portfolio management/strategy and business development fields, as well as in... more
NAS lands in west and southeast Africa
GLS – NAS, a joint venture company formed by Global Logistics Services (GLS) and National Aviation Services (NAS), has broken ground in the Liberian capital Monrovia for a new 2,700 sqm cargo terminal at Roberts international airport (RIA). Expected to be completed by April next... more
DHL Supply Chain builds cargo hub in South Carolina
DHL Supply Chain will build a distribution and warehouse park in Dorchester County, South Carolina (USA). It will open in phases. With its USD 100 million investment, the company plans to create approximately 450 new jobs. The provider has purchased an area of 505,857 sqm, now... more
Australia: award of big iron ore rail haulage contract
Macarthur Minerals has partnered with the Australian freight haulage company Aurizon to finalise a rail haulage contract for its Lake Giles moonshine magnetite project in the Yilgarn region of Western Australia. Macarthur has entered into a negotiation agreement with Aurizon... more
Etihad Cargo renews agreement with RFS provider
UAE national carrier Etihad Cargo has again selected Micco, a provider of freight management and integrated supply chain solutions, as its road feeder services (RFS) partner in a multi-year agreement, reaffirming a decade-long partnership between the two Abu Dhabi-based... more
Port of Gothenburg launches bunkering app
The Port of Gothenburg Energy Port handles over 2,500 calls and more than 23 million t of energy products each year. The Energy Port is also one of the world's larger bunkering hubs. To make bunkering procedures easier and more efficient, the port authority has developed a... more
Bertrand Schmoll joins Tiaca board
Bertrand Schmoll, chairman of the ECS Group, has been elected to the board of the International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca). Since joining ECS in 2000, Schmoll has made a huge contribution to positioning the company as a global market leader – as well as to the development of... more