Booking platform for small palletised shipments 
Occasional consignors of small shipments (single or a few pallets) can now make use of a new digital platform, provided by Palletways, that offers a swift and easy way to book transport for palletised freight, end-to-end shipment tracking and a simple payment method. The... more
Toh to reinforce Ceva management team
Renee Toh has been recruited by Ceva Logistics as global head of the ocean procurement & trade lane management team. Effective April 2019 and based in Singapore, Toh will report directly to the company’s global head of ocean, Bertrand Simion. She contributes extensive... more
New chapter in railroad's history
The US railroad Norfolk Southern (NS) is relocating its headquarters from Norfolk VA, to Atlanta GA. The company has engaged Cousins Properties to oversee construction of the new headquarters complex. NS recently held a ground-breaking ceremony to mark the start of... more
Container throughput index takes a dive
The container throughput index published by the German research body Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI - Leibniz) and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) fell to 133.9 according to February’s flash estimate. The index stood at... more
Bright future beckons for Scottish airport
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) welcomed a new twice-weekly B747F service from the British Cargologicair, connecting Scotland with Houston and Frankfurt. Each service offers 110 tonnes of freight capacity, giving a welcome boost to the regional oil and gas, aerospace and other... more
Seko signs contract with Peli Biothermal
Seko Logistics’ new operation in Ireland has won a three-year contract to serve as Peli Biothermal’s network station and service centre in Dublin, connecting a provider in temperature-controlled packaging with pharmaceutical clients across the country. The master services... more
Neumann transfers to Meyer Logistik
Julius Neumann has been selected as head of Ludwig Meyer’s central region. Neumann will take charge, inter alia, of monitoring operational processes at the fresh food logistics specialist’s Friedrichsdorf location, to the north of Frankfurt. Neumann has more than ten years... more
CN to strengthen its rail network in Manitoba
Canadian National Railways (CN) plans to invest CAD 120 million (EUR 79.5 million) in Manitoba in 2019 to strengthen the company’s rail network across the province. The planned expansion projects include, inter alia, a new train passing siding east of Winnipeg and the... more
Some lateral movement for HHLA in FY/2018
The German service provider Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) was successful in financial year 2018 as it outperformed its already strong 2017 result. Despite a harsher market environment in H2/2018, container throughput increased slightly, due in part to the integration... more
Ethiopian Airlines arrives in Istanbul
Ethiopian Airlines has finalised all preparations to launch a direct thrice-weekly flight to Istanbul (Turkey) as of today, 1 April 2019. Istanbul is Europe’s largest city and Turkey’s historic, industrial and financial capital, and the relocation operation from Ataturk Airport... more