New Oman airport and e-AWB standard for national carrier 
Operational since September 2018, Duqm airport, the Sultanate of Oman's fourth regional airport, is officially opening today (14 January 2019). It covers an area of 27,400 sqm, and its 9,960 sqm air cargo facility is able to handle 25,000 t of freight per year. DQM is operated... more
Dunkirk looks back on 2018 with joy
The port of Dunkirk, which recently presented its 2018 results in Lille (France), was delighted with last year’s figures and its achievements from 2013 until now. The port's 2018 throughput came in at 51.6 million t, 3% higher year-on-year, and overshot the strategic 50... more
New partner for logistics sector
Simon-Kucher & Partners, a global strategy consulting firm, selected ten new partners from across the world at the beginning of the year. The newcomers include Kornelia Reifenberg for the logistics and distribution sector. Reifenberg works in Bonn and advises logistics... more
Alternatives for Italy-Germany-Sweden traffic
In the aftermath of the train accident on the Storebælt bridge in Denmark, the country’s ministry of transport has banned the use of pocket wagons on the national rail network until 22 January. To ensure the flow of goods, the Swiss intermodal operator Hupac has developed a... more
Dachser gearing up for Chinese New Year
Anyone doing business in Asia should be well into planning how trade will continue during the Chinese New Year (CNY) when virtually all businesses in China, including factories, close down for one to four weeks. This year CNY begins on 5 February. All suppliers start to wind... more
“It was an air cargo year” 
Many a global logistics service provider is re-positioning itself in this age of internationalisation and digitalisation. The long-established company Röhlig from Bremen (Germany) is no exception. Its board member Ulrike Baum spoke to Christian Doepgen about the challenges... more
China’s rail network growing fast and expanding
China Railway Corporation intends to inaugurate 6,800 km of new rail tracks in 2019. With the added capacity, China will be able to handle 3.5 billion passengers and nearly 3.4 billion t of cargo next year. By the end of 2018, the country's operational rail network covered... more
Atlas Air expands pact with Nippon Cargo Airlines
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) will add three additional B747-400F aircraft to the existing operating agreement with Atlas Air. In total, the member of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings will operate five B747-400F aircraft for NCA under the strategic partnership. Both parties will... more
Intermodal thrust for LHG
Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG), a German port operator on the Baltic Sea, flourished in the intermodal sector in 2018. The LHG subsidiary, Baltic Rail Gate (BRG), handled nearly 104,000 units (semi-trailers, containers and swap bodies) via the terminal on the port’s... more
Maximilian Rothkopf now Hapag-Lloyd COO
Hapag-Lloyd’s supervisory board has appointed Maximilian Rothkopf to its executive board, effective 1 May 2019. On 1 July, he will become the new COO, replacing Anthony J. Firmin, who will retire on 30 June. Rothkopf, who holds a master's degree and a doctorate in business... more