Second round for 2M and Zim 
The 2M Alliance, the carriers Maersk and MSC, and Haifa (Israel)-headquartered Zim are extending their cooperation with a second agreement, following the one on the Asia-US east coast trade announced in July 2018. Now both hemispheres are covered. The new agreement,... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
When gray whales mate, three cetaceans - one cow and two bulls – take part in the courtship. The dominant bull reproduces, the other has to stabilise the cow. more
Booking land, air and sea freight in the blink of an eye
DB Schenker customers can now book freight shipments online regardless of the transport mode via the company’s new Connect digital platform. Every customer can obtain access to the German service provider’s international transport network at the click of a mouse. DB Schenker... more
Latam Cargo to serve sixth US destination from February
Latam Cargo will introduce a new cargo route between Santiago de Chile and Chicago IL on 19 February. It will be the company’s sixth destination in the USA. Thanks to Chicago's strategic connectivity to Asia, with this new route the airline expects to offer a better product... more
Fabian Heidl joins software specialist’s management team
Fabian Heidl is now reinforcing the logistics software specialist Soloplan, based in Bavaria (Germany). The move was due to the steady expansion of the medium-sized family company. Fabian Heidl is now another member of the entrepreneurial family’s second generation to join... more
Train covers 1 million km autonomously
Rio Tinto has successfully deployed the world’s largest robot and the first automated heavyhaul, long distance rail network. Since completing the first loaded run in July 2018, the mining company has steadily increased the number of autonomous journeys across its iron ore... more
BMJ Logistics reacts to Russia’s new import rules
Russia is augmenting its labelling regulations for imported goods to protect markets from parallel and illegal imports. The new ruling, which applies to tobacco products, shoes, perfume, blouses, coats, jackets, bed linen, photo cameras, tyres, milk, beer, bathroom and kitchen... more
More space for hydrocarbon storage
CLH has expanded its service range at its hydrocarbon storage facility in the port of Bilbao (Spain). From now on, the company's regular and potential customers can carry out maritime transport operations for fuels and biofuels from Bilbao and other nearby ports, to destinations... more
Emirates Skycargo even bigger in 2018
After a volume of 2.5 million t of cargo in 2017, Emirates Skycargo, the freight division of Emirates, flew close to 2.6 million t of cargo across six continents last year. The cargo hold capacity of over 265 aircraft and the maindeck capacity of 13 B777Fs and one B747F... more
Averitt launches distribution and order fulfilment service
Averitt Express has expanded its supply chain portfolio with the addition of a distribution and fulfilment service that customers with end-to-end logistics, and inventory warehousing and management solutions. The company ushered in its new Averitt distribution and fulfilment... more