Post-Covid shipping blues 
Bimco's chief shipping analyst, Niels Rasmussen, reports that the container market experienced a modest growth of 0.2% year-on-year in 2023, reaching 173.8 million teu. Nevertheless, it lagged behind the global trend, as the world’s economy has grown by 10% since 2019.... more
Swiss logistics software heads north
Xplanis, a Swiss provider of software solutions for the logistics sector, has opened a new office in Germany. The company’s transport management system X4Fleet focuses on helping smaller enterprises to digitalise their process even without IT savviness. The Swiss road... more
Post-lockdown blues 
The Indian air cargo industry hasn’t recovered from Covid-19 yet. The national and international air cargo industry is meeting up in Mumbai for Air Cargo India on 14–16 February. The trade fair and conference will focus on a market that, although very lively, still hasn’t quite... more
Medlog takes charge of iPort Rail
The intermodal logistics specialist formally took over the operation of the iPort Rail multimodal freight terminal in Doncaster, UK on 4 February 2024, iPort Rail remains an open access terminal with daily services in the UK running to/from Southampton, Felixstowe,... more
A fresh pair of hands for the Nordic market
Mattias Kellgren became managing director of Dachser's air & sea logistics segment for the Nordic region on 1 January 2024. The logistics provider has been present in Denmark’s air and sea freight market since 2005, expanding to Finland in 2013 and to Sweden in 2019. It will... more
A strategic move to Stansted
Aiming to tap into the growing demand for online shopping and cross-border trade between China and Europe, Hong Kong Air Cargo, founded in 2017, has launched a new intercontinental route to London Stansted, its first UK route. Operated by one of the airline's five... more
CPKCR continues its H2 course
Power system manufacturer Ballard will deliver twelve 200 kW fuel cell engines to Canadian Pacific Kansas City Rail (CPKCR) in 2024. They will support the expansion of the railway’s new fleet of hydrogen-powered locomotives planned for regular switching and local freight service... more
The dexterity of AI
Combining robotics and AI technology, GXO Logistic has partnered with Dexterity to launch a pilot programme to improve its operations for a beauty brand. Dexterity is a California-based robotics developer which specialises in AI-powered robots with human-like capabilities to... more
No buyer for HMM (yet)
The bidding process for South Korea's key global container carrier, HMM, has finally failed. From the original six bidders that emerged (Hapag-Lloyd, SM Group (SM Line), LX Holdings, Dongwon Group, Global Sae-A. and Harim) just the latter remained in the end – with a partner... more
Mourning for managing director Michaela Przybylla
HGK Intermodal has reported the sudden and unexpected passing of its managing director Michaela Przybylla. The group’s employees received the sad news with great dismay. Przybylla worked for almost 33 years for companies in what is now the HGK Group. She initially trained as... more