GW: eleventh hub in USA
Gebrüder Weiss is taking over the Salt Lake City (Utah)-based forwarding company Cargo-Link, thus adding the eleventh hub to its US network. Cargo-Link operates a 2,000 sqm logistics hub on a site close to the city’s international airport. With this acquisition, the German... more
Norsepower's eco yoyage
Oldendorff Carriers and Norsepower have joined forces to reduce CO2 emissions in shipping. They will outfit the bulk carrier 'Dietrich Oldendorff' with three 24 m x 4 m Norsepower Rotor Sails, which will actively rotate, harnessing wind to save fuel and reduce emissions. The... more
Not identical twins
New alliance to be launched in 2025 – the Gemini Cooperation. Maersk is leaving 2M, and Hapag-Lloyd freeing itself from The Alliance, in order for the two new partners to set up an alliance in 2025. By then the other major carriers will surely also have come together in new... more
Gruber joins EU research project
The logistics company is now offering daily roundtrips between Verona, Italy, and Leipzig, Germany, thus almost doubling its capacity on this route. With an already strong focus on combined road/rail transport in its own business, Gruber Logistics now wants to promote the... more
GLS Germany: deliveries by H2 truck
The hydrogen truck is in service in the greater Cologne-Bonn area. It has a tank capacity of 31 kg of hydrogen, which allows it to cover up to 380 km per tank. In cooperation with the GLS partner company Recht Logistik and the vehicle hire company Hylane, GLS uses the truck... more
From LAX on PAX and freighter flights to Mexico
The Calgary-based Canadian carrier Westjet Cargo has appointed Awesome Cargo as GSA for its commercial business out of Los Angeles (LAX). The US GSA sales entity of the Mexican company Aerocharter GSA will market cargo capacities on the airline’s flights operating from the USA... more
Barcelona's LNG leap
The port of Barcelona significantly increased its liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering operations to ships in 2023, providing a total of 143,000 cbm of LNG, twice that of 2021. This growth reflects the port's commitment to LNG as a transitional fuel for reducing environmental... more
A promotion for Michael Castagnetto
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, a global provider of logistics solutions, services, and technology, has promoted Michael Castagnetto to president of North American Surface Transportation (“Nast”), effective immediately. He succeeds Mac Pinkerton, who is assuming another role within the... more
A solid year for DSV
Despite softening demand and a general decline in global trade, DSV can look back on a satisfactory 2023, with the company’s results in line with expectations after its strong performance in 2022. Geopolitical tensions resulted in a 33.1% drop in ebit in DSV’s air & sea... more
Intermodal routes for Chinese products
DB Schenker has been contracted to import Ledvance lighting products from China to Poland and Czechia. To transport and distribute these goods to 23 destinations in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe, the logistics specialist will rely on a combination of sea freight and... more