Japanese wind power union 
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has formed a capital alliance with Hokutaku, Japan's largest wind turbine maintenance company. With this alliance, effective from 9 January 2024, MOL acquires a majority stake in Hokutaku. Independent of specific manufacturers, Hokutaku services around... more
From St. Gallen to Vietnam
The St. Gallen (Switzerland)-based logistics company Militzer & Münch has founded a new subsidiary in Vietnam, adding the fifth country to its network in Asia, after China, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and New Zealand. M&M Vietnam is headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City, a major... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Cows chew about 30,000 times a day, producing 90 litres of saliva in the process. more
UK: DPD signs EV partnership
The agreement gives DPD drivers full access to Allstar’s payment solution Chargepass in the UK, reducing the need for separate transactions for public and home charging. Drivers can also use Allstar's extensive EV network that includes more than 14,000 charge points, in more... more
More cargo capacity for Canada's Arctic
The Canadian air cargo services provider Cargojet and the airline Canadian North have renewed their cargo partnership. Looking back on 20 years of cooperation, the partners aim to boost capacity to better serve the Canadian Artic and its remote and northern communities. The... more
Quality journalism for ITJ readers
Exactly one month ago, on 11 December 2023, the Seahorse Freight Association hosted 160 guests in London for its annual Journalist Awards, supported by headline sponsor AAL Shipping. There were 350 entries by 60 journalists in 13 categories, including multimedia, overland,... more
Alfons Köster expands management teams
Wolfgang Koss (left) is joining the management team of Alfons Köster & Co Global Freight Logistics. As the medium-sized, owner-managed company informed the ITJ, Koss has been an authorised signatory at the international freight forwarding company with headquarters in Hamburg... more
Top-ranking carriers switch places in 2024
In January 2022, MSC took the crown from Maersk as the world's largest shipping line with a fleet of 645 units and a combined capacity of almost 4.3 million teu. While Maersk’s fleet shrank in 2023 by 112,500 teu or 2.7%, MSC added a little more than one million TEU of capacity... more
On route towards low-carbon business
Norfolk Southern has developed a climate transition plan (CTP) to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 42% by 2024. The US class I Railway's CTP will focus in part on fuel management and consumption. The measures include innovative technologies and operating practices to... more
Faster and more efficient
The Rhenus Group is restructuring its European network as of 8 January 2024. The new road haulage service, dubbed Groupage Network 2.0, aims at improving efficiency, reducing transport times and increasing frequencies in Europe. Previously, only highly industrialised regions... more