Carriers face post-boom dip 
In Q3/2023, major shipping lines experienced significant year-on-year revenue declines, with the least contraction being –51.8%. This downturn aligns with pre-pandemic levels when viewed against 2019 figures, however, suggesting the recent declines are a correction from the... more
When medicine becomes dangerous
On 20 November the USA's Customs and Border Protection agency (CBP) inspected a shipment that had arrived from Hong Kong and was manifested as vaginal tightening gel. The shipment was found to contain commercial quantities of a gel inside injectables and required the user to... more
Peaking for a weather research station
One of the most modern weather stations in the world is being built atop the Zugspitze, 2962 m above sea level and Germany's highest mountain. A spectrometer and other sensitive equipment weighing 1.4 t were recently brought to the research station by DSV. Dennis Kessler, the... more
From Adidas to Tompkins Solutions
Tompkins Solutions, a supply chain consulting and material handling integration firm, has announced that Carmen Zinner has joined the company as an account executive. In this role Zinner will be in charge of collaborating with the leadership team to conceptualise and... more
Professional qualities and personal characteristics
Pesbe in Germany supports hauliers and forwarders to recruit lorry drivers. The biggest problem in the logistics industry at the moment is how to find experienced and reliable drivers. The recruitment agency Pesbe has therefore developed a specialised recruiting concept... more
Konecranes tech elevates Steveco
Steveco Oy, a Finnish stevedoring company, has initiated operations with the new sixth generation Konecranes Gottwald ESP.8 mobile harbour crane at its ro-ro terminal in HaminaKotka, southern Finland. This upgrade is part of their ongoing efforts to modernise equipment,... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
The refill of one ballpoint pen can draw a line up to 10 km long. more
New Oceania representative for DHL Aviation
From today, 1 December 2023, all DHL Aviation air cargo sales activities in Australia and New Zealand will be managed by the Wexco Group and by Wexco NZ, two long-established subsidiaries of the ECS Group. The four-year GSSA contracts were concluded at the end of September.... more
How many keels laid down – and by whom?
An overview of new ships on order in South Korea. The euphoric years of 2021 and 2022 are over for shipowners, but their effects in the form of newbuildings are now only gradually reaching the market. An analysis of the order backlog in South Korea was recently carried out by... more
Ro-la to remain in operation for the time being
The Swiss government has prepared a whole new bundle of measures strengthen railfreight transport through the Alps. For example, the performance-related heavy vehicle charge (HVC) is to be adjusted to inflation on 1 January 2025 and railfreight transport on routes of less than... more