End of the oligopolistic era nigh? 
The EU Commission, having spent a year evaluating the special anti-trust conditions for shipowners, has now decided to let them expire on 25 April 2024. Even though the commission hasn’t identified a lack of competition, or shipowners dominating the supply chain in the maritime... more
Sustainability Award 2023: and the winner is ... 
The International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca) announced the results of the fifth edition of the Air Cargo Sustainability Awards, run in partnership with industry IT solutions provider Champ Cargosystems. The awards aim to recognise outstanding businesses and industry... more
Faster ETCS roll-out in Germany
Deutsche Bahn (DB), Stadler and its engineering joint venture Angel Star have prepared locomotives for the European Train Control System (ETCS) for the first time without the involvement of the locomotive manufacturer. Two DB Cargo locomotives are now back on the tracks with... more
Who holds the older units?
In its latest report, Alphaliner pointed out that approximately 20% of containership fleet capacity, or almost 3 million teu, is 20 or more years old. This corresponds to about 1,200 container vessels which, due to their age, will not meet the IMO’s sustainability goals at this... more
New tech solution for Scan Global
At the beginning of November, Scan Global Logistics (SGL) decided to install E2open Parent Holdings’ cloud-based transportation management solution to run all transportation activities at its 160 locations. With this software, SGL can optimise operations in multiple modes... more
Continental picks new head for speciality tyres
Gerd Bartels took over the management of the continental business area specialty tyres on 1 November 2023, with responsibility for tyre solutions and services for a wide range of industrial applications as well as two-wheel and racing tyres. In his new role, Bartels will... more
Asia’s quadrilateral TIR-traffic now operational
Two trucks of the Pakistani transport company NLC left Lahore (Pakistan) and crossed the world’s highest border crossings, Sust (Pakistan) and Khunjerab (China), before delivering goods to Almaty (Kazakhstan) via the China-/Kyrgyzstan-border in Turgat. This is the first TIR... more
Kale Logistics to implement Turkey’s first ACS
Kale Logistics Solutions (Kale) will be implementing an airport cargo community system (ACS) for Istanbul Grand Airport (İGA), making it the first airport in Turkey to embark on digitalising cargo data exchange. The cargo community platform, Airport Kargo Paydaş Platformu (KPP),... more
Bolloré: developments in India and Timor
Bolloré Logistics recently announced new business developments in Timor-Leste and India. On 20 October, Bolloré Logistics Timor inaugurated its newly renovated head office in Dili. With its office headquartered in this city since 2001, Bolloré is the longest serving... more
South Korean shipbuilders take the lead
According to Clarksons Research, ship orders worldwide totalled 2.49 million compensated gross tonnages (cgt) in October this year. This represents a dip of 44% compared to the same month in 2022. Out of these orders, South Korea was able to secure 1.54 million cgt (62%),... more