Shipping to and from Israel 
The Israeli container carrier Zim recently confirmed that, besides deploying its vessels for ‘national needs’, the shipping line will continue its civil business and continue to accept bookings and transport containers to and from Israel. Nevertheless, Hill Dickinson, an... more
Baltic Air Freight Index rises again
In the midst of anxieties about inflation and interest rates, geopolitical stresses and a fluctuating oil price, global air freight rates maintained a firm tone during the month: The overall Baltic Air Freight Index (BAI00) was up another +2.9% over the four weeks to 30 October.... more
First orders for Man’s first e-truck
Vehicle manufacturer Man has launched sales of the first heavy-duty electric truck in its corporate history. 600 order inquiries have already been received. The first 200 units are scheduled to roll out to selected customers as early as 2024, before production at the Munich... more
An automobile hub on the Elbe River
The Mosolf Group, a system service provider for the automotive industry, has a new parking space in Cuxhaven. The site offers space for 4,500 vehicles, 3,500 of which will be used by Mosolf. To be opened in November 2023, the new site will be available to two car... more
New COO for APM Terminals
Olaf Gelhausen will join APM Terminals as chief operating officer on 15 November 2023. In this role, he will head all COO-functions, including global operations, asset management, automation, project execution, asset design and engineering, lean economics, decarbonisation, and... more
ONE grows port holdings
Ocean Network Express (ONE), the world’s sixth largest container carrier, has acquired a majority stake in two US West Coast terminal operators, Trapac in Oakland and Yusen Terminals in Los Angeles, and a significant stake in Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG). These strategic... more
Call for rail infrastructure projects in Europe
Projects worth EUR 21.2 million are expected to be funded under the call for proposals 2023 issued by Europe’s Rail. The initiative promotes the development of a sustainable and energy efficient multimodal transport system in Europe. With this call, Europe’s Rail will also... more
Another German project for Panattoni
Panattoni will take over the brownfield site of a plastics company based in Friedewald in eastern Hesse next year to develop a commercial site. The 41,000 sqm plot is located in an industrial estate near Bad Hersfeld. The plastics plant in Friedewald will cease operations at the... more
From Gefco to AGL
Gilles Duffaut was appointed the new director of international logistics development for AGL (Africa Global Logistics), a multimodal logistics provider, on 01 September 2023. Alongside Eric Melet, CEO of logistics and rail solutions, Duffaut will drive the development of... more
New speed for most urgent shipments
Lufthansa Cargo launched a new speed, Td.Zoom, on 1 November. In addition to Td.Pro and Td.Flash, this is be the third speed for most time-critical cargo. With Td.Zoom, customers can choose the fastest service for their most urgent shipments. This includes top speed and... more