Thai’s ties to a champion cargo system 
Thai Airways has renewed its contract with Champ’s Traxon Cargohub, strengthening a partnership that support its operational growth. Thai Airways thus benefits from being part of the largest air cargo community, with digital access to more than 4,000 forwarders and stakeholders... more
MOL joins Tokyo Bay ESG project
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has joined the ‘Tokyo Bay ESG Priority Project’ for 2023 with its ‘Wind Hunter Project’, a zero-emissions vessel initiative incorporating wind power and hydrogen. This project is in line with the Tokyo metropolitan government’s vision of a... more
Towering appointments to deliver cold-chain growth
The temperature-controlled container specialist Tower Cold Chain is continuing to expand its team by appointing two senior leaders. Sarah Goschy, who has 20 years’ experience in B2B sales in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sector, joins as the regional commercial manager... more
Trucks deliver megapack batteries for grid
The Lynden group of transport companies, based in Anchorage AK and Seattle WA (USA) and a specialist for logistics solutions in Alaska, Canada and the Pacific Northwest, was asked by Tesla to transport its megapack batteries over the last mile in Alaska. Each megapack weighs 36... more
Between LAX and Long Beach – a new Maersk site
A.P. Moller-Maersk has inaugurated a new 12,000 sqm airfreight import/export gateway near Los Angeles airport that offers plane-side recovery with unit load device transfers. The facility supports Maersk’s growing north American network of air cargo gateways, including Atlanta... more
Big bang in Hamburg 
No lull in the storm over MSC’s potential minority stake in HHLA. There’s no question that the Northern Range ports will have to come up with something special in the face of competition from the Western Range. A cooperation agreement between the terminal operators HHLA and... more
Better transport infrastructure for West Africa
The heads of state of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) have decided to speed up the construction of the 1,081 km highway along the coast between Côte d’Ivoire and Lagos (Nigeria). The route crosses through regions that account for 75% of commercial... more
Panattoni planning new facility for Dachser
Panattoni is planning a build-to-suit property in Landsberg, Saxony-Anhalt, for the logistics services provider Dachser. This is the ninth partnership between the two companies. The new building will expand an existing branch there. The flexible development of the building is... more
QR Cargo welcomed to Poland
On 1 October, Qatar Airways Cargo commenced freighter operations to Warsaw (Poland). QR Cargo operates one flight a week to the Polish capital, offering 100 t of cargo capacity each way on its dedicated freighter.Warsaw is the only station the airline serves in Poland, providing... more
Unifeeder expanding green fleet
The Unifeeder Group is making strides towards reducing its emissions and becoming more sustainable by entering a long-term time-charter agreement for two methanol-capable container feeder vessels, with an option for two more. The 1,250 teu vessels, managed by the German firm... more