‘Captain of Industry’ award for Robert P. Connor 
The New York/New Jersey Foreign Freight Forwarders and Brokers Association will present Robert P. Connor with the association’s 2023 ‘Captain of Industry' award on 28 September 2023. Connor has decades of experience serving in high-ranking leadership positions in all aspects... more
A new Dutch marine duo
Global Transport Solutions (GTS) has acquired Ship Spares Logistics (SSL), creating a marine logistics partnership in the Netherlands. GTS specialises in maritime supply chain solutions through its Marinetrans brand, while SSL offers marine logistics services such as barge... more
Ten years of collaboration in Europe
Hutchison Ports Europe Intermodal (HPEI) and RTB Cargo are celebrating their ten years of collaboration. The intermodal network operator (formerly European Gateway Service) and the traction supplier began their partnership in 2013 with train links between Rotterdam and Venlo.... more
Lithium battery certification for Röhlig USA
The US subsidiary of Röhlig Logistics has received the Iata Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators Lithium Batteries (Ceiv Li-batt) certification for its branches in Chicago and New York. The International Air Transport Association introduced the certification to... more
Soget opens academy
Soget designs, develops and operates solutions to enhance its customers' logistics, port and customs performance. It also offers customer training courses, work-study programmes and local, national and international academic partnerships to promote its know-how. All these... more
Gotthard road tunnel now also closed!
The Gotthard road tunnel has been closed. On Sunday afternoon, 10 September 2023, parts of the concrete came loose near the north tunnel portal and fell onto the carriageway. There is a 25 m long crack in the intermediate ceiling. The Federal Roads Office (Fedro) is working... more
A “Gateway Star” is born
Qatar Airways Cargo has launched biweekly freighter flights from Huntsville, USA to Doha, Qatar in as part of a strategic partnership with DSV, enhancing North America’s connectivity to Europe, Middle East and beyond, effective 7 September 2023. The route, named by DSV as... more
ESR: a logistics park near Jakarta
ESR Group has started building the ESR Karawang Logistics Park 1, the first Grade A facility in this part of West Java, which contains many industrial firms, particularly automotive manufacturers. ESR Karawang Logisitscs Park 1 will offer tenants a combined gross floor area... more
A tailwind for Ventofoils
The Dutch company Econowind is pushing ahead with the building of its wind propulsion system Ventofoils to enhance the efficiency and sustainability of sea-going vessels. The Investment and Development Agency for the Northern Netherlands (NOM) and Horizon Flevoland have now... more
Strong women, strong rail sector
In Germany’s railway industry, the proportion of female employees is around 18, as reported by a recent survey among the membership of the German Railway Industry Association (VDB). "If we significantly increase the proportion of women, we can also decisively reduce the... more