Expanding trucking services in southern Africa 
A. Hartrodt has set up a cross-border trucking division in Johannesburg, South Africa, with the aim to build up and expand cargo volumes in the region, the company says. The intra-Africa business is mainly focused on exports from South Africa. For example, mines in Botswana... more
Double drought 
Low water levels for US inland waterways. The Mississippi River is running low on water and threatening exports in 2023 – as was already the case in 2022. more
Gotthard to reopen for goods trains tomorrow
Good news for the transport sector: from tomorrow, Wednesday 23 August, around 90 goods trains per day are expected to run through the Swiss base tunnel again, plus around 20 trains via the old mountain route. To ensure that all goods can be transported, however, some goods... more
First destination in Oceania
With its maiden flight from its Shenzhen hub to Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea on 20 August 2023, SF Airlines, the airline of the Chinese courier service SF Express, added its first scheduled destination in Oceania to its network. The B747-400 freighter... more
BUD Cargo City apron extension fully operational
Completed after just ten months of construction, the extension of the BUD Cargo City’s apron was recently handed over at Budapest Airport, in a special ceremony to mark the occasion. During the opening ceremony, Qatar Airways Cargo was the first guest, with a special livery... more
Ceva Logistics expands presence in India
Founded in 2016, Stellar Value Chain Solutions in India is a key player in contract logistics with omni-channel fulfilment services in the e-commerce, automotive, food, and many more market segments. Ceva will acquire more than 70 facilities in 21 cities in India, taking over a... more
Tightening the reins in road haulage
Joining forces for fair competition: in Germany, the BGL (federal association of road Haulage, logistics and waste disposal) and Balm (federal logistics and mobility office) are working together to ensure the consistent enforcement of fair competitive conditions in road haulage.... more
DHL Supply Chain: a new CEO for Asia Pacific
DHL Supply Chain, the contract logistics arm of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has announced a change in its regional management as Terry Ryan, CEO DHL Supply Chain Asia Pacific, is retiring from the DHL Group after more than 40 years of valued contribution to the company. Javier... more
Stake in HMM up for grabs
The bidding process for South Korea's key global container carrier, HMM, is drawing to a close. The majority stake is held by state policy bank KDB and Korea Ocean Business Corporation after the bankruptcy of Hanjin Shipping in 2017, with around 58% of their 75% ownership being... more
Cargo JV takes off at Düsseldorf Airport
Swissport Deutschland and Flughafen Düsseldorf have successfully closed the transaction for their cargo joint venture at Düsseldorf Airport. The new joint venture, named Swissport DUS Cargo Services, started operations on 17 August 2023. Following the signing of binding... more