Pilot test run in Hamburg with "Moccis" 
Bolloré Logistics in Germany has started deploying e-bikes at its Hamburg site. The aim is to use the innovative electric bikes for day-to-day deliveries of spare parts, tools and documents between customers, the logistics centre and the authorities, replacing the vans and... more
Call for stronger data governance standards
The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association (Fiata) and the Global Shippers Forum have jointly issued an agreed charter for protection and governance of data in international trade. The charter sets out the minimum arrangements for data security and... more
Aero Africa named cargo GSSA for Salam Air
Effective 30 March 2023, Aero Africa has been appointed cargo general sales & services agent (GSSA) for Salam Air in Kenya. Salam Air freighter service from Nairobi (NBO) to Oman (MCT) started on 9 April 2023, with a once-weekly Airbus A321 passenger to freighter (P2F)... more
Oceanus launches new direct liner service
The new service links Florida’s Seaport Manatee, Texas’ Port Freeport with key ports of Veracruz in Mexico and Cartagena in Colombia, with direct liner sailings. Oceanus Line’s vessel “X-Press Cotopaxi” has a capacity of 1,740 teu and operates anticlockwise: the vessel... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Every man has 20,000 to 25,000 beard hairs that grow half a millimetre every day. more
Nox Nachtexpress hires Alexander Kohnen
Alexander Kohnen will be the new CEO of Nox Nachtexpress. He has been CEO of Time:Matters, a subsidiary of Lufthansa Cargo, since 2017. Before that, Kohnen spent 17 years in various responsible positions at Lufthansa Cargo, most recently as senior director industry development... more
Snap up a secure truck parking with one click
Professional drivers are increasingly looking for new tools that allow them to simplify and ensure a trouble-free rest stop, with maximum convenience for themselves and their goods. As a strategic partner in global services for professional transport, On Turtle has now... more
Geodis strengthens position in China
Geodis has been growing its capabilities in Asia-Pacific recently, and in China in particular. Last month, the company's Shanghai headquarters were officially certified by the local government as one of twenty newly recognised ‘regional headquarters of a multinational company,... more
A part of Chile at Miami airport
As the first operator within Miami airport's foreign trade zone (FTZ) magnet site, Latam Airlines Group has begun to ship its aircraft parts from Chile to its local maintenance facility for repair and then send them back to South America, all without paying federal import taxes.... more
Circular for luxury
Logistics a key to Gucci’s transformation. The Italian luxury brand Gucci, founded in Florence in 1921, is developing a new approach to its fashion industry products, with the support of from its French parent company Kering. What’s behind the attempted redefinition of the value... more