Humanitarian cargo from Middle East and elsewhere 
Air Charter Service has arranged over 40 charter flights since the devastating earthquakes in Turkey on 6 February 2023. The teams have been working non-stop, initially flying in search and rescue teams - German and British teams already on the day after the earthquakes... more
Dachser expands in Australia and New Zealand
By taking over air and sea freight forwarder ACA International, Dachser is adding six locations Down Under to its own air & sea logistics (ASL) network. With this acquisition, Dachser extends its coverage in this segment to Australia and New Zealand, countries that are... more
Wilson and Seaber ink partnership
Seaber.io, a Finnish maritime software company dedicated to reducing inefficiencies, costs and the environmental impact of bulk and break-bulk shipping, and Norway-based Wilson, European short sea company, have announced their cooperation. The partnership will advance the... more
SSY hires Roar Adland
Independent shipbroker Simpson Spence Young (SSY) has appointed Roar Adland to the role of global head of research, effective from May 2023. Internationally recognised with over twenty years of professional experience, Adland has built an reputation as one of the most... more
Girteka banking on Chereau technology
Decarbonising road haulage is a complex issue. It is not enough to introduce alternative fuels; companies need to cooperate and share their knowledge and best practices. Although the obvious solution to reduce the road transport sector’s carbon footprint seems to lie in... more
C02 emission calculator for all transport modes
Nippon Express Holding has launched an “NX-Green” calculator. The tool calculates and visualises CO2 emissions from origin to destination for international air, ocean (including river barge), truck, and rail transport when users simply enter the origin and destination of a... more
Qatar Airways Cargo: an all-women crew
Qatar Airways Cargo celebrated a landmark flight on Sunday, 5 March 2023, as its scheduled Boeing 777 freighter from Doha to Shanghai was operated entirely of a crew of made up of women. From the ground staff overseeing and handling the cargo to the flight deck crew... more
L.I.T. renews contracts ahead of schedule
L.I.T. (Logistik, Information, Transport) has extended the contracts of its board members ahead of schedule for another five years. All four board members - Fokke Fels, Simeon Breuer, Julian Lachnitt and Ingo Schreiber - will continue to work for the group until 31 December... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
In Rostov (Southern Russia) in 2013, a dispute between two young men over the German philosopher Immanuel Kant allegedly got out of hand and ended in a shooting. more
ZIM happy with "exceptional year"
The Israeli company ZIM released its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2022, which president & CEO Eli Glickman qualified as "an exceptional year". Net income for the full year was USD 4.63 billion (2021: USD 4.65 billion). Adjusted... more