Iran-Cuba sea link on the list 
A direct shipping link is being established between Iran and Cuba. According to Iranian sources, the deputy foreign minister for economic diplomacy, Mehdi Safari, explained the new launch in detail. "A direct shipping line has been established between Iran and Cuba over... more
Dachser Turkey: an urgent shipment to Abidjan
At the end of last year, Dachser Turkey’s air & sea logistics team operated a charter flight from Turkey to West Africa. The task was to transport an urgent, high-volume shipment from Turkey to the Ivory Coast. Dachser’s team in Hamburg, which knew the customer and its... more
Paolo Bettazza to head customer service
After more than 29 eventful years at Renault Trucks, most recently as director of customer services, Rudolf Fricker was able to say goodbye to his partners and colleagues at the kick-off meeting of Renault Trucks (Schweiz). As of this year, Paolo Bettazza will assume... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Canberra in Australia and Wellington in New Zealand are 2,330 km apart, which is the largest distance between capital cities in the world. more
Driver facility in Southampton to open this year
DP World in UK is leasing a 7,500 sqm site next to its Southampton container terminal to develop state-of-the art facilities for lorry drivers from Port of Southampton owner ABP. The GBP 15 million (EUR 16.8 million) project will deliver driver welfare facilities – including... more
DSV: a full war chest for 2023
The Danish freight forwarding group DSV is looking back on a successful 2022. Financially, gross profit increased by 33%, while ebit grew by 48%. DSV also completed the integration of Agility GIL within a year of the acquisition and ranks itself as one of the "top three... more
IAG Cargo flies the dinosaur
The British Natural History Museum (NHM) confirmed IAG Cargo as its official exhibition logistics partner for its upcoming exhibition "Titanosaur: Life as the biggest dinosaur" back in November 2022. Now, the cargo division of International Airlines Group has... more
Etihad Cargo boosts China capacity
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation Group, is further expanding its capacity offering for the Chinese market with the introduction of an additional weekly Abu Dhabi – Shanghai freighter flight from today 2 February 2023. This will increase the carrier’s... more
Big investment in acquisitions and upgrades
For Ewals Cargo Care, 2023 will be a year of innovation and many positive changes. The European logistic company is planning to increase its trucking capacity to 700 trucks in total. It is therefore investing in the purchase of 260 new trucks, some to replace older vehicles, and... more
Sudden ebb in used container ship market
What was good in the past can be bad today. The once vibrating market of second-hand container vessels slowed down in the course of 2022. Over the year, sales and purchase levels were only half as high as in 2021, according to Alphaliner's latest global survey. In 2022,... more