Direct Bangladesh-Japan service 
From October 2022, Yusen Logistics is launching its own consolidation ocean and forwarding service from Chattogram port, Bangladesh, to the ports of Tokyo and Kobe. The company will employ feeder vessels from Chattogram port to Singapore and Port Klang. At present,... more
Titan and ASL sign long-term dry lease agreement
Titan Aircraft Investments, a joint venture between Titan Aviation Holdings and Bain Capital Credit, has placed a Boeing 737-800SF converted freighter on long-term dry lease with ASL Aviation Holdings. Titan Aviation Holdings, a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, will... more
Special mission in heavy weather
ALL was contracted by logistics provider Geodis Australia to help with the disassembly of Berth 2 at Hay Point Coal Terminal in Queensland and its subsequent shipment to Henderson, Western Australia. Comprising seven packages with a total weight of 1,412 t/ 8,929 cbm, the... more
Fourteen locomotives for international trade
The FS Group’s logistics hub is expanding its fleet of interoperable locomotives: It recently signed a five-year agreement with the European electric locomotive leasing company Mitsui Rail Capital Europe (MRCE), which will supply 14 Siemens Vectron E193 DACHINL locomotives.... more
To track solutions from Hoopo
The Haifa-based carrier Zim has invested USD 5.5 million in a container-tracking firm. Hoopo Systems is a provider of tracking solutions for unpowered assets like dry shipping containers. The investment is intended to help Hoopo develop technology for the maritime industry,... more
Schäflein expands management
Heiko Amtmann was elected to the management team at Schäflein subsidiary Schäflein Logistics on 1 September 2022. He is now co-leading the contract logistics division, all logistics locations and all logistics projects with Sebastian Paliege. Carsten Heider was appointed... more
Bretzke to become FWN
The Bremen-based logistics company F.W. Neukirch (FWN) has taken over the entire operating business, staff and warehouse space of Bretzke Lagerhausgesellschaft in an asset deal with retroactive effect from 1 October 2022. The price was not disclosed. Bretzke was founded in... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Anyone who constantly - erroneously - has the feeling that their phone is vibrating may be suffering from phantom vibration syndrome (PVS). more
Leasing company joins top 12
In just its second year since it joined the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (Gresb) assessment programme, the German-based wagon leasing company VTG has earned 99 out of 100 possible points (2021: 96) in the prestigious ranking. This score enabled VTG to move up... more
Helping victims of another hurricane
Delta Cargo has supported the consulate general of the Dominican Republic in New York to ship approximately 3.2 t of generic medicines and non-perishable canned meals from New York (JFK) to Santo Domingo. Consul Eligio Jaquez: "Part of the food and provisions provided... more