HFW boosting its Middle Eastern practice 
HFW, a leading global shipping and maritime law firm, has boosted its Middle Eastern practice by hiring shipping and offshore marine partners Robert Lawrence and Ian Chung.Collectively, they have more than 30 years of experience in the Middle East, and have joined HFW’s Dubai... more
Polish intermodal terminal opening in autumn
The Swiss combined transport operator Hupac is set to complete the construction of a terminal in Poland soon, which will provide new capacities for combined transport.The facility is located in Brwinów, about 15 km southwest of the Polish capital Warsaw. The 14 ha hub includes a... more
Singaporean platform opens Caribbean capacities
Caribbean Airlines Cargo, headquartered in Trinidad and Tobago and with hubs in Miami, New York, Kingston, Guyana and Barbados, has entered into a partnership with the digital air cargo solution platform CargoAI. CargoAI users have thus had access to more connections between the... more
Daimler self-driving applications firm selects new CEO
On 1 October Dr Peter Vaughan Schmidt will succeed Michael Fleming as CEO of Torc Robotics, an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck. After 17 years at the helm, Fleming is stepping down as CEO, but will stay involved as board member and strategic advisor. Torc has 17 years of... more
A network’s new European hub
The general cargo cooperation Cargoline is building its own main transhipment warehouse in Niederaula in the state of Hesse (Germany).The 10,800 m2 new building with 126 gates will replace the cooperation's central and European hubs, which have been separate facilities so far,... more
Hapag-Lloyd improving its fleet
The Hamburg-based carrier Hapag-Lloyd is set to launch its first retrofit programme in the next five years. The investment volume “will be in the three-digit million range”, the shipping line said in a media release. The goal is to modernise the technology of its existing... more
Cosmetics thrown in the tower
It’s all about the right fragrance. The shipper Sephora, an affiliate of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, banks on the warehousing and distribution of its products from an Arvato Supply Chain Solutions site in Düren (Germany). The cosmetics company has relocated to a new hall... more
New location in Bahrain
Ceva Logistics now connects commerce in Bahrain to the rest of the Middle East through its new presence in the Bahraini capital of Manama. The new office of the CMA CGM affiliate offers air, ocean, ground and contract logistics services.According to the International Monetary... more
Misusing an avionics space, not a cargo hold
US Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than 41 pounds of cocaine from the avionics space of a flight that arrived at Philadelphia airport from the Dominican Republic on 12 August.CBP officers routinely examine aircraft spaces after flights arrive from overseas... more
OOCL – profits up, newbuildings down
Hong Kong-based Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), which was taken over by Cosco in 2018, handled 7% less containers in H1/2022 than in the same period last year, that is to say 3.65 million teu, down from 3.93 million teu.The line’s revenues increased by 61% to USD 11... more