Caddie Express joins pallet network 

Maidenhead (UK)-based logistics company Caddie Express has become the latest shareholder member in the Pall-Ex Group by joining the Pall-Ex and Fortec networks as it looks to expand its range of quality services. The haulier has been delivering specialist services for more... more
Further recovery in May 

The Valencia Port Authority has released its results for May 2022. For the first time in recent months, there was a moderate rise in the number of full export containers (+0.55%) compared to May 2021, while import containers continued their upward trend and increased by 14.75%.... more
Glen Cameron turns yellow-red 

The Glen Cameron Group, founded in 1975 by Glen Cameron in Melbourne, Australia, is being taken over by DHL Supply Chain. The price was not disclosed. Today, the Glen Cameron Group is a USD 350 million national logistics company, with about 100,000 sqm of warehouses, a fleet... more
Fully automated in new Chinese airport 

Lödige Industries has installed a new air cargo terminal at Chengdu Tianfu airport (TFU), which has become one of the largest in the world since it opened a year ago (1.3 million t of cargo and mail). The core of the new facility consists of two elevating transfer vehicles with... more
NFP: new executive leadership team in Canada 

NFP, a property and casualty broker, benefits consultant, wealth manager and retirement advisor, has appointed a new executive leadership team (ELT) in Canada. Members of the corporate ELT include John Haas, president; Scott Saddington, COO; Tara Carruthers, CFO; Lesley Munk,... more
China-Service to the Black Sea launched 

Trans Container has launched a new multimodal service for transporting import cargo from China to the Rostov and Krasnodar Regions near the Russian Black Sea coast. The service is focused on the shipment of consumer goods for the needs of Russian small, medium-sized, and... more
Safram increases capacities in Paris 

Thanks to its new owner, the Heppner Group, Safram now has access to additional storage capacities in Paris, thus doubling its warehousing space for dangerous goods in the greater Paris area. The new facility, located in the industrial park in Le Tilley (FR 95), is not far... more
GPA continues upward trend 

In May 2022, the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) passed the threshold of almost 520,000 teu handled, breaking the previous record of 504,000 teu set in October 2021. Volumes rose by 8.5% or 40,800 teu compared to the same month in 2021. The Garden City Terminal especially is... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
20 years ago, some districts in Berlin introduced a kind of women's quota for street names. The rule will apply until equality between the sexes has been achieved. more
100 years on European waterways 

The inland waterway shipping company, CSPL, an affiliate of Rhenus, is celebrating its centenary this year. The group was founded in the Czech town of Děčín, still its headquarters, 100 years ago. CSPL represents the entire shipping world in Czechia as no other firm can. It... more