The Alliance and the Atlantic 
Falling volumes are causing problems in the deployment of ultra large container ships (ULCS). The Alliance is now focusing on Asia and Northern Europe. In its estimation, the Asia-Northern Europe trade is regaining in importance. Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, HMM and Yang Ming have thus... more
DHL launches a second connection in Laos
DHL Express expanded its footprint in Laos. Located in Xaysettha District in the county’s capital city Vientiane, the new service point will enable customers to send and collect shipments to and from destinations outside Laos. This is the second service point opened within one... more
For a change in East Africa
A feeder service was recently enhanced in East Africa. The French line CMA CGM announced that it has deployed more capacity on its feeder service connecting Kenya to the island of Zanzibar (Tanzania) A second vessel, the ‘Onego Bora’, which is solely operated by CMA CGM, has... more
A closer look at the Middle Corridor 
Talking to Nikolaus Kohler, Militzer & Münch’s regional manager for the Middle East and Central Asia. The Middle Corridor is very much the talk of the town these days. There are no end of difficulties on trans-Asian routes, however, as they aren’t fully developed yet and... more
Nicole – an uninvited guest
Optimism prevailed at Tiaca ACF 2022, despite dark clouds in the air cargo skies. Tiaca once again held its Air Cargo Forum recently – four years after the last edition of the world air cargo association’s ACF in Toronto (see pages 18-19 of ITJ 45-46 / 2018). The fact that more... more
Banking on East Africa
New service linking India, UAE, Kenya, Tanzania. Three shipping lines have one eye clearly focused on expected growth of 8% for East African economies. They are set to cooperate on a joint service that will connect India and the United Arab Emirates to Kenya and Tanzania. more
Parcels and ULDs for its birthday
ITA Airways Cargo chooses its first digital distribution channel. Just over a year ago, on 15 October 2021, ITA Airways took over the mantle of Italian flag carrier from Alitalia. The pandemic of the time didn’t exactly make it an ideal moment to take off in the passenger... more
A big eye and boxes
The Rivergate system identifies containers on inland vessels. Digitalisation has reached new levels in inland shipping too. Duisport has teamed up with its technology partners to equip cranes with cameras that work together to automate the handling of cargo at the terminal and... more
Master plan through to 2053
Turkey at the turning point of orientation towards the global economy and logistics? ‘Driving by sight’ is well-known as the policy of many Western states and companies. The confidence and optimism of many Turkish players sets them apart from this approach. Christian Doepgen... more
Forging heavylift transport solutions
Interested parties made bids for the new Goldhofer FT series at Bauma 2022. The manufacturers of transport solutions for heavy road haulage have to anticipate any demands the markets might come up with. Thus the Goldhofer group of companies, which originated from Bavaria and... more