Indian rail operator to join digital platform 
GatewayRail has become the first rail operator in India to join TradeLens, a blockchain-underpinned digital logistics platform jointly developed by A.P. Moller Maersk and IBM. The association between GatewayRail and TradeLens is a major milestone in digitising India’s vast... more
Bolstering LCL business
Mumbai-based ECU Worldwide has appointed Clas Thorell as global head for LCL product & yield management. He will focus on digitising services for freight forwarding partners by delivering 24×7 access to bookings and real-time tracking and build a stronger network of small... more
Leinauer joins Haeco Group
Klaus-Peter Leinauer has joined Haeco Group as VP of group commercial for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Based in Germany and reporting to the group’s Hong Kong-based CCO, he will oversee the aviation product and service provider's efforts in strengthening commercial... more
Timber exports shifted from road to rail
A new rail shuttle has just been launched to transport Swedish timber products from Malungsfors in Dalarna via the Port of Gothenburg (both in Sweden) to Asia. The driving force behind the newly established rail shuttle is the Fiskarheden sawmill in cooperation with forwarder... more
Rail hub for Novorossiysk
Maersk has opened its first Russian inland container depot (ICD) in Novorossiysk. The hub adds needed storage/cross-dock capacity to relieve strained supply chains. Novorossiysk is the largest port on the Black Sea and one of Russia’s biggest export hubs and gateways,... more
Kerry Logistics in wonderland
In its interim results for the first six months of 2021, Hong Kong-based Kerry Logistics reports group revenues of HKD 36.7 billion (USD 4.71 billion), a surge of 68% compared to the HKD 21.9 billion in H1/2020 (USD 2.81 billion). Operating profit also grew significantly to HKD... more
Cargo Ai’s advisory board grows
David Lara will join Cargo Ai’s advisory board, effective 1 September 2021, after having served as SVP global airfreight procurement & capacity management at Ceva Logistics for 20 years. Cargo Ai was launched by founder and CEO, Matthieu Petot in 2019 as a SaaS... more
India: major logistics player on the rise
In India, CEP giant Delhivery has acquired Bengaluru-based Spoton Logistics. It is said that the company is enlarging its footprint in order launch an initial public offering (IPO) in due course. Although financial terms were not disclosed, business estimates mention an... more
SIA Cargo adopts Envirotainer's "Releye"
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has approved Envirotainer's temperature-controlled "Releye" RLP container for use on board its freighter and passenger aircraft. These containers, which are powered by rechargeable batteries and can maintain the shipment’s integrity for over... more
Empty containers: filling the gaps
Hamburg-based shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has ordered another 75,000 teu dry boxes. The containers will be manufactured in China and delivered to Hapag-Lloyd in the course of Q4/2021. Since the beginning of 2020, Hapag-Lloyd has ordered no less than 625,000 teu. The carrier... more