Danica strengthens position in the Baltics 
Danica Crewing Specialists has opened a new office in Riga, Latvia – giving access to a large and growing pool of highly competent officers from the Baltic countries. Danica managing director Henrik Jensen said: “These countries boast large pools of highly competent and very... more
Green light for TransANT
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group and voestalpine have signed a 50:50 joint venture and paved the way for the implementation of their co-created platform concept TransANT. This innovative, lightweight wagon designed by the two firms sets new standards in the rail logistics industry, the... more
"Flying-V" celebrates successful maiden flight
The 3 m wide and 22.5 kg heavy scale model of the "Flying-V" has flown for the first time. A year and a half ago TU Delft and KLM announced the start of the design of this aircraft of the future and after extensive wind tunnel tests and ground tests it was finally... more
IMO: much is done, but more to achieve
In its fourth greenhouse study, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) states that in the period between 2008 and 2018, maritime trade grew by 40% and the absolute emissions of greenhouse gases decreased by around 5%. This decoupling was due to the significant... more
New normal in the Port of Montreal
Two weeks after the announcement of the truce agreement reached on 20 August between the Longshoremen's Union and the Maritime Employers Association (AEM), the work in the port is back to normal. The delay accumulated by the work stoppage should be absorbed in about two... more
Tiaca: global air cargo keeps on improving
Heavily hit at the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, the global air cargo industry is continuing its gradual route to recovery to pre-Covid market conditions for a fourth-consecutive month. This is the outcome of two "Economics4Cargo" webinars Tiaca held last... more
More responsibilities for BLS Cargo's CEO
For several years, Switzerland's second-largest railway company BLS has been receiving more public subsidies than were originally intended. This is substantiated by an investigation report published by the Swiss federal audit office. These findings have consequences for... more
Zufall and konfid.io launch "Zukonft"
Medium-sized family business Zufall logistics group has partnered with the Berlin-based company konfid.io, software experts for blockchain technology, to found the joint venture “Zukonft”, as part its strategy to position itself for future and long-term competitiveness. A... more
Niedersachsen Ports with positive surprises
Not all of Lower Saxony's nine sea ports saw a decline in cargo throughput in H1/2020, although total throughput dropped by 11%. All in all, the group of ports handled 24 million t of goods in H1/2020 (27 million t in 2019). Papenburg, Oldenburg and Stade however recorded a... more
Simacan and Transfollow form partnership
Simacan, the cloud platform for transport and logistics, a Transfollow, an eCMR platform that links up the digital systems of shippers, carriers and customers, plan to deepen their cooperation and connect their logistics platforms for transport execution. Both companies... more