Supporting the Tour de France for 40 years 
Last weekend, on 29 August 2020, XPO Logistics took to the roads of the Tour de France as official transport partner for the 40th consecutive year. A team of 68 XPO drivers will pilot 52 trucks for 3,479 km, moving over 420 t of cargo along the course. XPO is responsible for... more
Cosco Ports out of the doldrums?
The terminal and port operator Cosco Shipping Ports (CSP) reported its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2020 on an ambiguous note. While revenues dropped to USD 452.7 million (-12.6%) in comparison with the same period last year, gross profit suffered a... more
Franco-Dutch airline group on stand-by for vaccines
In recent years, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo has continuously upgraded its pharma and healthcare-related services by improving processes, training staff and forming dedicated service teams for customers, investing in infrastructure at both of ist hubs and fully... more
Pet supplies retailer partners with Shippeo
The Fressnapf Group, one of Europe’s largest pet supplies retailers (EUR 2.3 billion turnover in FY 2019), has partnered with Shippeo, a European leader in real-time transportation visibility solutions, as part of the company’s ongoing digital transformation project. Now in... more
Panama Canal extends relief measures 
The trend is pointing upwards: after weak months of May and June, transits at the Panama Canal climbed from 845 in June to 933 in July, and August is showing a similar curve. As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to impact the global economy, the Panama Canal is extending its... more
Hill Dickinson mourns death of Patrick Hawkins
International maritime law specialist Hill Dickinson has reported the death of Patrick Hawkins, head of its office in Greece, and paid tribute to this industry giant. Hawkins died in hospital on Thursday 20 August 2020, having suffered a heart attack in early July. His funeral... more
Production of class 3 e-truck to start in 2022
Cityfreighter and AB-JOOST have signed an agreement to build Cityfreighter's beta version of the CF1 at AB Joost's production facility in Belgium. The CF1 is an electric class 3 truck for last mile logistics and has a modular concept which will significantly lower development... more
Relief on track from Santa Barbara to Beirut
More than 60 t of critical aid will soon offer needed relief to medical personnel in Beirut, Lebanon. Fedex transported the emergency supplies via a dedicated charter flight to help health facilities responding after a deadly explosion ripped through the city earlier this month,... more
Port of Brussels only partially hit
It is not surprising that the waterway traffic at the Port of Brussels felt the impact of the global health crisis in the first half of 2020. Thus, clean traffic fell by 13% for the first six months of 2020 (while 2019 was a record year for Brussels port activity), showing a... more
100 connections to and from Bremen
With effect from 7 September 2020, specialist Provider TFG Transfracht will open up its Bremen location in Germany and connect it to all the 22 terminals in its comprehensive Albatros Express network. Thus, seaport-hinterland transport services linking Bremen with Austria... more