Maersk sticks to its optimism 
A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S (APMM), the world's largest container shipping group, said it expects better market demand than previously forecast in the current three-month period. The quarterly profit should therefore be "slightly above" the USD 1.5 billion mark achieved... more
Over 42% more secure parking places
The transported asset protection association (Tapa) has partnered with Bosch Secure Truck Parking, a digital booking platform for truck parking spaces in Europe. The partnership has contributed to a 42.9% growth in the association’s database of secure parking places over the... more
Brittany Ferries want to cut newbuild
The Flensburg district court recently ordered provisional self-administration in response to an application submitted by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft mbH (FSG). The new managing director, alongside Jaap Klein, is Martin Hammer, founder of the consulting company enomyc,... more
Europa opens warehouse in Corby
Europa Warehouse has moved into its new GBP 60 million 3pl facility in Corby on schedule. The team has already won a substantial new client contract, which means that the facility is reaching capacity. Located on a 101,172 sqm site at Midlands Logistics Park, the ground... more
ASG member adds charter and OBC capabilities
Chapman Freeborn, a global aircraft charter specialist and company of the Cyprus-headquartered Avia Solutions Group (ASG), has signed an agreement to acquire Arcus Air Logistics and Arcus Air OBC from the Arcus Air Group. Offering ad-hoc air cargo charter and on board... more
UWC completes delivery of box cars to Kuchukterminal
United Wagon Company (UWC) has shipped 100 box cars manufactured in Tikhvin, Russia, to the fleet of Kuchukterminal, which is part of the network run by logistic group LTB. Taking the latest delivery into account, Kuchukterminal now operates a total 220 box cars mounted on 25-t... more
Digital Seaport Solutions for maritime trade
Fundación Valenciaport, Infoport Valencia and Híades Consulting have jointly launched Seaport (Ship Efficient Approach at Port) Solutions. Its aim is to improve the efficiency of ship calls in ports through shared digital information. Seaport Solutions' offers the solution... more
Matteo Gentili named chairman designate of Ucima
Following consultations with member companies, the designation committee of Ucima (Italian automatic packaging machinery manufacturers’ union) has opted for an arrangement in which two business leaders will take turns as chairman during the four-year period of 2020-2024.... more
60 million truck kilometres covered in three months
Russian FTL trucking company Globaltruck operated a total of 1,366 trucks in Q1/2020, 3.2% down from the same period last year. The total distance covered by trucks increased by 1.1% and reached 61.2 million km versus 60.5 million km in Q1/2019. Average monthly distance per... more
Planet project celebrates kick-off meeting
Planet (progress towards federated logistics through the integration of TEN-T into a global trade network) has celebrated its kick-off meeting. Planet is a research and innovation project co-founded by the EU through the Horizon 2020 mobility for growth programme. With a... more