Volumes and sailings keep slipping 
Carriers worldwide announced another 521,000 teu of blank sailings in the course of the calendar week 23, said Copenhagen-based maritime consultant Sea Intelligence, which is a 15% increase over the announcements made the week prior. Accordingly, the six-week plateau during... more
Cargohub launches "Trucking CDM" platform
Congestion at large airports has become a major cause of delays, increasing pollution and cost. The Dutch portal Cargohub recently launched the innovative "collaborative decision making" (CDM) trucking platform that offers transparency, predictability and a slot... more
New China train en route to the Netherlands
A freight train left Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, Saturday 6 June 2020), heading for Tilburg in the Netherlands for the first time, according to the Chinese state council information office. The train, carrying 82 teu of cargo, will travel around 15 days... more
Linde takes Europa sky high
Europa Warehouse has partnered with Linde Material Handling UK (Linde MH UK) to supply materials handling equipment (MHE) at its new GBP 60 million 3pl warehouse in Corby, Northants. The Corby warehouse comprises 66,500 sqm dedicated to logistics, on a 101,175 sqm site. To... more
UECC plans to run on biofuels
Words are followed by actions. After their three month biofuel trial, short sea operator UECC (United European Car Carriers) and the Good Shipping Program are cooperating with car manufacturer BMW Group to continue to test marine bio fuel-oil (BFO) on UECC’s ro-ro car carrying... more
Chamber of commerce elects new heads for transport division
The chamber of commerce for Upper Austria (Wirtschaftskammer Oberösterreich, WKOÖ) has elected new executives to lead its transport industry division. After more than 16 years at the vanguard of Upper Austria's transport industry, Johannes Hödlmayr has handed over the... more
Former LCC WOW Air now tries air freight business
One year after the acquisition of its brand and assets by USAerospace Partners, an aerospace company based in Washington, DC, WOW Air announces the commencement of worldwide cargo operations from its US base in the capital region in Martinsburg, WV. At the local Eastern WV... more
Hellmann inaugurates new CEP facility
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics is expanding its presence in the Leipzig/Halle region (Germany) and moving into a new 2,000 sqm warehouse facility in Kabelsketal. By relocating from the previous hub in Krostitz into larger cargo handling halls, Hellmann is responding to the... more
Shortsea and feeder operators lodge complaint
A classic case of class struggle makes a comeback: six European shortsea and feeder ship operators have lodged an official complaint with the European Commission. Their claim is that International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) attempts to force ships to use dockers for... more
South Korea – St. Petersburg bimodal in 16 days
Maersk’s Asia-Northern Europe ocean-rail service, previously offered on a monthly basis in west-bound direction only, will now be providing fortnightly connections in both directions, from Asia to Europe and from Europe to Asia. This is expected to help many customers who are... more