Rail transport order to be executed automatically 
Russian Railways (RDZ) is implementing a pilot project at October Railways to introduce smart contracts which will provide contractual support for transport and logistics activities. Such contracts are considered to be automatically executed when all their conditions are... more
Ceva and Emmelibri: new book distribution project
Ceva Logistics Italia and Emmelibri have signed a letter of intent to launch a joint project aimed at developing an innovative logistics and book distribution centre in Italy. The project envisages the creation of a joint venture and the signing of a contract for the supply of... more
Carrier reliability better than expected
In its latest global liner performance (GLP) report, the Copenhagen (Denmark)-based maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence lists the reliability figures of worldwide shipping for the month of April. According to this analysis, global schedule reliability declined marginally... more
Kuehne Holding wants more say at Hapag-Lloyd
Kuehne Holding and its subsidiary Kuehne Maritime have held a stake of more than 30% in Hapag-Lloyd since the end of March 2020. The holding now claims a second seat on Hapag-Lloy's supervisory board in order to reach parity with the two representatives of the Chilean... more
Transatlantic service to start from Cork
The Penn Terminal in Pennsylvania and the port of Wilmington in North Carolina will be the destinations of the new service to be launched from the Port of Cork by the Independent container Line (ICL). Ireland's first direct container service to the USA for decades will start... more
Milsped partners with Shippeo
Milsped has entered into a partnership with Shippeo, a specialist in supply chain visibility. The Serbian logistics services provider needed to track the part or full load transports of its own trucks and those of its subcontractors in real time. Shippeo's expertise,... more
New chairman for Fraport’s supervisory board
In an extraordinary meeting, Fraport AG’s supervisory board, elected Hessian finance minister Michael Boddenberg as its new chairman. He succeeds Karlheinz Weimar, who stepped down at the close of the annual general meeting – after having chaired the supervisory board for more... more
Important relief measures enter into force
A patchwork of administrative formalities has posed the main challenges for road transport companies during Covid-19. To remove unnecessary burdens and provide flexibility for operators in these difficult times, the EU has approved a set of urgent measures to help transport... more
New link between the Netherlands and Russia
On 4 June 2020, the Danish feeder and short sea operator Unifeeder will launch a weekly service between the Netherlands and Russia, connecting the RST South terminal in Rotterdam and FCT & Seafishport terminals in St. Petersburg. Lead time will be six days and Rotterdam... more
Schneider takes over Nova Traffic
Basel (Switzerland)-based freight forwarder Schneider Group has augmented its network by acquiring the logistics company Nova Traffic, which runs offices in Kloten and Embrach (canton Zurich). The two groups of companies decided to merge when Nova Traffic announced intention to... more