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
Champ's load planning tool for British cargo carrier
London-based maindeck carrier CargoLogicAir (CLA) has implemented Champ's "weight & balance" solution - flying again to provide much needed freighter capacity supporting the global supply chain in these challenging times. After suspending operations in February,... more
1,000 more transport contracts for cool logistics provider
In Germany, Thermologistic has acquired the transport services provider Frankfurt Cargo Road as part of insolvency proceedings. With the takeover, the company's staff has grown by nine additional employees at the Frankfurt office. Thermologistics has also added thirteen mega... more
Perils for crews and idle fleets
The coronavirus pandemic has left a lot of ships lying idle, which has created a number of new challenges, as a new publication of the Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (Agcs) shows. The difficulties include delays in servicing and inspections and a shortage of... more