Hapag-Lloyd holds its course in 2020 
Hapag-Lloyd's transport volumes of passed the threshold of 3 million teu in Q1/2020 (3.053 million teu), a 4.8 % increase compared to Q1/2019, freight rates went up by USD 15 per teu from USD 1,079 to USD 1,094. Altogether, the first quarter of 2020 was friendly to the... more
Prologis looks back on a good Q1/2020
Real estate developer Prologis has assessed its operating performance in Europe for Q1/2020. While the company posted higher rental revenue than expected in the first quarter, it forecasts falling growth rates in this segment for the full year. On 31 March 2020, Prologis'... more
Humanitarian hubs and depots around the world
The UN Word Food Programme (WFP) has chosen Guangzhou in southern China and not the Alibaba metropolis Hangzhou (see ITJ 19-20/2020, p 14) as the place to set up one of its eight global humanitarian hubs. These locations form a hubs-and-spokes system that will route medical... more
Eurokai group feels blank sailings
In Q1/2020, the Eurokai group recorded handling volumes of 2.67 million teu, a significant decrease of 10.2% compared with the 2.98 million teu in the same period of the previous year. The Contship Italia group generated a throughput of more than 421,000 teu, 9.2% below the... more
Two small and one big new aircraft
Founded in 2007, the Hungarian airline Fleet Air, whose Bulgarian subsidiary has registered three ATR freighters, has taken over two ATR42-300F. The medium-term goal of the regional airline, which carried out a comprehensive overhaul of its fleet in the late summer of last... more
SGKV: treat all modes of transport equally
Combined transport is one of the pillars of Europe's green deal for freight transport and the climate protection measures adopted by Germany's federal government. But how does one strengthen and promote combined transport? "Not by favouring individual modes or... more
Challenging year for Röhlig
Owner-managed logistics company Röhlig continues to expand its worldwide presence. Philip W. Herwig, managing partner at Röhlig Logistics, explains: “We continued to build up our network in 2019 and were able to record encouraging growth in Asia, India and Latin America. But the... more
Pre-Corona impact hits Hamburg
In the port of Hamburg, seaborne cargo throughput in the first quarter of the year amounted to 31.9 million t, 7.9% down on 2019. At 2.2 million teu, container handling was less affected, but still recorded a 6.6% decline. At 579,000 teu, the total number of containers... more
First cargo airline achieves San Marino AOC
Founded in 2018, San Marino Executive Aviation has become the first cargo airline to achieve the AOC of the Republic of San Marino, which as of April, had the highest death rate per capita due to Covid-19 of any country. SMEA started flying an A300-600R (maximum payload 47.5... more
Central Anatolian rail line reopened
In Turkey, the rail stretch connecting Samsun to Siva in Central Anatolia has been reopened for freight operation. The line was closed for five years and is now upgraded. The Turkish state-owned rail company TCDD has improved the entire infrastructure along the 378-km long... more