Regular train services to Wuhan resume 
The first freight train has run from Wuhan (China) to the premises of Hutchison Ports Duisburg (formerly DeCeTe) in Germany since the corona pandemic broke out. Wuhan, which has been Duisburg's twin city since 1982, and the entire Hubei province were closed to goods and... more
UPS delivers Quiagen coronavirus testing kits worldwide
UPS is working with Qiagen, a global provider of molecular diagnostics and sample preparation technologies, to deliver nucleic acid extraction kits critical to Covid-19 testing, as well as the company's novel Qiastat-Dx Coronavirus testing cartridges to destinations around the... more
Rail collaboration secures supply chain
Sweden's grocery chain ICA will use the Volvo Group’s freight train to transport goods. Southbound trains operated by the Swedish carrier Green Cargo normally transport Volvo’s freight from Sweden to a factory in Gent (Belgium). For the last six years, the Swedish logistics... more
Another Danish CFO for Hamburg Süd
Lasse Carøe Henningsen will assume his position as new chief financial officer (CFO) at Hamburg Süd on 1 June 2020. He and Dr. Arnt Vespermann, the company’s CEO, will then make up the company's management board. Henningsen has many years of experience working for... more
Champ helps JAL to digitalise domestic ops
Working closely with its cargo IT systems partner Champ Cargosystems, Japan Airlines has launched an advanced digitalisation platform. Built on Champ's open cargo platform (OCP), the solution consists of an ergonomically-designed, workflow-based portal that enables the airline's... more
Peak of blank sailings reached?
Copenhagen (Denmark)-based maritime analyst Sea-Intelligence reports that, as of 11 April, the number of blank sailings due to the pandemic now amounts to 384. Over the last week, the carriers announced an additional 83 blank sailings on various deep-sea trades. The count of... more
Covid-19 invites new visitors to China
Tunisair has landed in China for the first time since 2001, when a B737-500 prepared a presidential visit. On 10 April, one of the two A330-200 aircraft operated by Tunisia's flag carrier arrived without passengers in Chengdu, where it loaded 27 t of auxiliary equipment that had... more
Rhenus acquires freight forwarding business in Düsseldorf
Effective 1 June 2020, Rhenus Freight will take over the freight forwarding operations of L.W. Cretschmar at this company's headquarters in Düsseldorf, Germany. The takeover involves customer and business relations for this segment and the staff employed in the freight... more
RCG sets up additional transport services
Austria-based Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has been able to significantly ramp up its transport services for salt producer Salinen Austria. Additional rail transport services were arranged in a matter of days and the goods reached their destination in Hungary within a week. RCG... more
ICS guidance for Covid-19 compliance at sea
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has issued further information and advice to ensure that essential goods and commodities such as energy, food and medical supplies can be transported on the seas during the pandemic. The "coronavirus (Covid-19) ship and... more