Eurasian rail service simplified 
The United Transport and Logistics Company – Eurasian Rail Alliance (UTLC ERA), part of RZD Holding, has launched a regular multimodal container service between Scandinavia and China. The new service uses a unified CIM/SMGS invoice. This single CIM/SMGS transport document... more
Deployment of scrubbers on the rise worldwide
The number of ships with installed or on-demand scrubbers is currently at almost 4,050 units, according to the latest data from DNV GL's 'alternative fuels observatory'. Although new orders for this technology slowed down as the sector approached 2020, the latest data still... more
Covid-19 gives Combi "Jumbo" one more chance
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has joined hands with the health technology company Royal Philips and the Dutch government to create a special cargo air bridge between the Netherlands and China, offering two weekly flights from Amsterdam to Beijing and three weekly flights to Shanghai... more
MPV/HL's situation to improve - long term
London (UK)-based maritime analyst Drewry said in its latest forecast for multipurpose and heavylift (MPV/HL) shipping that if the measures against the coronavirus (COVID-19) cease by 4Q/2020, the demand growth for breakbulk and project cargo will continue, but remain weak or... more
Elsen runs transports for clinics
Elsen Logistik, the logistics arm of the Elsen group, is operating shuttle transports for the Catholic clinic Koblenz-Montabaur in Germany, bringing supplies to and from the three locations of the clinic group. A closer cooperation involving additional activities is planned for... more
CBRE appoints new head of investment properties
The real estate company CBRE has appointed Katarína Brydone as head of investment properties of CBRE in Czechia effective from 1 June. Brydone succeeds Chris Sheils, who spent four successful years in this position and has taken the decision to leave the business following... more
Customs clearance at the German-Polish border
Logistics specialist Spaarmann, part of the Rhenus Group, continues to handle customs clearance for its customers as usual, even during the corona crisis, by making use of a binational team and business sites on the German and Polish sides. Employees are working 24 hours a... more
David Cuenca to lead Chep Europe
Chep has announced a change in the executive management of its European business. Brambles has chosen David Cuenca, who currently oversees the company’s activities in Latin America, as the new president of Chep Europe. He will assume his position on 1 July, replacing Michael... more
SaniStop campaign for truck drivers launched
Because of the corona crisis, many service stations and rest stops have severely reduced their operating hours and some of them have closed their sanitary facilities completely. Professional drivers are therefore often not able to comply with the basic hygiene requirements such... more
Another victim on the Baltic Sea
Ferry operator Stena Line is planning to remove the Sassnitz-Trelleborg route from its timetable for good. The main reason does not lie in the current travel restrictions arising from the corona pandemic but in the route‘s enduring overall economic situation, the company says.... more