Carriers sacrifice capacities to save prices 
The Copenhagen (Denmark)-based maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence has put forward its latest estimates on the shipping companies’ potential losses in 2020 and the development in blank sailings. The number of blank deep-sea sailings has currently risen from 45 to 212. The... more
From the Port of Amsterdam to NPRC
Femke Brenninkmeijer will assume her new role as chairman of the inland shipping cooperative NPRC, Europe’s third largest inland shipping organisation, on 1 June 2020. Brenninkmeijer is currently head of the energy, cargo and offshore division at the Port of Amsterdam. Frank... more
Gefco battles for cabin luggage space
Global logistics provider Gefco has transported a large shipment of medical supplies on special charter flights from Shanghai to Bratislava. The deliveries took place from 31 March to 1 April using two B787 temporarily converted to carry cargo - more than 64 t of medical... more
Craiss extends warehouse in Karlsruhe
Logistics services provider Albert Craiss has expanded its warehouse in Karlsruhe (Germany). With an about 2,000 sqm block storage area and spaces for around 6,000 euro pallets, the company has thus made a substantial increase to its warehousing capacity in this location.... more
New planning director joins Tritax Symmetry
Tritax Symmetry has appointed Sinead Turnbull as new planning director in the company's Northampton office in UK. Turnbull joins the logistics development company from DLP Planning where she headed up the Rugby office. Prior to that, Turnbull was senior planning officer at... more
Dutch waste disposal firm tests e-truck
As part of a field test comprising four comparable vehicles, the first DAF CF Electric 6x2 refuse collection truck has entered operations with the Dutch public waste disposal firm Rova. The vehicle features a zero-emission VDL electric powertrain and will be operated in the... more
A good 2019 for Liebherr maritime cranes
The Liebherr group generated a turnover of EUR 11.75 billion in 2019, whereby the maritime crane division posted a turnover of EUR 887 million. This corresponds to an uptick of EUR 175 million or 24.6% compared to the previous year. The company invested EUR 101 million... more
Heavy support for the Netherlands
Qatar Airways Cargo has begun using PAX aircraft as full-freighters into several markets like India (B777 and B787), Kuwait and Oman (A350). The carrier has also added maindeck capacity to Australia with twice-weekly B777F flights to Melbourne and Perth, adding 200 t of... more
More space in Poland
After a 15-year presence, the Polish branch of the Bodo Möller Chemie Group has developed into a hub for the specialty chemicals market in Poland, Czechia and Slovakia. To promote growth even further, the company moved into a completely new building, which was constructed for... more
LUG Aircargo handling gains co-managing director
The supervisory board of LUG Aircargo handling has nominated Rainer Wittenfeld as co-managing director of LUG. In this role, he will support Patrik Tschirch, who has been leading LUG for the past eight years. In addition to his new role, Wittenfeld will retain his position as... more