More cargo per truck saves fuel and costs 
By deploying a long truck and loading it with the maximum amount of intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) supplied by transport packaging manufacturer Schuetz, the German freight forwarder Haaf reduces the number of delivery journeys for its customer BASF by 50%. The ecoliner... more
ID Logistics plans trimodal facility on the Rhine
ID Logistics is expanding one of its German locations as part of its worldwide real estate strategy. In the trimodal inland shipping port of Germersheim (Rhineland - Palatinate) the contract logistics specialist intends to set up a 23,000 sqm area for sustainable new buildings... more
Red carpet for freighters in Amsterdam
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s (AMS) slot procedure has changed due to the global Covid-19 outbreak. Effective immediately, Airport Coordination Netherlands will not use the local rule 2 (LR2), judged "counter-productive" in the current "exceptional... more
Clecat elects Willem van der Schalk as new president
The general assembly of Clecat (European association for forwarding, transport, logistics and customs services) unanimously elected Willem van der Schalk (DSLV) as its new president, replacing Steve Parker (Bifa), who had been at the helm of Clecat since December 2015. As... more
Maximum discount for Russian coal exports
Given the unfavourable pricing environment and in order to increase the competitiveness of Russian coal supplies to global markets, Russian Railways (RZD) has decided to provide the highest possible discount of 12.8% for the export of thermal coal to ports of the Azov-Black Sea... more
Vessel crews in danger, says ISSA
Crewmembers of vessels could be the ones to suffer as ships find themselves unable to take on essential medical supplies and provisions as the extent of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic takes hold around the world, according to the International Shipsuppliers & Services... more
Charter services provider encourages early bookings
During the coronavirus outbreak, Air Partner has seen a large increase in urgent freight requests from companies seeking to transport different commodities between Europe, North America and Asia. Following growing constraints on logistics due to measures imposed to contain... more
Horst Felbermayr Sr. dies
The Austrian logistics company Felbermayr has announced that senior partner and chairman of the supervisory board Horst Felbermayr Sr. has passed away at the age of 76. After a serious illness, he died peacefully in his sleep. The company said that he contributed his energy... more
Pandemic forces Renault to suspend production
In order to protect its employees and to contribute to the measures requested by the French government to contain the spread of the coronavirus, the French truck manufacturer Renault Trucks has closed its four French production plants in Lyon, Bourg-en-Bresse,... more
Air cargo plays essential role against Covid-19
Since the Covid-19 crisis began, air cargo has been a vital partner in delivering much-needed medicines, medical equipment (including spare parts/repair components), and in keeping global supply chains functioning for the most time-sensitive materials. This has been done through... more