Grimaldi's next PCTC will sail transatlantic waters 
Recently, the Naples (Italy)-headquartered shipping company Grimaldi Group took delivery of the third of the seven ships commissioned to the Chinese shipyard Yangfan, located in Zhoushan. Just like her two sister ships delivered in 2019, the “Grande Houston”, a pure car &... more
Hamburg Süd’s CCO to retire
Frank Smet, CCO of Hamburg Süd, will be retiring at the end of March after roughly 27 years with the company. Smet, who has been working in the shipping industry for over 40 years – including in Brazil, Chile, Australia and Hong Kong – has been a member of Hamburg Süd’s... more
Clive claims power of "real" air cargo load factors
According to data retrieved by Clive Data Services' award-winning "Selfie app", the real utilisation of air cargo capacity is 35% higher than the traditional indicator based only on weight. Managing director Niall van de Wouw: "It is very likely that this... more
DHL Freight implements new TMS in France
DHL Freight is taking the first major step towards creating a single transport management system (TMS) for all DHL Freight operations throughout Europe. The IT system, called EVO as a reference to “evolution,” combines all functions for core business operations. As a first... more
Port of Strasbourg: reconquista à la française
The inland port of Strasbourg handled 7.6 million t of cargo in 2019. This significant increase of 28.5% compared to 2018 was partially due to the recovery after the exceptional low water phenomenon of the previous year. In 2019, the PAS returned to its usual tonnage. The... more
New train link between Bettembourg and Kiel
CFL multimodal, Stena Line and LKW Walter have jointly launched a new direct intermodal service. The train links the Bettembourg-Dudelange terminal (Luxembourg) with the Schwedenkai in the port of Kiel in Germany, where there is a direct connection to ferry services to... more
A special anniversary
It is an anniversary that does not happen every day. Hans Völkert has been working for the German logistics services provider Fiege for 50 years. The executive board and the Fiege family paid homage to Völkert for his special anniversary. “During my time at Fiege I must have... more
ID Logistics signs lease contract with Segro
ID Logistics has signed a contract with real estate developer Segro to rent a facility in Tilburg in the Netherlands. The Segro logistics centre offers ID Logistics an area spanning 31,000 sqm, which will help the company to accelerate its growth. The companies are already... more
Watch out: overloaded trucks could soon be caught on camera
Overloaded trucks represent a problem for road traffic. Excess loads increase the risk of traffic accidents and do great damage to roads and bridges. Accurate and reliable measurements of trucks’ axle loads are essential to monitor overloading and take whatever measures are... more
Flying paper from Ancona to Athens
Airnautic Italia, which won the tender launched by Cartiere Fedrigoni to send 84 t of paper bank destined for the Greek central bank, recently chartered a Magma Aviation B747-400F on the route between Ancona and Athens. The load was put onto 28 pallets and loaded on board... more