A promotion and a recruitment 
Transport and logistics provider DB Schenker has appointed Matilde Torquemada as CEO of its branch in Iberia. Torquemada has led the company’s commercial team as a member of the management committee for the last two years. A graduate in economics and business administration,... more
EV battery regulations required
In an effort to reduce supply chain costs and the risk of storage issues, Danx Carousel’s CEO is calling upon the EU to standardise regulations on electric vehicle batteries. Klaus Rud Sejling is concerned about the storage and transport of EV batteries as the number of hybrid... more
50 vessels, one alliance
Jumbo Shipping, SAL Heavy Lift, and Intermarine have formed a new commercial joint venture called JSI Alliance, combining their fleets and commercial activities for breakbulk and project cargo. Set to launch on 1 March 2024, the alliance brings together the companies’ expertise... more
Jetblue Cargo enhances air cargo operations
Aeronex Cargo, Jetblue’s exclusive cargo representative, has selected Champ Cargosystems as its software provider in a new multi-year partnership. Jetblue Cargo will thus migrate to new Cargospot products in April 2024 to support digitalisation and business growth. The... more
P&O Ferries charting a cleaner course
P&O Ferries significantly reduced its carbon emissions in 2023, cutting nearly 50,000 t with the introduction of a new hybrid ferry and the fleet support centre for fuel and energy efficiency. This follows a reduction of over 85,000 t in 2022. T he fleet support centre... more
Polish leasing company orders 100 locomotives
Cargounit in Poland has signed an agreement with Siemens Mobility for the purchase of 90 Vectron MS locomotives, 30 of which have already been called up. A second contract was signed for the delivery of ten Smartron locomotives, where the first deliveries are planned for 2025.... more
Germany's first remote operations centre
Seafar, a Belgian provider of technology and services for remote-controlled and crew-reduced inland shipping, and its partners HGK Shipping and Reederei Deymann have set up Germany's first remote operations centre in Duisburg. Officially opened on 28 February in the presence... more
Icao: forecasts for 2024
In its latest press release, Icao forecasts that global demand expressed in freight tonne kilometres (FTK) will be around 2% below 2019 levels for the full year 2024. It bases this projected decline mainly on anticipated reductions in demand due to a weak economic climate... more
Captrain: changes at the helm
Johann Ubben, managing director of Captrain Deutschland Cargowest (CCW) and Captrain Netherlands (CT-NL) since 1 September 2020, will leave the Captrain Deutschland Group for personal reasons on 29 February 2024. In October last year, he asked his shareholder to terminate his... more
A tool to lower language barriers on the road
The logistics company Quehenberger (part of the German Gais Group) has developed an app for truck drivers that aims to improve the quality of service and support drivers on the road. The tool is linked to the transport management system installed on the vehicles so that... more