A promotion for Charles van der Steene 
The integrated logistics company A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has appointed Charles van der Steene as its new regional president for North America, effective today, 1 February 2024. He will also join the company’s executive leadership team. Van der Steene succeeds Narin... more
A partner to serve Gloucestershire
The haulier Superior Freight has joined the Pall-Ex network, which will enable it to improve and streamline its freight distribution services in the UK. In addition to its cooperation with the Fortec network, Superior Freight will now cover postcodes in Gloucestershire for... more
Hope and disruption at the end of 2023
According to recent data published the International Air Transport Association (Iata), global full-year demand in 2023, measured in cargo tonne-kilometres (CTKs), was down 1.9% (-3.6 compared to 2019). But December 2023 saw an exceptionally strong performance with the global... more
A sustainable multi-modal solution
DSV and Schneider Electric have launched the industry’s first multi-modal shipping model using sustainable aviation fuels. The partners have already built two of the eight planned multi-modal shipping bridges: one between Singapore and France and the other between Shanghai and... more
Ignazio Messina now represented in Switzerland
The shipping line Ignazio Messina has appointed Basel-based Abacus Shipping as its maritime agent for Switzerland, with effect from February 2024. Ignazio Messina, one of Italy’s oldest shipping lines, provides regular services linking Mediterranean ports to Africa, the Middle... more
20% more local products
LTG Cargo transported 27.2 million t of freight in 2023, 2.5 million t more than expected. Most of the cargoes were oil and oil products, which amounted to 9.4 million t, about the same volume as 2022. The Lithuanian carrier shipped some 5.5. million t of construction materials,... more
Søren Skou now chairs the advisory board
VTG has a new chairman for its advisory board. On 1 January 2024, Søren Skou, a proven industry expert with many years of experience as a business manager in Europe’s logistics and transport sector, took over from Alexander Granderath, who chaired the board until 30 September... more
Three more years for LUG in Germany
Delta Air Lines has extended its partnership with LUG Air Cargo Handling in Frankfurt and Munich, securing a contract extension until 2027. The Atlanta-based airline has been using LUG's services for Delta Cargo in Frankfurt for over four years and in Munich for a decade.... more
A container train to the Black Sea
The new train connects Volgograd with Novorossiysk. The first test run was handled by RZD Logistics (RZDL) and Ruscon, both part of the Delo Group, and delivered chemical and industrial equipment from Ruscon’s new terminal in Orlova near Volgograd to Russia’s Black Sea coast.... more
Prologis: two hubs near Stuttgart
Prologis is planning two new logistics properties on a 45,000 sqm site in Illingen, near Stuttgart. The distribution centres will be sustainable and fully electric. The first will be built as a greenfield project on an undeveloped plot of land. After the construction phase,... more