Zim connects Asia with East Med 
Zim Integrated Shipping Services has expanded its ZMP service, which connects Asia with the East Mediterranean, to include a new stop at Cai Mep Port in Vietnam. This addition positions Zim as the sole major carrier offering a direct connection from Vietnam to the East... more
Globallink augments Eurasian services
The multimodal transport specialist has introduced a new transport link between the Port of Pit, Georgia (USA) and Central Asia, combining sea-rail and sea-road services. The company’s network covers Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and North America and connects 65 countries... more
Shearwater Law is born
The maritime legal firms Thomas Miller Law and Davies Johnson have rebranded as Shearwater Law as part of a strategic approach to adapt to current changes in the shipping and marine transport industries. Jessica Maitra, head of legal services at Shearwater Law: “By... more
Restructuring at Mosolf
The Mosolf Group is starting the new year with reorganisations, whereby several business units are to be merged and two new ones opened. The "logistics & services" unit will take over the releasing and transport logistics division. It has 41 locations in Europe... more
Bertschi adds services in Spain
The Swiss group has launched a new rail service link connecting its own terminal in La Canonja/Tarragona and the public rail terminal in Barcelona Morrot, which increases its operating capacity and its portfolio of sustainable transport services in Spain. Bertschi’s... more
Uncertainties and opportunities in 2024
In its latest weekly market data analysis, ocean and air freight rate benchmarking and market analytics platform Xeneta says that 2024 may herald the start of a new economic growth cycle for the global air cargo industry after last year ended with a +9% year-on-year rise in... more
Türk to lead Turkish Cargo
Seven years after having been appointed Chief Cargo Officer at Turkish Airlines, Turhan Özen has decided to leave the corporation. He handed over the baton to Ali Türk (photo) on 1 January 2024. A graduate from Istanbul Technical University's department of industrial... more
GW in Austr(al)ia
Gebrüder Weiss (GW) has been keeping busy over the New Year, from artwork transportation in Austria to new expansions in Australia. In December 2023, the company transported Barbara Anna Husar’s atelier from Vienna to Bludenz. The Austrian artist’s fragile artwork was... more
More diversity in the fleet
The Italian haulier Ambrogio Intermodal has purchased 650 swap bodies and container chassis vehicles from Kässbohrer, which were recently delivered to its site in Gallarate, Italy. Kässbohrer's coil swap body, which is the lightest in the market, and light container chassis... more
Industry veteran joins ASF
Global logistics provider ASF has appointed Angel Rodriguez, an industry veteran with over 30 years of global end-to-end supply chain experience, as president of ASF Air. In his most recent role at Flexport, Rodriguez created air freight solutions for Fortune 100 & 500... more