Interesting laden import growth in Q2/2023 
The Copenhagen-based maritime intelligence provider Sea-Intelligence reports that, at 2.7%, the annualised NAEC (North American East Coast) laden import growth regained momentum in Q2/2023 compared to pre-pandemic 2019 figures. To avoid pandemic-related distortions, annualised... more
Plans for a new rail terminal near Moscow
Transcontainer has founded a new company to build and operate a container terminal in the Domodedovo in the south of the Moscow region. The Usady Container Terminal will have a capacity of 424,000 teu per year. After the facility is put into operation, a cargo consolidation... more
Antitrust authorities approve acquisition
Green light for the transaction agreed at the beginning of May: the antitrust authorities have approved the acquisition of 66 % of the business shares of Quehenberger Logistics (Augustin Quehenberger Group) by the Geis Group. "Geis is very well positioned in the areas... more
Connecting Baku with L.A.
Silk Way West Airlines, a cargo airline based the Caspian and Central Asian region, is expanding its US network by adding weekly flights to and from Los Angeles International Airport, one of the world’s largest cargo gateways, handling millions of tonnes of freight annually.... more
Choosing the best pallet size
The Pall-Ex Group subsidiary Fortec Distribution Network in UK has extended its product portfolio. After reviewing its list of products, the group decided to introduce the Euro Pallet Base range and the Parcel Pallet. The Euro Pallet Base will include five new products. The... more
Gotthard Base Tunnel still closed
Bad news for freight traffic in Switzerland: The Gotthard Base Tunnel will remain closed until further notice. Actually, it was planned to open the line for single-track train traffic yesterday, Tuesday, 16 August. After the derailment of a goods train in the tunnel due to a... more
Swedish haulier receives 74 t electric trucks
More and more hauliers are now starting to invest in electric trucks, including HGVs. Mattson Akeri in Gothenburg, Sweden, is one of them. The company has bought three heavy electric Volvo FH trucks and over the past few weeks has been testing one of these vehicles in... more
Jettainer steps up innovation efforts
ULD specialist Jettainer has appointed Christine Klemmer as chief innovation officer to drive forward digital and non-digital innovation. The newly established department aims to enhance ULD management services using cutting-edge technology, strategic AI applications and... more
DHL GF to welcome new head of air freight
Thomas Mack, executive vice president air freight at DHL Global Forwarding, will take on a new role as senior advisor on 1 October 2023 in preparation for his retirement in October 2024. The industry veteran will be succeeded as executive vice president air freight by Max... more
APM sees railfreight on track for record volumes
APM Terminals reports worldwide record loadings for railfreight: in India for example, the port of Pipavav handled 206 trains and nearly 50,000 containers in July, the highest number this year so far, pulling significantly ahead of its previous loading record of 157 double stack... more