Time to vote for wind - until 18 June! 
The public voting portal has opened for industry stakeholders and the general public to choose their favourite windship poster designs. The youth poster design contest "Wind Ship – the Future" is an initiative launched by the International Windship Association (IWSA)... more
Elvis recommends opening up new markets
Transport volumes have shown a significant increase from their exceptionally low levels at the beginning of this year. However, this development is far behind previous years, as Elvis (European Freight Association of International Freight Forwarders) concludes in its latest... more
West African partner for Roll Group
The Nigerian heavy transportation and lifting company Cranes R Us has signed a long-term partnership agreement with Roll Group, a global provider of engineered shipping, transportation and installation solutions for heavy cargo, headquartered in Capelle aan den IJssel, near... more
Iata's profitability outlook for 2023
In an upgrade of its outlook for 2023, the International Air Transport Association (Iata) expects the airline industry’s profitability to strengthen this year. Cargo volumes are forecast at 57.8 million t, slipping below the 61.5 million t carried in 2019 with a sharp... more
DHL promotes Niels Gaillard
DHL France's Supply Chain division has promoted Niels Gaillard to head of business development, two years after he joined the company. Gaillard will be responsible for contributing to growth and consolidating the logistics provider's presence on the French market. His main... more
Kalmar: another big order from New Zealand
Kalmar, which is part of Cargotec, a provider of cargo and load handling solutions, has secured a large order for four Kalmar hybrid straddle carriers from its long-term customer, the Port of Tauranga on New Zealand’s North Island. New Zealand’s largest container terminal... more
Financial incentives to promote modal shift
DP World in UK is taking the step of directly encouraging customers to move their imported goods off the road and onto rail. The initiative will charge a flat GBP 10.00 fee (EUR 11.6) on all import-laden containers. Customers whose container is moved to a railhead more than... more
L.I.T opens trailer yard for car manufacturer
The freight forwarder L.I.T. (Logistics, Information, Transport) has inaugurated a trailer yard with room for more than 170 swap bodies at the Port of Hamburg in Germany. The facility serves as a buffer warehouse for the supply of production materials for a German car... more
K+N expands its perishables network
Kuehne + Nagel has signed an agreement to acquire Morgan Cargo, a freight forwarder specialising in the transport and handling of perishable goods. The company is based in South Africa and runs satellite offices in key export stations such as Kenya and UK. In 2022, the company... more
Irish medtech now to be transported by rail
Baxter has started to ship products by rail via the Irish Rail freight facility at Ballina, 40 km from its Castlebar site in Ireland. A number of containers containing lifesaving medical products departed for destinations in mainland Europe, the Nordic countries and Turkey. ... more