35% more freight trains between China and Europe 
China-Europe freight train services saw solid growth from January to April this year. According to China’s Information Office, the number of Eurasian freight train services increased by 17% year-on-year to 5,611 trips in Q1/2023. 609,000 teu of goods were moved by the... more
Emirates expands network into Canada
Emirates Skycargo customers can now find and book interline cargo shipments tp Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary on Air Canada flights, via key Emirates European gateways. With the enhanced online booking capabilities now live, Emirates Skycargo customers can book... more
Thornton Tomasetti chooses Lisa Mackay
Thornton Tomasetti has appointed Lisa Mackay as vice president of its New York transportation team. Mackay has more than 30 years of experience in the design, inspection, rehabilitation and management of high-profile transportation and infrastructure projects for the New York... more
Klog joins SAE network
System Alliance Europe (SAE) is continuing to expand its general cargo cooperation. With the Portuguese provider Klog Logistics, the number of network partners has risen to 49. In recent years, the Porto-based company has focused primarily on developing its intermodal... more
Supermarket chain to convert fleet to low CO2
Truck manufacturer Iveco will supply 700 LNG trucks to the German supermarket chain Edeka in Minden-Hannover. The company aims to convert its entire fleet from diesel to LNG propulsion by 2025. Edeka placed orders for the first 275 Iveco LNG trucks already in 2022 and 2023.... more
Takeover and investment in automation
Germany-based parcel service provider GLS is expanding its service portfolio and purchasing the fulfilment service specialist Versandmanufaktur. With the acquisition, customers can now carry out all their logistics processes with GLS as an integrated service... more
Conquering new frontiers in logistics software
Nico K. Perreira da Silva joined Riege’s team in Switzerland as senior sales manager at the beginning of May 2023. Before moving to Riege Software, the IT specialist for system integration worked as chief operating officer for the Swiss company K&S Informatik and, among... more
A strong partner in East and Central Africa
Three months after setting up its own African office, Dutch breakbulk and heavylift specialist Roll Group is further expanding on the continent by appointing CMTL Logistics as commercial agent in Tanzania. Roll Group aims to improve its position in the East African heavy lifting... more
ICS identifies new risks for energy transition
Political instability is an underestimated “Risk Multiplier” on the path to a successful green energy transition in maritime, as the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)'s Maritime Barometer Report 2022-2023 pinned down. The ICS Maritime Barometer Report is an... more
Transhipment well-oiled
At 1.36 million t, cargo throughput at the Swiss Rhine ports rose by 17% in Q1/2023 compared to Q1/2022 (1.2 million t). This was due to an 83% increase in imports of mineral oil products (696,324 t). In contrast, imports of agricultural products (-21%) and foodstuffs and... more