Big investment in acquisitions and upgrades 
For Ewals Cargo Care, 2023 will be a year of innovation and many positive changes. The European logistic company is planning to increase its trucking capacity to 700 trucks in total. It is therefore investing in the purchase of 260 new trucks, some to replace older vehicles, and... more
Sudden ebb in used container ship market 
What was good in the past can be bad today. The once vibrating market of second-hand container vessels slowed down in the course of 2022. Over the year, sales and purchase levels were only half as high as in 2021, according to Alphaliner's latest global survey. In 2022,... more
Fourkites bolsters management team
Supply chain visibility company Fourkites has appointed a new chief strategy officer and a vice president of global customer success to its executive team. Fabrizio Brasca has been promoted to chief strategy officer. Brasca came to Fourkites as EVP, industry, and market... more
Pall-Ex accelerates innovation
The UK pallet distribution network is partnering with The Algorithm People, a transport optimisation specialist that delivers a suite of products and services called Optimize, designed to provide optimisation, decarbonisation and innovation to fleet operators, using powerful... more
Schneider banking on UK
The Basel-headquartered Schneider Group has acquired Global Freight Connections (GFC), which is based in Basildon, UK. GFC was founded in 2002 by Paul Marshall and is a long-standing partner of several Schneider affiliates in France and Switzerland. The price of the transaction... more
A Danish marriage
Titan Containers has acquired Alpha Containers in Denmark. Founded 1998, Alpha Containers will continue to run the business from its existing office in Aarhus. Alpha Containers has a strong position in Jutland, where Titan Containers has recently invested in a large plot of land... more
Closer cooperation at Shanghai airport
Carsten Hernig, previously vice president region Latin America & Caribbean at Lufthansa Cargo, assumed the dual role of deputy general manager and vice president production, sales & marketing at Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal Co Ltd (Pactl) in... more
Brussels' bridge in the making
The repair work on the deck of the Buda Bridge can finally begin now that the legal experts have finished their inspection. A boat hit the bridge one month ago, making it impossible for it to operate. The Buda Bridge, owned by the Port of Brussels which ensures its daily... more
Transport network grows
The general cargo cooperation VTL Vernetzte-Transport-Logistik in Germany recently gained three new partners. Hofmann Internationale Spedition is returning to the cargo family after eight years and thus strengthening the network in the greater Biebesheim am Rhein area.... more
Turkish Cargo enters Cargo Ai's marketplace
Turkish Cargo is now live on Cargo Ai’s marketplace solution "Cargomart" for users in four countries. In the pilot phase, users in France, Spain, Netherlands, and Singapore will have access to booking Turkish Cargo’s new services "TK Smart" (general cargo... more