Shiphol: air cargo back in focus 
After two two-year terms of changes in the management of the cargo business at Amsterdam airport, one of Europe’s largest air cargo hubs, Joost van Doesburg has been appointed head of cargo at Royal Schiphol Group. He succeeds Anne Marie van Hemert, who will be continuing her... more
Three new locos for freight and building sites
The rail transport company Hamburger Rail Service (HRS) is leasing three new Siemens locomotives from Northrail. Two of the traction units are Smartron electric locomotives and one is Vectron Dual Mode locomotive. The first of the two Smartron locomotives has already been... more
Jessica Maitra to head claims and legal services
Thomas Miller Claims Management (TMCM), a subsidiary of Thomas Miller, a global insurance services provider, has appointed Jessica Maitra as director of claims and legal services for all TMCM businesses, including Thomas Miller Law. A qualified solicitor, Maitra joins TMCM... more
Tonnages make a big jump again - yields not yet
The latest preliminary figures from World ACD Market Data reveal a strong post-holiday season recovery of global air cargo tonnages in the second week of 2023. The 19% upswing is delayed compared with last year, when tonnages had already begun to recover by the end of the first... more
Global transit times improving
The Ocean Shipping Index from E2 open is based on information from a business network that includes 420,000 interconnected companies managing 13.5 billion transactions and tracking 71 million containers annually. In its issue for Q4/2022, the index reports that, in major... more
Davies Turner launches new LCL
UK-based Davies Turner is expanding its portfolio of ocean freight services between UK and India with the launch of a direct weekly LCL service to Nhava Sheva. The forwarder's previous service to the Indian port ran via transhipment in Jebel Ali. Now, the direct link offers a... more
Liebherr comes to the rescue
Liebherr recently delivered a new LHM 800 High Rise mobile harbour crane to the port of Esbjerg in Denmark. It arrived only a short time after an incident in the Kiel Canal, in which an LHM 600 ordered by Port Esbjerg was damaged while passing under the Holtenau High Bridge.... more
Sealogis with wind in its sails
Zéphyr & Borée, a French start-up and a specialist for wind-powered and low-carbon maritime transport, has chosen Sealogis, a subsidiary of Geodis, as its shipping agent for France. The start-up designs sail-powered cargo ships. This technological innovation will help... more
Seven new associate directors for Baxter Freight
Baxter Freight, one of UK’s fastest growing freight forwarders, which reached a GBP 37 million turnover within eight years, has created a brand-new level of management to achieve its ambitious growth plans for 2023. The newly appointed associate directors will be responsible... more
Dachser Hörsching expanded
The logistics company Dachser recently completed the expansion of its warehouse in Hörsching near Linz. The company invested around EUR 4.3 million the project. The additional warehouse and logistics space spans almost 6,000 sqm and adds 10,500 more pallet spaces to the previous... more