Ferries on wheels 
DFDS adds a railfreight division to its portfolio. The topic isn’t entirely new for the Danish enterprise DFDS, but with the recent takeover of Prime Rail in Germany, the line is now taking transport by rail combined with classic ferry traffic to a new level. more
More military vehicles from Australia to Ukraine 
The first four M113AS4 armoured personnel carriers to be gifted by Australia to Ukraine departed RAAF Base Amberley (HNE), near Brisbane, recently. Loaded into a AN-124 aircraft of Antonov Airlines, the four vehicles are the first of 14 M113AS4s to be provided by Australia.... more
Adding an intermodal service for containers
Metrans is responding to ever-increasing demand for intermodal services and long-standing congestion problems in many ports. Traffic volumes in the German port of Wilhelmshaven, for example, are constantly growing, either on regular shipping routes or when the port is used as an... more
Hermes NG system goes live at Dnata Singapore
Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT) has completed phase one of its digitalisation collaboration with ground handler Dnata Singapore, with the successful implementation of its Hermes NG system at Changi airport. Now live, Hermes NG is steering all cargo-related operations at... more
Hapag-Lloyd extending Wax
The Hamburg-based carrier Hapag-Lloyd is extending its West Africa Express service (Wax) and adding a call at the port of Le Havre. The shipping company says that the new port of call will offer a direct product with a fast transit-time to Tema (Ghana) and Abidjan (Ivory Coast),... more
A new approach in urban logistics
In Strasbourg, Urban Logistic Solutions (ULS) and Geodis are joining forces to reduce their impact on the environment. They are now using a pusher-barge system and e-bikes to supply merchants and individuals in Strasbourg’s city centre. This partnership is one of the... more
Railways to transport more grain from Ukraine
In addition to aid deliveries to Ukraine, ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has also been transporting grain from Ukraine with all available resources since the beginning of the war. From March to May 2022 alone, RCG transported over 130,000 t of grain from Ukraine to Germany,... more
Emanuele Grimaldi at the helm of ICS
The board of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents 80% of the world’s merchant fleet, has appointed Emanuele Grimaldi (left), president and managing director of Grimaldi Euromed, as chairman of the board. Grimaldi, a former president of both... more
Building up space in Frankfurt
UK-based Priority Freight has relocated one of its German operations to a larger facility in Frankfurt. The company has maintained a presence in Germany for many years, initially in Krefeld and at Düsseldorf airport, but the latter office was relocated to Frankfurt in 2020.... more
How many containers lost at sea?
The World Shipping Council (WSC) recently published its ‘Containers Lost at Sea Report’, covering 2020-2021. Approximately 241 million cargo loads in containers were handled by international carriers last year. The analysis shows that containers lost overboard represent less... more