From Copenhagen to Hong Kong 
Danish provider Scan Global Logistics (SGL) is continuing its expansion strategy and acquiring Sea-Air Logistics (SAL), effective 5 July 2022. SAL is an air and ocean freight logistics provider headquartered in Hong Kong. Nine months ago, SGL acquired SAL's longstanding... more
A growing trend in container vessel capacity
There is a growing interest for one segment of middle-sized container vessels. According to Niels Rasmussen, chief shipping analyst at Bimco, new container ships below a capacity of 8,000 teu have become increasingly popular. He said: “At 1.9 million teu, the current order book... more
Trading air cargo capacity online
Air charter broker Avico has started listing freighter capacity with the online marketplace Airblox, a fintech platform which enables brokers, freight forwarders and airlines to trade cargo capacity in the form of standardised electronic block space agreements (EBSAs). A... more
Frigosuisse changes hands
The company Frigosuisse in German-speaking Switzerland is to become part of the Stef Group. Founded in 1931, Frigosuisse specialises in the storage, preparation of orders and distribution of temperature-controlled food products. It has 54 employees and operates a 19,000 sqm... more
Hydrogen to fuel the ports of Stockholm
In Sweden, the Ports of Stockholm and the British company CMB Tech are partnering to build a hydrogen fuelling station adjacent to the port. In the initial phase, port vehicles will be converted to run on green hydrogen. The first hydrogen-fuelled terminal truck is planned... more
Extending rail links for Irish ports
Ireland is to receive EUR 13 million in co-funding for transport projects under the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility. The funding will help to improve transport connectivity and safety and support the development of future transport systems and technologies in Ireland, the Irish... more
Lars Nennhaus returns to Duisburger Hafen
At its ordinary meeting on 21 June 2022, the supervisory board of Duisburger Hafen unanimously appointed Lars Nennhaus as its new chief technology and operations officer, with effect from 1 January 2023. The industrial engineer succeeds Thomas Schlipköther. Nennhaus is... more
More space for Rhine terminal
After a Europe-wide tender procedure, Delta Port has awarded Contargo the contract for an additional area in the port of Voerde-Emmelsum, on the Lower Rhine near Wesel (Germany). The container terminal will be enlarged, and the quay extended by 130 m in the coming years on... more
Latam resumes flights to the Falkland Islands
Tomorrow, 2 July 2022, the South American airline Latam will resume its scheduled service from Punta Arenas (Chile) to Mount Pleasant in the Falkland Islands, which was suspended in March 2020. The once-weekly A320 has an underfloor cargo capacity of approximately 2 t and makes... more
Which are the most climate effective measures?
The freight sector plays an important role dealing with climate change and in reaching the Paris Agreement goals. But which measures are in fact the most efficient in the freight transport business? A new study, funded by the Coalition for Reimagined Mobility shows that two... more