Cainiao increases cargo trips from Malaysia to UK 
Alibaba’s logistics arm expanded its direct flight network in Malaysia last week, increasing cargo trips from Kuala Lumpur to London and Hangzhou to boost efficiency. According to the platform, a new thrice-weekly direct flight to London will reduce air freight time by 30% and... more
Scandlines hires Jesper Mikkelsen Heilbuth
Jesper Mikkelsen Heilbuth will take up the position of chief financial officer (CFO) on 1 July 2022 and join the shipping company's executive board, reporting to CEO Carsten Nørland. As CFO of Scandlines, he will assume responsibility for all group functions in the finance, IT... more
Austria-Belgium shuttle now runs almost daily
Austrian railfreight operator Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has operating rail services from Linz to the ports of Antwerp, Zeebrugge, Ghent and other major industrial areas in Belgium for seven years. Due to increasing demand in the steel, chemical, mineral oil, paper and building... more
Turku weathered 2021 well
In 2021, cargo transports through the Port of Turku moved sidewards compared to 2020. About 2.4 million t of cargo were handled, exports and imports being on par. Around 123,000 trucks and trailers passed through the port, 2.4% less than in 2020 (126'000 units). As in the... more
Landmark battery-electric truck deal concluded
Scania has completed its first sale of battery-electric trucks in the Asian market. The Singapore arm of Berlin-based recycling and environmental services company Alba W&H Smart City has purchased no fewer than 15 Scania L230 battery-electric B6x2*4 trucks, after winning a... more
When the Queen is amused
B&H Worldwide is one of the 226 British organisations to be honoured with the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade for 2022. The prize is awarded for meeting several strict criteria including the importance of exports to the business; and Her... more
ONE joins Metrans' sustainable rail services
Ocean Network Express (ONE), headquartered in Singapore, has integrated Metrans CO2 neutral rail transport services into its European inland network. It now participates in HHLA Pure, an eco-friendly rail service connecting the ports of Hamburg, Bremerhaven (both in Germany) and... more
Bolloré Logistics picks Nathalie Leger
Bolloré Logistics has appointed Nathalie Leger as global VP of the luxury, perfumes and cosmetics verticals, where she will join executive committee and lead Bolloré’s global development and business strategy for these products. Leger holds a master’s degree in mechanical... more
New technology for urban airborne logistics
Cyclotech, an Austrian company for aviation propulsion systems based on the Voith-Schneider principle, and Yamato Holdings, a holding company of Yamato Group which contains the Japanese parcel delivery provider Yamato Transport, have completed a joint feasibility study on... more
China: a new train route to Europe
Xi’an, the capital of China’s Shaanxi Province, has introduced a new freight train service to Europe. The first train left the Xi'an International Trade and Logistics (ITL) Park last week and is now en route to Mannheim in Germany. On its 11,300 km long journey to Europe,... more