Digital booking now available on Air Canada Cargo 
Air Canada Cargo capacity will now be available to forwarders on Webcargo, an e-booking platform that allows real-time pricing and booking for customers. Air Canada Cargo has continually invested and adapted despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the acquisition... more
Restructuring at Port of Hamburg Marketing
With Ingo Egloff retiring as board member on 31 March 2022, the association Port of Hamburg Marketing (HHM) is revising both operational and organisational matters within the association. Egloff has been shaping and developing Port of Hamburg Marketing alongside Axel Mattern... more
UK haulier joins pallet network
Palletforce is adding another UK haulage operator to its expanding express pallet distribution network. Chiltern Transport will cover LU postcodes around Luton, Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard, further strengthening the network’s expertise in the Home Counties and using its... more
Siemens extends Simon Hegele's contract
As from 1 April 2022, electric and power engineering manufacturer Siemens Energy will allocate a further range of logistics services to the Simon Hegele Group, including comprehensive workshop operations. The logistics service provider is already working for Siemens Energy... more
Energy surcharge for rail transports
Belgium-based railfreight operator Lineas is implementing a dynamic energy surcharge as from 1 April 2022. It is designed to absorb Lineas’ rising energy cost, taking into account hedging mechanisms that limit the company’s cost increase. While such a surcharge is common... more
Green shuttle from Frankfurt to the Western ports
From 4 April 2022, Contargo is introducing a new container train connection between Frankfurt in Germany and Antwerp in Belgium. The shuttle will start with a fixed timetable and one round trip per week. The block train will leave Frankfurt on Mondays and arrive at the first... more
Management changes at Eurogate
Marc Dieterich will take over as new managing director of Eurogate Container Terminal Bremerhaven (CTB) on 1 April 2022. He comes from North Sea Terminal Bremerhaven (NTB), where he held management positions for more than two decades, most recently for seven years as operations... more
A roadmap for the Seine axis
The French Haropa port, which combines the maritime and logistics assets of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris, has defined its business strategy for the period until 2025. The roadmap, aiming to develop the Haropa port into a high-performance maritime and river port system and... more
Back to Delhi and soon to Mumbai
After a two-year break due to the pandemic, India has reopened its borders - and six Indian airlines and 60 foreign airlines from 40 countries are resuming flights to and from India. Among them is LOT Polish Airlines, which today, 29 March 2022, is resuming a thrice-weekly... more
Lödige equips mega hub at Istanbul Airport
Lödige Industries completed the new fully automated terminal for Turkish Cargo recently. At the new location at Istanbul Airport, one of the largest and busiest cargo terminals in the world, has been built on a total area of around 300,000 sqm, offering a handling capacity of... more