First flower forum at Air Cargo Americas 
Fresh off the busy Valentine’s Day flower import peak season, Miami International Airport (MIA) and Brussels airport hosted the first-ever fresh and flowers forum on 9 March 2022 during the Air Cargo Americas/Supply Chain Americas Show Conference, where experts from both cargo... more
Belgrade joins intermodal network
Swiss intermodal operator Hupac has added another connection to its network in Europe. The new train links the Dry Port Terminal Pancevo in Belgrade (Serbia) with the WienCont terminal in Vienna (Austria). The shuttle service operates once a week and provides a seamless... more
Röhlig Logistics chooses Claudia Drewes
Claudia Drewes assumed her new position as global programme director at the owner-managed logistics company Röhlig Logistics in Bremen on 1 March 2022. Currently, the focus is on implementing the Blue Star growth programme in cooperation with the global business units and... more
Deutsche Post DHL group is in heaven
In 2021, Deutsche Post DHL Group generated revenues of EUR 81.7 billion, an uptick of 22.5% compared to 2020. Earnings almost doubled to EUR 8.0 billion (2020: EUR 4.8 billion) and the ebit margin increased to 9.8% (2020: 7.3%). Consolidated net profit after deduction of... more
CMA CGM making it big
CMA CGM has reported its audited results for 2021. Achieving almost USD 56 billion in revenues (+78% compared to 2020), the net income went up to USD 17.94 billion (almost tenfold, +910% compared to 2020). Containerised shipping was highly profitable, standing for a total of USD... more
Rhenus puts four LNG trucks into operation
Rhenus and its customer Evonik are banking on sustainable transport operations: for transport services in Germany, notably between Evonik’s production site in Essen and the haulier’s logistics warehouse in Düsseldorf, Rhenus recently introduced four Iveco trucks powered by... more
"No soup for you," says CBP
The shipment may have been manifested as chicken vegetable soup, but Philadelphia US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers soon realised that the brothy bouillon before them was canned criminal consommé. While inspecting international express delivery parcels, CBP... more
From UPS to Cretschmar Cargo Süd
Andre Petri is the new head of corporate sales at Cretschmar Cargo Süd (CCS), a freight forwarder based in Düsseldorf, Germany. Petri’s previous position was senior account manager at United Parcel Service (UPS) Germany, where he was responsible for key account management and... more
DPD 2021 in full swing
France-headquartered DPD group, an affiliate of Geo Post, has reported its results for 2021. Revenues amounted to EUR 14.7 million, a 14.8% increase compared to 2020, while operating profit went up by 25%, passing the mark of EUR 1 billion (EUR 1.06 billion). 2.1 billion parcels... more
Series B funding round raises USD 40 million
Berlin-headquartered start-up Instafreight recently closed is Series B funding round at USD 40 million. The financing round was led by Heliad and the European Investment Bank (EIB). All previous investors also participated in this round. EIB vice president Ambroise Fayolle... more