RIP the ‘Berlin Candy Bomber’ 
It is with deep sadness that his foundation has announced the passing of Colonel Gail S. Halvorsen, aka the ‘Berlin Candy Bomber’, who became famous for dropping candy to German children during the Berlin Airlift (1948–1949). He passed away peacefully on 16 Feburary 2022, at... more
Hermes and DPD stop joint venture
Hermes Germany and DPD Deutschland have decided not to prolong the operations of Parcel Lock, a joint company that was created to develop IT solutions for locker systems. The operational activities of the joint venture, which started in 2016, will be terminated in the course of... more
Two new direct trains for Sweden
Swedish rail freight operator Green Cargo is expanding its hinterland connections in Sweden. With two new domestic direct lines from Trelleborg and Gothenburg, the company is responding to the growing demand for eco-friendly intermodal services to transport goods that arrive at... more
Lineas picks Bernard Gustin
Lineas' general assembly has named Bernard Gustin, former Brussels Airlines CEO, as new independent director and executive chairman of the board of directors. Gilles Mougenot will be vice-chairman and chairman of newly to be set-up nomination committee. Geert Pauwels is... more
A direct link from Northern Europe to China
Hamburg-based carrier Hapag-Lloyd will soon replace its Far East Loop 6, 7 and 8 services. The shipping company is launching a new direct China Germany Express (CGX) service. The two-port loop product will directly connect Northern Europe with Southern China on a weekly... more
More intermodal links to Rotterdam and UK
A new five weekly train now connects the CT terminal in the inland port Bayernhafen Nürnberg (Germany) with Rotterdam Cobelfret (The Netherlands). From Rotterdam, there are ferry links to UK and Ireland. Containers, semi-trailers and swap bodies can be transported on this... more
Sky Express signs for Champ’s TGC
Sky Express has chosen Champ’s customs compliance solution Traxon Global Customs (TGC). The growing airline will use the service between Greece and UK. The airline needed a solution to automate and efficiently handle all customs requirements now and in the future. TGC... more
French acquisition in USA
ID Logistics has been interested in the new continent since it set up its first own branch in USA in 2019. Now the company is purchasing all the shares of Kane Logistics, USA-based warehousing and contract logistics provider which the Kane family founded in 1930. The... more
Liège's inland port on the rise
Belgium’s Port of Liège handled 15 million t of goods on the waterway in 2021, an increase of 7% compared to the previous year. It also reported an 1% increase in overall traffic (water-rail-road) compared to 2020, amounting to 19.5 million t handled in all of the 33 port areas.... more
Vessels Value welcomes Alexander Adamou
Online valuation and data provider Vessels Value has appointed Alexander Adamou to the board of directors. As an experienced mathematician and modeller in the shipping industry, he will oversee the scientific research that underpins the company’s products in his new role as... more