21 countries for green corridors
On 10 November 2021, 22 countries signed the so-called Clydebank Declaration for the development of carbon-free 'green' corridors for maritime transport. The signing occurred during the Climate Summit COP26 in Glasgow. USA, Japan, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, UK, Australia... more
DSV's "Les Vingt"
Just for the beautiful and rich: DSV is investing in a string of 20 automated DSV fulfilment facilities in various regions in Europe, North America and APAC. The aim is to cover all needs of customers of companies across different markets and distribution channels, both B2C... more
More capacity between Europe, UK and USA
IAG Cargo has increased schedule into the USA, as the country reopens to fully vaccinated passengers from destinations across the world. The new schedule will service 21 destinations in the country including additional capacity on key routes and the restart of the service into... more
Brambles for Marisa Sánchez
Brambles, a global supply chain solutions company which operates in 60 countries through the CHEP brand, has appointed Marisa Sánchez to the new role of global supply chain decarbonisation director. Sánchez has held positions with global organisations such as Orica, the... more
Partnership for hydrogen trucks
Daimler Truck and Total Energies are collaborating in the development of ecosystems for heavy-duty trucks running on hydrogen. The partnership includes hydrogen sourcing and logistics, supplying hydrogen at service stations, developing hydrogen-based trucks, establishing a... more
A good season for Hapag-LLoyd
Higher freight rates and rising transport volumes have the cash registers ringing at Hapag-Lloyd. In the first nine months of 2021, revenues rose by an outstanding 70% to EUR 15 billion, while ebitda stood at EUR 6.8 billion and ebit at EUR 5.8 billion. At the same time, group... more
Bpost doesn’t get an A
The Belgian Post, or Bpost, has reported its Q3/2021 results. While group operating income stayed more or less stable in comparison with the same period last year (–0.5% to EUR 977 million), ebit almost halved to EUR 39.1 million (–EUR 30.4 million). Revenues in the mail and... more
Maindeck cargo soars in Munich
From January to October 2021, around 55,000 t of freight carried by cargo-only aircraft was processed at Munich airport. This is an increase of nearly 40% compared with 2019, the last year before the crisis. Cargo-only flights now no longer accounts for around 10% of the... more
Tool to drive decarbonisation of supply chains
In accordance with the current EU climate programme "Fit for 55", emissions trading will also apply to the logistics sector as from 2026. The digital freight platform Transporeon has developed a new technical solution to measure and assess greenhouse gas (GHG)... more
Liebherr's cool choice
Liebherr Hausgeräte has chosen one of its existing partners for the transport and logistics of its refrigerators and freezers in central and eastern Europe. Since the beginning of this year, Austrian group Gebrüder Weiss has been operating an exclusive warehouse for Liebherr’s... more