The shipper's view 
According to the latest container shipping market review carried out by MDS Transmodal and the Global Shippers Forum (GSF) and distributed by the Swiss Shippers' Council (SSC), container traffic continues to grow, but the market is still in turmoil. Container flows increased... more
And the lessor is...
The lessor behind the two A321P2F, which Lufthansa Cargo will operate from early next year (see ITJ 31-35/2021, p. 13), is BBAM Limited Partnership. The aircraft leasing services provider headquartered in San Francisco has agreed to lease the EFW solution with a payload-range of... more
Bigger fleet for DShip carriers
Two more vessels are to join DShip carriers' fleet: the "Eemslift Dafne" and the "Eemslift Nadine" are scheduled to be delivered in September 2021. Both vessels have a deadweight of 4,200 t and on-board cranes with a combined lifting capacity of up to 300... more
Russian timber for the Far East
Fesco Transportation Group and RFP Group have formed a partnership to organise export shipments of sawn timber and veneer sheets of the timber holding to Japan, China and the Republic of Korea. The agreement was signed by German Maslov, vice president, linear & logistics... more
Partnership for sustainable shipping
Two players join forces to drive sustainability in the maritime industry: Lookout Maritime, a new-founded company formed to foster decarbonisation and wider sustainability within the shipping industry, is partnering with Anglo-Eastern, a major global provider of independent ship... more
Xeneta chooses Peter Sand as chief analyst
Peter Sand joins Xeneta as chief analyst after over a decade as commercial markets analyst at Bimco. At Xeneta, Peter Sand will help improve Xeneta’s intelligence software for both ocean container and air freight. His analysis will round up' the company’s strong portfolio of... more
Diligent robots in Dortmund
The Auto Store system in Dortmund, which boasts the largest number of robots in one location in Europe, is operational. The system was built in a new hall with a floor space of 7,700 sqm and is specially designed for international players in the fashion industry with a... more
Heppner expands in Ruhr region
The French Heppner Group, which was founded in 1925 and specialises, among other things, in cross-border freight transports between France and Germany, has acquired ABC-Logistik, ABC-Warehousing and incharge, a family-run group of companies based in Düsseldorf and Krefeld.... more
Logistics for peripheral Covid-19 cargo
Russia's AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has completed five B747F charter flights with packaging machines for Covid-19 associated materials from Frankfurt to Atlanta. Over 200 t of machinery were delivered with German forwarder Geis Air + Sea to support local production facilities... more
Joining forces for hydrogen fuel cell e-trucks
Ballard and Quantron are cooperating to further the use of hydrogen fuel cell commercial vehicles. Initial collaboration will focus on integrating Ballard’s FCmove family of heavy-duty fuel cell power modules into Quantron’s electric drivetrain and vehicles. Fuel cell... more