ITS on the digitisation wave 
During the ITS World Congress that is being held in Hamburg this week, the entire city around the trade fair and the port operations has become a real-life laboratory for intelligent transport systems. Until Friday, 15 October 2021, around 10,000 participants will learn... more
Kangaroo to stop in Darwin, not Perth
Starting today in a month, on 14 November 2021, Qantas Airways will operate its flagship direct route to London via Darwin when Australia's border reopens. The airline has agreed with regional authorities to reroute its flights from Sydney and Melbourne (from 18 December)... more
Julien Prével deputy managing director of Soget
Soget's supervisory board has unanimously elected Julien Prével, human resources director and member of the management board, as deputy managing director. Prével holds a DESS (specialised graduate diploma) in international trade/marketing from the University of Le Havre... more
Fourkites picks Marc Boileau
Marc Boileau joins Fourkites, a realtime supply chain visibility platform, as senior vice president, sales and carrier operations, EMEA. Boileau has held leadership roles at supply chain visibility companies, including project44 and Transporean. “I am thrilled to be joining... more
ECS Group chooses SaaS version of Champ's CMS
Logistics IT provider Champ Cargosystems and ECS Group, which have been working together since 2002, used the Iata World Cargo Symposium in Dublin as a backdrop to a ceremonial signing of a new Cargospot contract. It is based on the latest software as a service (SaaS)... more
A further call for decarbonisation
For Europe, short sea operator and car carrier UECC is calling upon the European Union to set “aggressive” emissions targets under its proposal to include shipping in the emissions trading system (ETS) which may significantly increase the operating costs for pollutive vessels... more
Bolloré's latest new division
The new baby has been baptised Prism. Bolloré Logistics is launching its own 4PL company "which has a presence on every continent". Amongst others, the profile combines digital solutions, selects suppliers in the market, improves the company's freight purchasing... more
"Good dog": saving time and money in Belfast
Speedlink International Logistics, which has been delivering a combination of air, sea and road transportation for over 30 years, has launched a new free running explosive detection dog service (Fredds) in Belfast. Intended to save time and money for exporters, the offer is... more
Maximilian Rothkopf: COO for five more years
Hapag-Lloyd's supervisory board has extended its COO's contract for five years, until 30 April 2027. Maximilan Rothkopf has served the company in this position since 1 July 2019. “By extending his contract, the supervisory board is acknowledging the excellent work that... more
How did short sea shipping do in 2020?
The Corona pandemic also left its mark on Germany's short sea shipping market last year. The volume of goods handled in short sea shipping in 2020 fell by around 8.4% year-on-year to around 165.6 million t, the lowest level in the last ten years. As in previous years, short... more