Fast China – UK link launched 
DHL Global Forwarding has launched a new rail-sea freight solution that will link businesses in China with UK, and vice versa, in 18 to 20 days. Compared to ocean freight that would typically take 40 days, the new service cuts transit time by more than half. Consolidating... more
Sputnik V to India, Mexico and Moldova
144 thermo-containers with Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccines were recently delivered onboard charter flights of Volga-Dnepr Group's carriers – Air Bridge Cargo Airlines and Atran Airlines - to Hyderabad, Kishinev and Mexico City. The transportation of over 25 t of special cargo... more
Rasquinha: back to the roots
Aditi Rasquinha will join DB Schenker on 1 July as new head of ocean freight for the APAC Region, based in Singapore. She is currently working for Kuehne + Nagel, where she has held several senior management positions since 2014, most recently as director sea freight for the... more
Simon Demmer joins cargo.one
Cargo.one, a Berlin-based real-time booking engine for air cargo, has hired Simson Demmer as senior director, airline products. Currently head of analytics & business development - network management at Lufthansa Group, Simson previously led the airline group through its... more
Emission-free deliveries in more cities
Dachser has already implemented its "emission-free delivery" project in Stuttgart and Freiburg in Germany and in Oslo in Norway. The project will now be rolled out in another eight European cities - Berlin and Munich (Germany), Strasbourg and Paris (France), Prague... more
Memphis blockage of Mississippi over 
The Mississippi River, which was blocked near the International Port of Memphis till Friday, has been reopened for barge traffic. The US Coast Guard emphasised that the shutdown of the waterways, which caused a backlog of more than 1,000 barges, is now over. Again it was a... more
Kloosterboer strikes in Bremerhaven
Rotterdam-based cool chain logistics provider Kloosterboer has acquired Columbus Spedition, a forwarder that specialises in temperature-controlled food logistics, effective May 2021. Kloosterboer recently sold parts of its activities in Scandinavia and is now investing in... more
Less emissions in ro-ro classes
An in-depth study, validated by Rina (Registro Italiano Navale), has been published on the energy efficiency index of ro-ro ships belonging to different classes. An assessment which evaluated CO2 emissions in terms of km per distance (nautical miles) and cargo capacity... more
Pall-Ex Group appoints marketing manager
Sian Morley joined the Pall-Ex Group marketing team in April, bringing with her 18 years of experience in the marketing industry. She has worked for digital marketing agencies and supported blue-chip clients such as Amex and Continental Tyres. Her task will be to lead the... more
Combinex takeover rounds off portfolio
C.H. Robinson's European arm is taking over Combinex Holding in the Benelux region. Combinex was founded by Arie Troost in 2006 and specialises in the transport of dry, fresh and frozen goods for the pan-European market. The freight forwarder, whose own fleet comprises... more