"Eco Savona" christened 
The port of Savona has just witnessed the christening of the vessel “Eco Savona”. This is the fourth hybrid ro-ro unit of the most recent GG5G (Grimaldi Green 5th Generation) vessel class to be ordered by Naples-headquartered Grimaldi Group. The ship's inaugural call in the port... more
RZD strengthens position in Japan
Russian Railways (RZD) has opened a representative office in the Japanese capital Tokyo. The new location will represent the company’s interests in Japan, formulate proposals aimed at developing RZD Holding’s international business, promote transport and logistics services and... more
Strong environment for K+N
Q1/2021 brought large profits for Kuehne + Nagel. Net turnover (CHF 6 billion), ebit (CHF 431 million) and a CHF 318 million profit in this quarter were all significantly above the levels of Q1/2020. The positive turnaround, which had already begun in the second half of 2020,... more
Back from Asia
Martin Wawra, currently managing director of Voith Turbo in China and the joint ventures with CRRC, is taking over the management of the mobility division and joining Voith Turbo’s management board from June this year. He replaces Cornelius Weitzmann, who will succeed Uwe... more
Hamburg Süd launches insurance tool
Maersk’s affiliate Hamburg Süd has introduced "Value Protect", a new solution for shippers offering them additional protection in the event of cargo damage. The shipping company speaks of a complement to its existing inland transports and customs services, where it... more
Ceva: two air cargo services 
Ceva Logistics, the Switzerland-headquartered logistics arm of CMA CGM, has launched two new services. First, the company announced its Skycapacity programme, guaranteeing access to global air cargo capacity for customers in a volatile market. To this end, the company has... more
Another railfreight service to Doncaster
Logistics group Woodland has launched a new railfreight connected service in UK at iPort Rail, Doncaster. The train moves containers between ports of Felixstowe and Southampton with further services to London Gateway and Immingham to follow. By May, more than 140 container... more
Increased UK-Australia frequencies
Consol Alliance is now serving Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Brisbane 20 times per week from UK. All cargo is pre-palletised before presentation to carriers for added security, safer transits and faster handling. The airfreight consolidator is offering both door-door and... more
Hellmann expands management board
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has appointed Jens Wollesen to its management board. He will take on the role of COO, alongside Reiner Heiken, CEO, and Martin Eberle, CFO. Wollesen will lead the product segments air, sea, road & rail and contract logistics as well as IT &... more
Suez not felt in Antwerp – so far
In Q1/2021, the port of Antwerp recorded a throughput of 59.1 million t, on a par with the volumes of the same month last year. As the port said in a press release: "For the coming period, it remains to be seen what the impact of the incident in the Suez Canal will... more