Loxxess ready for more hazmat logistics 
The logistics and fulfilment service provider Loxxess is expanding its capacities in the field of hazardous materials logistics. The firm, based in Tegernsee in Bavaria (Germany), has thus responded to the reorganisation of production processes for key goods in the pandemic,... more
Hamburg Süd sells entity
Hamburg Süd is continuing to focus its business on its container transport and logistics activities, in line with the Maersk’s policy. Thus the London-based ATPI Group, which offers corporate travel management services, has now taken over the line’s travel agency subsidiary... more
Direct connection to Eurasian trains
In response to increasing demand, the ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has increased the frequency of its intermodal TransFER service Trieste–Vienna–Linz–Trieste to two round trips per week. These three-way round trips for FCL (full container load) and FTL (full truck load)... more
K+N takes advantage in 2020
As he presented Kuehne + Nagel's annual results for 2020 at a virtual press conference recently, CEO Detlef Trefzger spoke of a year characterised by "organic and inorganic growth, especially towards Asia.” The takeover of Apex International marks the end of a... more
Global shipping practice launched
The Amrop Partnership, a leadership advisory and executive search consultancy, has launched a global shipping practice. Headed by Christian Reich and Peter Poulsen from Amrop’s Copenhagen office and Thomas Hofer from Amrop Singapore, experienced shipping experts will advise... more
Partnership on Finnish railways
Operail Finland has started cooperating with Oiltanking, an operator of tank terminals for oils, gases and chemicals, to transport liquid fuels on the Vainikkala-Kotka route in Finland. Oiltanking Finland’s terminals are located in Kotka and Hamina. Due to their proximity to the... more
La Poste and Geo Post's golden year
For 2020, La Poste reported revenues of EUR 31.2 billion, a rise of 20.0%, boosted by the e-commerce boom during the pandemic. Operating profit jumped by more than 250% to EUR 3.1 billion from EUR 889 in 2019, the operating margin was 10.1%. The parcel business witnessed a... more
100 years ago: flying mammoth falls
Exactly 100 years ago, on 4 March 1921, a remarkable aircraft first rose 20 m above Lake Maggiore in Ticino, Switzerland, only to crash shortly thereafter. With his Ca.60 Transaero, whose prototype was irretrievably lost after the second flight, Italian aviation pioneer... more
Customs clearance with 3T Logistics
Transport management technology specialist 3T Logistics and Technology Group has launched a new customs clearance service for UK’s exporters and importers. The fourth-party logistics (4PL) provider aims at minimising border customs delays using centralised information through... more
UK selects first eight freeports
In his annual budget announcement, British chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak said that eight freeports will be established in England, with Teesside and the Solent amongst the winners. The first wave of freeports includes successful bids from the Thames (including London... more