United African Feeder Line for sale 
Investors have taken another interesting step in the shipping business: a Luxembourg investment fund is about to acquire the carrier United Africa Feeder Line (UAFL), according to news from Alphaliner. The owners, Deutsche Afrika Linien (DAL)/John T Essberger Group (JTE),... more
TT Club gains additional underwriting resource
International freight and logistics insurer TT Club has appointed Marcus Kuling as a specialist underwriter in the Benelux region. Bringing 30 years of experience in the marine and transport insurance business to his new role, Kuling will be based in Rotterdam as part of the... more
EU-UK overland transport resumed
DB Schenker, an affiliate of Deutsche Bahn, has resumed deliveries to and from the UK. The company halted the processes on 13 January due to “significant” problems caused by post-Brexit red tape, as was said in a press release. Trouble with clearing customs is a consequence... more
Second attempt to increase maindeck capacity
In order to successfully implement the tasks stipulated in the "national programme for the development of civil aviation of Turkmenistan" for 2012-2030, president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow signed the purchase of two converted A330-200 earlier this month. On this... more
Braskem moves to the coast
Braskem, a Brazilian producer of biopolymers, has transferred its storage facility for this type of bioplastics from Antwerp to Rotterdam, strengthening this location's central logistical role in the storage and transit of bioplastics in Europe. The São Paulo-headquartered... more
The Alliance reshapes transatlantic services
From Q2/2021 on, the members of THE Alliance will revise their current transatlantic network, suspending one service. The rotations of the respective services will be the following: While the AL1 Service will be suspended, the AL2 will call London Gateway – Le Havre –... more
First British drone distribution network
AGS Airports, which owns and manages Aberdeen (ABZ), Glasgow (GLA) and Southampton (SOU) airports, is to lead a consortium of 14 organisations that will develop and trial what will be the UK’s first national distribution network to use drones to transport essential medicines,... more
Big contract from Bulgaria
The Austrian Schwarzmüller group has gained its first major contract for its new long-distances vehicles. Gotmar, a Bulgarian manufacturer of plastic containers, has ordered 60 Power Line Cargo semi-trailer. In Bulgaria, the vehicles will be used primarily for transporting... more
Pharma.Aero welcomes logistics partner
The association Pharma.Aero's vision is to ensure a reliable end-to-end air transportation of pharmaceutical cargo by involving all industry stakeholders across the pharma air supply chain. The non-profit organisation with headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, is, amongst... more
Energy transition in the Port of Barcelona
The port of Barcelona and its terminals are already involved in the energy transition, and in 2020 the 14 terminals invested around EUR 1.6 million in projects to decarbonise operations, reduce emissions and generate renewable energy. The port subsidised these endeavours... more