Menzel to lead German business 
Trans Global Projects Group (TGP), an international project logistics management company headquartered in Kent, UK, has named Andreas Menzel managing director for its German subsidiaries Trans Global Projects and Natco, effective immediately. Menzel brings over 16 years of... more
Tandem for ACS France
Air Charter Service (ACS) has appointed a new management team as part of its long-term strategy to grow its business in France. Former director of ACS’s office in Switzerland Alexandre Busila has been appointed CEO of ACS France, while Loubna Tagmi has been promoted to work... more
Baltic exchange audited and approved
Since the Wirecard scandal, reliable auditing has become a major issue. Now Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) has carried out the first annual audit to test the design and operating effectiveness of the Baltic Exchange’s controls for its market benchmark services. The 73-page report... more
More rail links to Japan and China
Nurminen's train service has been transporting cargo from Helsinki in Finland and Narvik in Norway to various destinations in China and back. Due to the currently booming demand for such services, the company is now expanding its rail routes to Japan. The last train from... more
LNG: tool of change for shipping emissions?
A study, commissioned by industry coalitions SEA-LNG and SGMF, has put forward that greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions of up to 23% can now be achieved by using LNG as a marine fuel, depending on the marine technology employed. It is the second lifecycle GHG emission study... more
First LNG unit docks at BEST Terminal
The Hutchison Ports BEST terminal in Barcelona has welcomed the first LNG-powered vessel. This is the first container ship using this alternative energy source to arrive at the Port of Barcelona. CMA CGM “Scandola” is deployed in the MEX 1 service, which links Asia with the... more
The future of logistics real estate
In a report, the research department of real estate developer Prologis Research has evaluated possible scenarios for the future development and demand for logistics real estate. Prologis Research expects a long-term increase in the structural growth rate of logistics real... more
45 t of food from Paris to Africa
Royal Air Marco Cargo and Air Charter Service (ACS), a major provider of urgent humanitarian logistics services, teamed up to operate a charter flight last month, shipping nearly 45 t of food from Paris to Africa. The flight, commissioned by a renowned non-governmental... more
Direct steel deliveries on demand
Swiss railfreight operator SBB Cargo is working with logistics partner Ultra-Brag to implement a climate-friendly transport solution for scrap metal for steel recovery for the Beltrame company Stahl Gerlafingen. Instead of being transported by road as before, up to 100,000 t... more
Flypop finally finds aircraft lessor
Having been in discussions with a number of leasing companies over the past few months, Flypop has finally signed a multiple aircraft A330-300 lease deal with Ireland-based Avolon. (Nino) Navdip Singh Judge, CEO & principal of the new British budget airline: "With... more