Ongoing online retail boom 
The booming online trade is set to continue to grow in Germany and elsewhere in December. According to a market study published by the German e-commerce and mail-order association (Bundesverband E-Commerce und Versandhandel Deutschland BEVH) recently, online revenues in the... more
ShipMoney hiring in Greece and the Philippines
The firm Maritime Payment Solutions, a provider of payment solutions for maritime companies which does business as ShipMoney, has recruited two managers. Vanessa Torres has become a strategic client and business development manager in Manila, and Theo Tsokos a client account... more
Renault Trucks Switzerland fortified
In these times of rapidly increasing online trade and door-to-door deliveries, the registration curve for light commercial vehicles continues to point steeply upwards. Renault Trucks Switzerland has responded to this trend by recruiting Roger Grossglauser, specifically dedicated... more
Tolls to be extended to trucks from 3.5 t
After many years of tough negotiations, the EU transport ministers finally came to an agreement on the Eurovignette directive yesterday, Tuesday, 08 December 2020. The directive is to enter into effect in 2023. The truck tolls will take more account of CO2 emissions in... more
240 new wagons for Ermewa's fleet
The first 30 LPG Safety++ pressurised gas tank wagons for transporting liquefied gas recently rolled off the production line in Tarnowskie Góry (Poland). All in all, 240 of these new wagons will be gradually integrated into Ermewa's fleet. The model was developed in... more
Track rail shipments from China to Europe
Now it only takes a few minutes to find your cargo when it is being transported by rail en route from China either to Europe, the CIS countries or the SCO states, and vice versa. All you need is Internet access and a web browser, or the Rail-Locator mobile app. With its most... more
QSL takes over food logistics
The family-run company Kochlöffel has contracted Meyer Quick Service Logistics (QSL) to take over the operative purchasing, bundling, storage and delivery of its entire product range over the coming six years. The companies signed a contract to this effect in the autumn. The... more
AI against piracy
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a part of the guidelines and recommendations to be regularly published by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), naval forces and various maritime organisations to help shipowners protect their vessels against piracy. These... more
Flexport chooses new staff for Europe
Digital freight forwarder Flexport has announced two changes in its European ocean team: Florian Braun (Photo) has been appointed new head of ocean EMEA, replacing Martin Holst Mikkelsen, who will be moving as head of ocean Asia to Singapore in January. Braun has been... more
First SAF programme for global airfreight
Here they are: Roughly ten days after the aifreight industry's first fully CO2-neutral flight (see the upcoming ITJ 49-52/2020, p. 15), Air France KLM Martinair Cargo launched the world's first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) programme for the airfreight industry, enabling... more