Sino-Finnish MoU for naval technology 
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has inked an MoU with the China Classification Society and the Tianjin Port Group to co-develop China’s next-generation intelligent tugs, in line with CCS intelligent ship standards. The project’s scope includes delivering situational... more
Conqueror’s tenth anniversary
Conqueror Freight Network, the largest exclusive freight forwarders network in the world, celebrated its tenth anniversary special at its second virtual meeting. Conqueror was launched back in 2011 as an exclusive network for freight forwarders. The network started off with... more
New network for truck-mounted forklifts
Elvis Teilladungssystem is adding standardised deliveries by truck-mounted forklift to its portfolio as from 1 January 2022. Fifty partners, who together have more than 800 truck-mounted forklifts, have already joined the new network. All transports including part-loads are... more
Mena Cargo Airlines partners with Unilode
Mena Cargo Airlines, a dedicated full-service cargo airline of Mena Aerospace Enterprises, has signed a five-year unit load device (ULD) supply, management and repair agreement with Unilode Aviation Solutions, the market leader in outsourced ULD management and repair services.... more
HGK Shipping picks Susanne Kluthe
Susanne Kluthe has been appointed head of human resources at HGK Shipping. In this central function, she is responsible for all overarching human resources activities of the country organisations in Europe. In her professional career, Kluthe has held a wide variety of management... more
Déjà vu: danger zone Gulf of Guinea
The European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA) is one of the maritime organisations concerned about the surge of piracy attacks in the Gulf of Guinea. The latest incident, in South Nigeria, which involved a suspected pirate vessel and the Danish frigate ‘Esben Snare’... more
Clecat's first woman secretary general
Antonella Straulino, Fedespedi's head of international relations, has been appointed secretary general of Clecat – the European association for forwarding, transport, logistics and customs services which was founded in Brussels in 1958. Straulino is the first woman to hold... more
Polish sales doubled during pandemic
With more than 1,100 registered trailers, Austria’s Schwarzmüller Group has already exceeded its ambitious sales target for 2021 in Poland, a key market. The company was able to more than double its sales figures compared with the level before the coronavirus pandemic. This... more
First Dutch snaps up all shares of S5
A rapid concentration is taking place in the “Port Services” industry. After taking over the agency activities of the Royal Burger Group and Jardine, First Dutch has now acquired the S5 Agency World (S5)'s shares of Marmedsa Noatum Maritime and Kanoo Shipping, becoming the sole... more
A Fesco dry port in Zabaikalsk?
Russian provider of terminal services Fesco is planning to build a dry port at Zabaikalsk, a crossing checkpoint on the Russian-Chinese border. The project includes building up capacities enabling a throughput of 450,000 teu per annum. Besides the container terminal, the... more