European shippers push EU to action 
At the EU’s Maritime Forum at the end of March 2021, the European Shippers’ Council again put forward the shippers’ position on unreliability and peaking prices in the maritime container transport. It is their conviction that, in reality, shippers, ports authorities,... more
Nestle and XPO
As announced in June last year, Nestlé and XPO Logistics have inaugurated their “digital distribution warehouse of the future.” The companies started to work on the project in 2018, in cooperation with technology partner Swisslog Logistics Automation. According to XPO, the... more
Thirteen replacements and two newcomers
UK haulier Majors Service has put its first new trucks into operation, taking delivery of 15 Volvo FH with I-Save Unlimited Edition 6x2 tractor units. The Wolverhampton-based business has always used second-hand vehicles since it was established 24 years ago. However, the... more
Cargo awards from Brussels Airport
Because of the pandemic and the difficult year for aviation, Brussels Airport was not able to present its cargo awards in the traditional manner. However, during an unusual virtual event, the airport recognised its partners and the air cargo community, who have “launched new... more
Turkish carrier adds widebody capacity
MNG Airlines has entered into a contract with Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW), joint venture of ST Engineering and Airbus, for the passenger-to-freighter conversion of two A330-300. The first aircraft was inducted for conversion on 1 April, while conversion for the second... more
Jack Wolfskin's new digital interface
More digitisation at outdoor clothing specialist Jack Wolfskin: Since the end of January 2021, suppliers of the outdoor brand have been using the "Forwarder Booking API" to transfer new transport bookings via the interface directly into the booking system of a... more
Röhlig remained strong in 2020
Bremen (Germany)-based logistics company Röhlig is satisfied with its 2020 results in financial terms. Gross profit amounted to EUR 140 million and moves sidewards in comparison to 2019. While gross profit in sea freight fell by around 2%, air freight gross profit increased by... more
ABC kissed by reindeer
No April fool's trick: Air Bridge Cargo Airlines (ABC) has delivered four reindeer from Moscow to Frankfurt. The project was accomplished in partnership with Astra Brokers for Moscow Zoo. Under the regular animals' exchange programme the reindeer were safely delivered to... more
Alternative China-UK route
The Russian Railways’ Holding (RZD) has helped organise a multimodal transit shipment of goods from China to Great Britain via Kaliningrad (Russia). A container train loaded with 50 ft containers travelled from the Chinese city of Xian through the Altynkol border crossing... more
Lengenfelder follows Behrens
After almost 48 years, Jürgen Behrens, head of Port of Hamburg’s representative office south, is bidding farewell to logistics and retiring. For almost 20 years, he has been the Port of Hamburg’s face for the port customers in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, Germany and... more