Shanghai is starting to feel it now 
In April, the port of Shanghai’s throughput went down by approximately 25% and the port’s average daily container handling capacity has now fallen to around 100,000 teu. While the port remained operational despite the shutdown, hinterland connections were seriously... mehr
LPR chooses Jean-Luc Guénard
European pallet pooling specialist La Palette Rouge, has appointed Jean-Luc Guénard as managing director. He holds a master's degree in supply chain management from the University of Le Havre (France), and an executive master of business administration from ESCP. Guénard... mehr
Agility stable with broadened portfolio
Agility, which is still receiving earnings from discontinued operations with the recently-sold GIL department, moved sidewards with its profits in Q1/2022. While revenues grew by 22.3% to KD 132.1 million (USD 430.2 million) compared to the same period last year, whereas... mehr
US short line railroad changes hands
Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC), an Anacostia affiliate, has acquired the assets and operating rights of the former Southern Indiana Railway (SIND), a short line located in the Louisville metropolitan area, USA. Until 2020, SIND served customers along its 8.85 km of... mehr
Strong recovery for Emirates Skycargo
As the 2021-22 results show, Emirates Skycargo contributed to 40% of the airline’s total transport revenue in the second year of the pandemic. By 30 June 2021, the carrier had restored services to over 90% of its pre-pandemic network. In June 2021, it invested to scale up its... mehr
Awery hires Phaedra Den Hertog
Phaedra Den Hertog has spent over 30 years in air cargo working for major companies in the aviation industry including Polar Air Cargo, Cathay Pacific, and more recently Air Bridge Cargo (ABC), where she oversaw the implementation of its new cargo management system.... mehr
First half year strong for Frasers
Cologne-based real estate developer Frasers Property Limited (FPL) has announced the results for its first half of 2022 ending at the end of March. Earnings before interest and tax were EUR 138 million on assets under management of approximately EUR 7.3 billion. The company's... mehr
For a few dollars more
The shortage of empties is opening a new chapter. CMA CGM has launched an early container return incentive programme. It is employed not only at the FMS terminal in Los Angeles, but at all CMA CGM return locations in Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Kansas City, KS; and Memphis, TN.... mehr
Final test for eEconic
Germany-based Frankfurter Entsorgungs- und Service (FES) has taken delivery of a battery-electric eEconic truck: with immediate effect, FES is using the near-series vehicle manufactured by Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks for municipal waste collection in Frankfurt am Main. The... mehr
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Plymouth, the official capital of the UK overseas territory of Montserrat, an island in the Caribbean, has a population of 0. It was evacuated in 1995, when a volcano erupted nearby. mehr