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
Group CFO for Chapman Freeborn 

Chapman Freeborn, a global air charter specialist and part of Avia Solutions Group, has appointed Vaida Kojaliene as its group chief financial officer. Kojaliene joins Chapman Freeborn with a wealth of experience in various financial positions at country, regional and group... mehr
More intermodal links between Italy and Belgium 

Swiss intermodal transport operator Hupac has added a new service between Antwerp HTA (Belgium) and Novara CIM (Italy) to its network. The terminal offers gateway connections in Italy to Pescara/Manoppello and Bari with profile C70/P400 as well as onward links to Rome/Pomezia... mehr
CJ Logistics surges ahead 

Seoul (South Korea)-based CJ Logistics has reported its results for Q1/2022. While revenues went up by 6.1% to KRW 2.85 trillion (USD 2.2 billion), operating profit soared by 57.2% to KRW 75.7 billion (USD 570 million, which was mainly driven by the boom in the parcel and... mehr
Doubling efforts to bring joy to mothers 

During the 2022 Mother's Day season, the second peak in flower exports from Latin America after Valentine's Day, Latam Cargo transported over 16,400 t of this delicate product to the relevant markets for its flower grower partners. For this "historical season", the... mehr
Rapeseed decarbonises French road transport 

Bolloré Logistics recently put into operation a new shuttle that uses B100 biofuel. This end-to-end solution, designed for all pre and post air shipments, operates six days a week ensuring a rotation between the Bolloré Logistics French sites in Lyon and Roissy CDG. 100%... mehr
Joint venture on three seas 

Bremen Overseas Chartering and Shipping (BOCS) and UAL (Netherlands) are launching a new joint venture to expand shipping routes and capacities between the Mediterranean, the Black Sea and West Africa. The combined forces will operate under the name of UAL BOCS Shipping Line... mehr