US cargo airlines continue to hire workers 
The number of employees in the USA’s airline industry (passenger and cargo airlines combined) rose to 728,150 in December 2021, 20,049 (2.83%) more than in November 2021 and 21,340 (2.85%) fewer than in December 2019. This figure is the highest industry headcount since the start... mehr
JAS picks Giancarlo Rosselli
As it continues to expand in the pharma & healthcare sector, JAS has appointed Giancarlo Rosselli to lead the company’s sales efforts in the Americas for this vertical. Rosselli will be based out of the JAS Americas HQ in Atlanta. With over 20 of experience working for... mehr
First transport under unified CIM/SMGS rules
Note Trans Container has launched its first international multimodal service shipping cargo from China to Germany under a unified CIM/SMGS consignment note. The test shipment was performed recently. As part of the second shipment, Trans Container arranged the transport of 50... mehr
Maritime trade back to pre-pandemic levels
In 2021, international maritime trade recovered to pre-pandemic levels and reached 12 billion t transported, corresponding to approximately 1,5 t per inhabitant of the earth. According to the latest weekly report by analyst Clarksons, international trade by sea in 2021 grew by... mehr
Real estate portfolio in China changes hands
In cooperation with a global institutional investor, Hong Kong-based ESR Cayman, an APAC-focused real estate investor, has completed the acquisition of a logistics and industrial portfolio in Greater Shanghai. It represents eleven completed logistics and industrial assets... mehr
Almost 940,000 truck consignments by rail
Kombiverkehr continues to grow: the intermodal operator transported 9.3% more shipments in 2021. 937,959 truck shipments or 1.88 million teu were thud transferred from road and sea to climate-friendly rail. Kombiverkehr’s performance improved in all transport sectors last... mehr
Schneider National's best year so far
Wisconsin-headquartered Schneider National achieved earnings of USD 532.7 million in 2021 (+86% compared to 2020). The company also reported its Q4/2021 results, with total revenues up 21% compared to Q4/2020, amounting to USD 178 million. Intermodal revenues (excluding fuel... mehr
Normalisation on the seas within sight?
The Copenhagen-based maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence has analysed the emerging endemic Covid period and, since there is no historical precedent fully describing this situation, compared it to the period of the US West Coast labour dispute of early 2015, which led to major... mehr
Strategic appointments at DHL Supply Chain
Contract logistics provider DHL Supply Chain (DSC), which belongs to Deutsche Post DHL Group, has made changes in its leadership team in Asia Pacific. Effective 15 February 2022, Jérôme Gillet, currently CEO Singapore cluster, DSC, has been named CEO Japan and Korea cluster.... mehr