MOL unifies tankship companies 
MOL has announced that its wholly owned management companies for tankers, MOL Tankship Management (Asia) (Molta; managing director: Toshihiko Ota; headquarters: Singapore) and MOL Tankship Management (Europe) (Molte; managing director: Ikutoshi Kato; headquarters: London) will... mehr
"Curiosity of the Day" 
In 2014, Tinder made its first match on the continent of Antarctica. Not surprisingly, both parties involved were research scientists. mehr
25 years of service for Bremen
The Bremen (Germany)-based port services provider Weserport celebrated its first quarter of a century at the beginning of April this year. Weseport was founded in 1995 as a joint venture of the Rhenus Group, Stute Verkehr and the Stahlwerke Bremen. Today, the company is... mehr
Luftfracht in Atemnot
Die Luftfahrtbranche befindet sich in einer noch nie dagewesenen Krise. Für einmal dürfte es die Passagierluftfahrt härter als die Luftfracht treffen. Aber die eine kann nicht ohne die andere, wie die Ereignisse der letzten Wochen in Erinnerung rufen – mag sich die Situation... mehr
Knotenpunkt Jeddah
Die saudi-arabischen Häfen suchen eine Schlüsselrolle im Verkehr zwischen Europa, dem Mittleren Osten und Afrika. Nachdem DP World eine 30-Jahr-Konzession in Jeddah zur Jahreswende abgeschlossen hat, verdichtet CMA CGM ihr regionales Netzwerk. mehr
Dachser: new weekly train service along Silk Road
The first train was loaded with 42 containers carrying BASF chemical products and has now arrived in the central Chinese city of Xi´an. Dachser took care of all organisational aspects — including coordination with train operator RTSB, customs clearance and distribution of the... mehr
The time of the tankers
Vitol Marine Fuels, a subsidiary of the Vitol Group headquartered in Rotterdam and Geneva, has acquired the Singapore-based bunkering specialist Sinanju Tankers Holdings (“Sinanju”). The Singapore bunkering licence holding entity has been renamed Vitol Bunkers and from 1... mehr
Second-best result for time matters
Lufthansa subsidiary time matters generated EUR 114.8 million revenue in 2019, recording the second-best result in the company's history within a challenging market environment. The main drivers for growth in 2019 were the medtech, life science, aviation & aerospace and... mehr
Choice Logistics names Robb Porter as chief customer officer
Choice Logistics CEO Matthew McKeever has announced that the US-based company has named Robb Porter as its chief customer officer. In this role, he is responsible for developing and deploying a comprehensive customer strategy to maximise customer acquisition, retention and... mehr
Fiji's first freighter flight on Sunday
Fiji Airways will operate its first freighter flight this Sunday, 5 April 2020, between Nadi and Sydney. One of the airline's two A350-900 will carry 41 t of fresh produce across to Australia. On the return sector, the airline will assist the Fijian ministry of health by... mehr