Markthüter gefordert 
Die Zurückhaltung der Kartellbehörden könnte bald ein Ende finden Der Kreislauf der Fusionen und Übernahmen reisst in der Logistikbranche nicht ab. GXO will bis Jahresende den Kauf von Clipper Logistics in Grossbritannien finalisieren. Das grüne Licht der Kartellbehörden... mehr
A new connection on the Red Sea 
P&O Maritime Logistics and Unifeeder are joining forces in the Middle East region. This is the first time P&O Maritime Logistics will be trading in the Red Sea with containers on a liner basis between Port of Jeddah and Port Sudan. The partners are establishing this... mehr
Analysts expect seafreight volumes to fall
Copenhagen-based maritime analyst Sea-Intelligence sees reasons to assume that the demand-led spikes seen during the pandemic that propelled container shipping to record earnings might be over. Sea-Intelligence has gone over the numbers on supply and demand from February... mehr
Monrovia more digital
A digitisation project is underway in the Free Port of Monrovia in Liberia to implement new tools to improve supply chain efficiency by paperless customs clearance processes and more efficient terminal operations. Over the past year, APM Terminals Liberia introduced online... mehr
Relativ erholt
Chinesische Häfen geben der Weltwirtschaft wieder Impulse. Obwohl sich die Staulage insgesamt entspannt hat, ist um die chinesischen Häfen herum noch immer nicht alles Gold, was glänzt. Zwar steigen die umgeschlagenen Volumina, v.a. im Export, aber die Zahlen vor den... mehr
Hutchison Ports banks on Egypt
The Egyptian government and Hutchison Ports recently enhanced their cooperation by initialling agreements for two new concessions to operate container terminals in Ain Sokhna Port and El Dekheila Port. Marking the event, an initialling ceremony was hosted by Mostafa Madbouly,... mehr
More rail services in Southern Africa
Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) and Botswana Rail (BR) have agreed to cooperate to improve inter-trade between the two countries. The initiatives will give landlocked Botswana an easier and more efficient access to South African ports. The entities will collaborate to fix parts... mehr
Air cargo tonnages and rates both declining
Global air cargo flown tonnages and prices continued their gradual decline in the first two weeks of August after volumes staged a brief and partial recovery in the second half of July, as the latest figures published by World ACD Market Data show. Looking at week 32... mehr
Nigeria calls upon aviation specialists
Interested companies and consortia wishing to participate in a bidding process for the development of airports with a focus on cargo business, especially agricultural products, in Nigeria still have exactly three weeks to submit their candidature. The West African country's... mehr
Enhancing connections on the Iberian Peninsula
Forwarder Arcese has strengthened its road freight services. Following a recent agreement with a big local player, Arcese's road freight services in Spain have been enhanced with new consolidated daily connections linking the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal. Thanks to this... mehr