Growing in style 
Miami International Airport (MIA) handled 2.7 m t of freight in 2021, shattering its previous record of 2.3 m t in 2020 by 17%, for its second consecutive year of growth. International freight grew by 17% to 2.2 m t, domestic freight by 15%. MIA continues to rank as the... more
Hupac increases train frequency
The Swiss Intermodal Operator is expanding its shuttle services between Germany and Italy: as of 7 February 2022, the company will be offering three round trips per week on its Duisburg – Proderonone line. With the extension, Hupac provides a stable intermodal service between... more
80 biodiesel trucks join fleet in Bolzano
For Gruber Logistics in South Tyrol (Italy), sustainability and environmental conservation have been an integral part of its corporate philosophy for decades. The haulier invested in an additional new Scania R 450 4x2 biodiesel trucks in December 2021. All in all, the truck... more
Alexander Granderath to chair supervisory board
The supervisory board of VTG Aktiengesellschaft, a European wagon hire and rail logistics company, has elected Alexander Granderath as its new chairman. He succeeds Jost A. Massenberg, who served on VTG’s supervisory board for over fifteen years and as its chairman since the... more
Digital service provider starts CO2 cooperation
As from February 2022, the users of "startracking", an airport-to-airport tracking solution provided by the Italian company Cargo Start, can benefit from special conditions to access a Swiss solution for the certified calculation of the greenhouse gas emissions... more
Freight rates: price hike expected to continue
The European road freight rate benchmark for Q4/2021 shows that prices ended 2021 at historic highs in Europe. The index stood at 108.3, 1.1 points higher than in Q3/2021 and 3.2 points higher than in Q4/2020. Q4/2021 is the 6th consecutive quarter of rate increases in Europe.... more
Developing Angola's logistics sector
Port and terminal operator DP World and the government of Angola have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop the country’s trade and logistics sector. The Dubai-headquartered DP World player started operations at the multipurpose terminal (MPT) at the Port of... more
ZIM reshuffles Latin American services
ZIM is rerouting three services in Latin America. In detail, the liner is introducing a new Venezuela feeder (VEX) and upgrading two existing lines, the Central America Express (LAF) and West Coast Central America (WCA) services. The new rotations for VEX are Manzanilo... more
Royal Brunei Airlines extends GSA partnership
ECS Group has secured a two-year contract extension with Royal Brunei Airlines and will represent the airline’s cargo division at a variety of online and offline destinations across nine territories: S.E Asia, Australia, China, Middle East/Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, India, USA... more