Maastricht at Flexport’s crossroads 
The San Francisco-based forwarder Flexport has teamed up the US capacity provider Jet One X to offer Boeing B747F flights from Hong Kong to Maastricht, as well as from the same Dutch airport to Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam). The technology platform and digital forwarder Flexport... plus
Strong growth for the railway industry
The German railway industry registered a new record turnover of EUR 12.9 billion in 2021. It stood 3% above that for the previous year, according to the Verband der Bahnindustrie in Deutschland (German rail industry association, VDB). Domestic business increased by about 2.5%... plus
Maritime transition to new energies
The maritime transport sector is continuing its transition to new sources of energy for ship propulsion, according to data from the analyst Clarkson Research Services. Newbuilds are leading from the front. 63% of the GT tonnage ordered in 2022 belongs to ships that can be... plus
Warehouse well-being for Kneipp
The Geis Group has commissioned the second building of its logistics centre near Schweinfurt (Germany). Geis uses the main part of the 20,000 sqm facility for its customer Kneipp. Since it was founded around 130 years ago Kneipp has distributed more than 1,200 articles - and... plus
Intermodal automotive service launched
Gefco has introduces a new road-rail service für Toyota in Europe. The intermodal solution helps the car manufacturer to reduce its CO2 emissions and it’s carbon footprint. The company transports automotive parts in reusable containers from Spain to the north of France in... plus
A team fuelled by the first British SAF
Kuehne + Nagel has entered into a partnership with IAG Cargo to reduce its emissions by using 8 million l of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) – the first batch of such fuel to be produced in the UK. Deliveries will take place in 2022. The project will save about 18,300 t of... plus
Grand Master Yo(l)da is on
The digital freight forwarder Yolda, which specialises in less-than-truckload consignments (LTL), now offers its digital booking platform to customers in Germany too. Yolda was founded in Turkey in 2020 by Volkan Özkan and C. Murad Özsert. The aim is to reduce empty runs and... plus
Laurels for a green newbuilding
The ‘Auto Advance’, the Norwegian shipping line UECC’s first multi-fuel LNG battery hybrid PCTC, recently won the ‘Shippax Ro-Ro Technology & Environment Award’. The accolade, a trade award combining the ro-ro, ferry and cruise industries, was awarded at a ceremony that... plus
AIA Cargo partners TAP Air Cargo UK
A partnership between the AIA Cargo, a GSSA that is part of the Airbridge International Agencies group (AIA), and Tap Air Cargo took off on 16 May. TAP Air Cargo offers 93 weekly flights from London Gatwick, Heathrow, Manchester and Dublin, with weekly air capacity of 160 t to... plus