Safe delivery: 16-axle truck ships 190 t 
Kroustalelis, a Greek special transport company, took over the first lap of the delivery of two 67 m long, 5.85 m wide and 190 t heavy boilers for a refinery plant in Azerbaidjan: the cargo was shipped from EKME’s manufacturing plant in Thessaloniki, Greece, to this city’s port... plus
Not just another shipper building an air lift
The Hut Group (THG), a British e-commerce company operating over 100 international websites selling FMCG mostly outside the UK, partners with Singapore Airlines to charter a series of more than 100 flights. Since the start of 2020, THG has been running successful... plus
New facility with two temperature zones
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, trans-o-flex opened a new transhipment hub on schedule this week, with which the company intends to establish a new standard. "The logistics centre in the Westphalian town of Hamm-Rhynern in Germany is a milestone for trans-o-flex in... plus
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Johnny Depp ran a successful campaign to help save the innocent Damien Echols from the death penalty. As a sign of their unity, both the acquitted and Johnny Depp got matching tattoos. plus
Vers le delta de la rivière des Perles
Sur la base d’un résultat financier annuel satisfaisant en 2019, Duisport se voit bien parée pour l’année 2020 difficile. Elle poursuit ses investissements malgré le recul du fret. plus
New Shandong-Europe Express launched
The new Shandong-Europe express train from Jinan in China arrived in Germany at Hamburg’s Billwerder Terminal for the first time last Thursday (30.4.2020) after a 20 day long journey. The train was loaded with 41 40-foot (feu) filled with wind turbine parts, LEDs, tools and... plus
Imperial retires from inland navigation in Europe
As announced some time ago, South Africa-based Imperial Logistics has decided to sell its inland shipping activities in Europe. The buyer is the German company Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln (HGK). The purchase price is EUR 176 million with the value of the business being... plus
Air Asia launches blockchain platform
Teleport, the logistics arm of the Malaysian carrier Air Asia, has launched Freightchain, marketed as "the world's first digital air cargo network run on blockchain". A shipper or freight forwarder can now instantly book and confirm any of Air Asia's 247 aircraft to... plus
Leadership change at Broekman Logistics
Broekman Logistics has announced an official leadership change in its senior management. Former managing director forwarding & shipping Albert Hoek is to step down and hand over the helm to Rik Pek, managing director international freight forwarding and breakbulk terminals.... plus
Trio launches new intra-Asian service
Tokyo-headquartered Interasia Lines is introducing a new service. The central China - Thailand - Vietnam loop (CTV) will start aroun d mid-May. The liner will deploy one vessel for this service, as will Wan Hai Lines and Sealand Maersk Asia. The port rotation on the 21 days’... plus