Imperial and MEX join forces to leverage Turkish potential 
Imperial has entered into a partnership with Turkish freight forwarder M Ekspres (known as MEX), which will see the creation of a new multi-modal freight management business housed within Imperial’s freight management capability - specialising in traffic to, from and transiting... plus
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... plus
"Curiosity of the Day" 
In 2014, Tinder made its first match on the continent of Antarctica. Not surprisingly, both parties involved were research scientists. plus
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... plus
Fret aérien à court de souffle
Le trafic aérien est confronté à une crise comme il n’en a jamais connue jusqu’ici. Pour une fois le trafic passagers devrait en souffrir davantage que le fret aérien. Mais ils sont interdépendants ainsi que l’ont montré les événements de ces dernières semaines. La situation... plus
Le point nodal Djeddah
L’invasion de criquets en Afrique de l’Est n’est qu’une des raisons poussant à créer de meilleures liaisons de l’Europe vers l’Afrique de l’Est. Les lignes de l’Europe de et vers le Kenya et la Somalie via la mer Rouge sont nouvellement dans le viseur du groupe français CMA CGM.... plus
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... plus
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... plus
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... plus
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... plus