The last mile is the key 
It’s not just CEP providers that are happily surfing the e-commerce wave. Classic forwarders also bank on this growing market, seeking to score in selected growing fields – as is the case with XPO Logistics after a difficult year. more
Hungarian coaches for Egypt 
DHL is supporting Dunakeszi Járműjavító Kft to transport the largest order of rolling stock in the country's history. 676 passenger coaches will be delivered from the production site in Dunakeszi, Hungary, to Egypt within a period of 32 months. DHL will manage the end-to-end... more
Drones assist in vaccine logistics
Zipline is cooperating with UPS and the UPS Foundation to assist the government of Ghana in the delivery of Covid-19 vaccines across the West African country. Supported by the coordination of UPS Healthcare with vaccine manufacturers, UPS deliveries of initial vaccines... more
Helping to build digital carrier community
European digital freight forwarder Sennder has appointed Jared Winder as VP - carriers. As the latest addition to the leadership team, Winder joins the growing Amsterdam team, where he will be responsible for developing the company's network that gives small and medium-sized... more
From transatlantic to transpacific?
Transpacific is one thing, transatlantic another. Sea Intelligence, the maritime intelligence provider from Copenhagen, recently analysed the volume of blank sailings on the transatlantic trades. CEO Alan Murphy: "In 2020 there was only a single 2020-1H spike in blank... more
Central Asia: another step towards digitalisation
Two trucks carrying cotton bound for Turkey have crossed the border from Tajikistan to Uzbekistan, using the TIR-EPD electronic customs pre-declaration for the first time in Tajikistan. Transport operator Sharipov Tojiddin ran this TIR transport. TIR-EPD is a useful tool for... more
Latam Group reveals big cargo plan(e)s
Latam Airlines Group announced a significant expansion of its cargo operations with the conversion of up to eight Boeing 767-300ER aircraft into Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF), representing a freighter capacity growth of up to 80%. This plan seeks to increase the service... more
Americold's expansion pays off
For 2020, Atlanta-headquartered Americold reported revenues of USD 1.99 billion, an uptick of 11.4% in comparison to 2019. The company invested both in the extension of its network and in acquisitions, pouring USD 2.6 billion into new units and adding 62 facilities to its global... more
HMM's fleet growing faster
The South Korean carrier HMM, formerly Hyundai Merchant Marine, will deploy its latest newbuilds earlier than expected. The eight vessels with a capacity of approx. 15,300 teu were ordered by HMM in 2018, delivery was scheduled for the first half of 2021. In March, two of... more
Now operating in Kenya
Hapag-Lloyd has opened a new office in Kenya. While the main business will be managed from the port city of Mombasa, the ocean carrier will also be represented with an office in the East African country's capital Nairobi. Prashant Sindhwani, former operations director for... more