Increased rail capacity to compensate low water level 
As the water levels in the river Rhine are alarmingly low, Belgium rail freight operator Lineas is increasing its offer on key trains along the Rhine. From 15 June throughout the summer, fourteen weekly Xpress services and additional capacity to the Mannheim region in... more
Analyst issues warnings for June
May 2020 was not as bad for the air cargo industry as the previous month. As indicated in data from Clive Data Services, the industry has passed the lowest point. After a -37% decline in volumes YOY in April, the corresponding figure for May of -31% showed a slight upward... more
Aramex appoints acting COO
Aramex has appointed Othman Aljeda as the company’s acting COO, replacing Iyad Kamal, who will be leaving Aramex after a long and fruitful 29 years of service. Aljeda currently serves as the regional CEO for Aramex in Europe, North America and Asia. He joined the company in... more
More connections between Italy and Greece
The Naples (Italy)-headquartered Grimaldi Group is enhancing its maritime connections between Italy and Greece, where the group is active with the Grimaldi Lines and Minoan Lines brands. Starting from 11 June, the deployment of the ro/pax vessel "Venezia" will add... more
DHL says "thank you" in Linz
DHL Express came up with a special gesture to thank frontline workers amid the coronavirus pandemic. A DHL aircraft with rainbow symbols and huge stickers saying "Thank you" shows the express service provider's gratefulness for all essential workers who keep operations... more
Nippon Express acquires MD Logistics
Following an equity purchase agreement concluded with MD Logistics and MD Express, a logistics group operating in the USA, Nippon Express acquired the entire equity interests of MD Logistics through its subsidiary Nippon Express USA on 22 May 2020. MD Logistics is... more
Three new rail connections in one go
The Austrian Rail Cargo Group (RCC) has added yet more links to its intermodal transport network. Last Wednesday (3.6.2020) a new train service was launched linking Linz (Austria), Wels (Austria) and Duisburg (Germany) with three round trips per week. A few days ago, RCG... more
Space for more influx to the Port of Hamburg
The controversial deepening of the Elbe, key to paving the way for the mega vessels' way to the Port of Hamburg, has cleared the last legal hurdle in Germany. The federal administrative court in Leipzig rejected the lawsuit lodged by environmentalists against the supplemented... more
Gefco restructures air & sea business
Gefco’s air & sea business has announced a new leadership and a reorganisation in three key sectors: industry, automotive and life science/healthcare. Since February, executive vice president Paul-Henri Fréret has been leading Gefco’s air & sea division. In May,... more
Boosting digitalisation with own IT firm
Russian FTL-trucking company Globaltruck has created an IT company within the group. “Global Truck Information Technology” is designed to enhance the digitalisation of business processes and accelerate the implementation of the group’s plans to develop new services and build... more