A team to build the first wind-powered ro-ro vessel 
Naval architects will make a joint effort to build what they boast will be "the world’s first wind-powered ro-ro vessel". Wallenius Marine and Knud E. Hansen recently inked an agreement to design the ship. “Orcelle Wind” is the first vessel from the wind-powered... more
Middle Corridor - a new alternative
Customers of a. hartrodt may now avoid the increasing disruptions on the sea freight routes between China and Europe. As a new alternative, the freight forwarder is offering rail transport via the Eurasian Middle Corridor. This route goes via Kazakhstan, the Caspian Sea,... more
Linking Western with South Africa
Ten years after its inception, the West African carrier Air Côte d'Ivoire is adding South Africa to its route map. From today, 29 June 2022, it will operate the Abidjan-Johannesburg route via Kinshasa four times a week. Air Côte d'Ivoire aims to consolidate and greatly expand... more
New Zealand fines cartel
New Zealand’s High Court has imposed penalties of NZD 9.7 million on two international freight forwarding companies for "a serious breach of law". Mondiale Freight Services and Oceanbridge Shipping are to pay USD 4.9 million and USD 4.6 million, respectively. In... more
Three Asians form one service
In July, Yang Ming is launching a new service connecting the Far East with the West Coast of Latin America. The FE-WCSA Loop will be called SA8 and will be operated in partnerships with Wan Hai and Pacific International Lines (PIL). Altogether eight 2,400-3,700 teu vessels will... more
Felb welcomes A. Redkin and R. Marakhovskii
The railway operator Felb – Far East Land Bridge is reorganising its management team. With immediate effect, Alexander Redkin will take over the position of COO and Ruslan Marakhovskii will become the new CFO. They will share the leadership of the logistics company with interim... more
Daimler Truck tests hydrogen-based drive
Daimler Truck has reached its next milestone on the road to sustainable transport, now also including hydrogen-based drives. A Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck fuel-cell prototype has been undergoing intensive testing since last year – both on the in-house test track and on public... more
IAG Cargo launches a new route to Portland
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), has launched a new direct service from London Heathrow to Portland and is also restarting flights to Pittsburgh for the first time since March 2020. The brand-new service to Portland will operate five times a... more
Europa Air & Sea enters UAE
Europa Air & Sea is taking its next step in 2022. Following the opening of its Shanghai office in January, the British company is now expanding its service into the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The new team in Dubai is operational. Angus Hind, Europa Air & Sea... more
Dominik Wiehage for Rostock-Laage-Güstrow airport
In addition to his roles as CEO of the Zeitfracht Group, Dominik Wiehage has been appointed managing director of Rostock-Laage-Güstrow Airport, joining Maren Wolters in the management team, which is again now complete after the departure of long-time managing director Dörthe... more