Dakosy celebrates 40th anniversary 
Dakosy, Hamburg's first start-up to specialise in digitalisation, is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Supported by the port industry, the company was founded in 1982. With numerous IT platforms, Dakosy is now an established and neutrally recognised digitaliser for logistics far... more
Recovering relatively well 
Chinese ports provide global economy with renewed impetus. Although the overall situation concerning congestion has eased somewhat, all that glitters still isn’t gold in Chinese ports. Although volumes are rising, especially in exports, the figures from before the shutdowns... more
Increased frequency for Albatros Express
Transfracht will introduce new trains in European hinterland traffic as from 5 September 2022. In Germany, services to the German seaports on the Osnabrück route will be expanded to eight Albatros Express departures and Hamburg Bremerhaven and Wilhelmhaven will now be connected... more
More parcels for ZTO Express
In China, ZTO Express has reported its Q2/2022 results. The CEP's total revenues were RMB 8.66 billion (USD 1.3 billion) in Q2/2022, a rise of 18.2% from the same period in 2021. Gross profit was RMB 2.2 billion (USD 328.9 million), an uptick of 31.6% from H1/2021. The core... more
IFS Logistics certification for Estonian haulier
Estonia Raben Eesti has been certified as an IFS Logistics 2.3 service provider for temperature-controlled food products. This certification enables the company to meet the requirements of European distributors in terms of food quality and safety in all logistics activities.... more
Becker Logistics appoints new CTO
Becker Logistics, a third-party logistics company based in Glendale Heights (IL), has appointed Jamie Weldon as new chief technology officer (CTO). He is the second C-level employee to be brought onto the team within the last two years. The last C-suite was filled in 2021 when... more
Second terminal in Abidjan in the making
The Côte d’Ivoire Terminal in the port of Abidjan recently received a range of new equipment. No fewer than six STS gantries and seven RTG gantries were installed. This handling equipment was manufactured by ZPMC in China and will be used to start the operational testing stage... more
Zhengzhou airport more than doubles cargo capacity
Dimerco Express worked with Cathay Pacific to arrange its first flight for the new Zhengzhou North Cargo Terminal in Henan Province. The 160,000 sqm addition to CGO can handle 600,000 t of annual freight, bringing the airport’s total air cargo capacity to 1.1 million t. The... more
Globeair to build own hangar at Linz Airport
Globeair, its majority owner Friedrich Huemer and CEO and co-owner Bernhard Fragner have decided to build a hangar for the company's own maintenance operations at Linz Airport in order to improve fleet availability to meet increasing customer demand and optimise ongoing... more
Omnitrax serving Port of Catoosa
US rail company Omnitrax has been selected as the exclusive rail partner for the Tulsa Port of Catoosa, Oklahoma (USA). The long-term rail operator partnership became effective on 18 August 2022. The agreement provides an efficient, central hub to reach local, Midwest and... more