The shipper's view 
According to the latest container shipping market review carried out by MDS Transmodal and the Global Shippers Forum (GSF) and distributed by the Swiss Shippers' Council (SSC), container traffic continues to grow, but the market is still in turmoil. Container flows increased... more
And the lessor is...
The lessor behind the two A321P2F, which Lufthansa Cargo will operate from early next year (see ITJ 31-35/2021, p. 13), is BBAM Limited Partnership. The aircraft leasing services provider headquartered in San Francisco has agreed to lease the EFW solution with a payload-range of... more
Bigger fleet for DShip carriers
Two more vessels are to join DShip carriers' fleet: the "Eemslift Dafne" and the "Eemslift Nadine" are scheduled to be delivered in September 2021. Both vessels have a deadweight of 4,200 t and on-board cranes with a combined lifting capacity of up to 300... more
Cargojet picks Vito Cerone
Vito Cerone has joined Cargojet as senior vice president international. His previous position was vice president of cargo sales & commercial strategy at Air Canada. Cerone has held several senior leadership roles within the cargo business during more than 30 years in the... more
Relocation around Atlanta
Tirehub, a joint tire distribution company of Bridgestone Americas and Goodyear, has opened a new logistics and distribution centre in Kennesaw, Georgia to better serve the Atlanta metropolitan area. The previous centre was in Lawrenceville in the same state, about 80 km... more
Russian timber for the Far East
Fesco Transportation Group and RFP Group have formed a partnership to organise export shipments of sawn timber and veneer sheets of the timber holding to Japan, China and the Republic of Korea. The agreement was signed by German Maslov, vice president, linear & logistics... more
Partnership for sustainable shipping
Two players join forces to drive sustainability in the maritime industry: Lookout Maritime, a new-founded company formed to foster decarbonisation and wider sustainability within the shipping industry, is partnering with Anglo-Eastern, a major global provider of independent ship... more
Xeneta chooses Peter Sand as chief analyst
Peter Sand joins Xeneta as chief analyst after over a decade as commercial markets analyst at Bimco. At Xeneta, Peter Sand will help improve Xeneta’s intelligence software for both ocean container and air freight. His analysis will round up' the company’s strong portfolio of... more
Diligent robots in Dortmund
The Auto Store system in Dortmund, which boasts the largest number of robots in one location in Europe, is operational. The system was built in a new hall with a floor space of 7,700 sqm and is specially designed for international players in the fashion industry with a... more