IDS: volumes and turnover continue upward trend 

In the financial year 2019, IDS Logistik continued its strong growth on a consistently high level. The German general cargo cooperation carried 14.7 million consignments in FY 2019, up 6.4% from FY 2018. Turnover grew by 10.4% to EUR 2.3 billion. This positive business... more
Ship registries now take a closer look 

Vessels that violate current United Nations Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs) on trading with North Korea will not be registered with the Palau international ship registry (PISR). Both the government of Palau and PISR have introduced measures for the due diligence in... more
IRU and ETF urge EU to address driver shortage 

The European transport workers’ federation (ETF) and the international road union (IRU) have renewed their commitment as social partners of the EU road transport sector to further improve working conditions for truck drivers. Unfavourable working conditions are an undeniable... more
Exporting country sounds alarm bells 

According to ADV, the association representing the interests of the German airports, its members' freight volumes dropped to 353,997 in January 2019, a downswing of 7.5 % compared to the same period last year. Unloaded cargo receded by 6.2% to 177.333 t, and loaded cargo... more
Tiaca kicks off new cargo event series 

The international air cargo association has launched a new event series: the "Tiaca 4Cargo" conferences and workshops, designed for subject matter experts and opinion makers in specialised cargo domains. As part of its modernisation programme, the association has been... more
Consistency at the top 

The Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index remains a good indicator for the level of logistics development in individual emerging markets. China is holding its own, despite policy and health turbulence. It’s possible that a recession could throw everything overboard, however.... more
New transload hub for US short line railroad 

TNW, a privately held operator of short line railroads and transportation logistics services, opened their third transloading operation in Brownwood, Texas, on the Texas Rock Crusher Railway (TXR) line. The railroad has been serving the rail transport, storage and operations... more
Volga-Dnepr Group: hygienically clean charters from China 

Whilst Russia temporarily limits passenger air traffic from/to China, there are no current restrictions to cargo airlines. Volga-Dnepr Group continues to operate charter flights into China despite the disruption to the air freight market. Flown commodities include essential... more
Quadient sets its sights on the German-speaking market 

Quadient, formerly Neopost, now has a strong focus on markets in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The Dutch company from Drachten with a workforce of 5,800 employees worldwide is currently setting up a sales organisation and a network of technicians for these three countries.... more
Csafe Global names Patrick Schafer CEO 

Csafe Global, a provider of temperature-controlled container solutions, has named Patrick Schafer as the company’s new CEO. Schafer began his career at Csafe in 2012 as CFO, and he has been serving as interim CEO since September 2019. With both US and European citizenship,... more