Difficult year for air freight north of the Alps 
Cargo volumes at Munich airport (photo), Germany's second-biggest aviation hub, were down in 2019. The 331,000 t of airfreight handled in 2019 represented a 5.7% yoy decrease. Zurich airport reports an 8.4% decrease in freight volume in 2019 versus 2018. During the year... more
New site manager for the seaport Emden
Helmut Weermann, chairman of the Emder Hafenförderungsgesellschaft and site manager of the marketing company Seaports Niedersachsen for the port of Emden (Germany), is retiring. The port specialist’s main tasks were to represent the interests of the seaport, to expand and... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
The Hawaiian language has only twelve letters in its alphabet. more
Cargo-Partner uses HHLA’s CO2-neutral transport solution
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and Metrans are increasing their efforts to make the entire group climate neutral by 2040. HHLA and Metrans have developed HHLA Pure, a product that can ensure climate neutral transport chains from the port into the European hinterland,... more
BDP International selects Four Kites
BDP International (BDP), a privately-owned global logistics and transportation services company, has engaged Four Kites to design solutions for predictive shipment visibility across the supply chain. This endeavour will improve the performance of BDP's visibility platform, BDP... more
Paris stays on course
Just before the general strike that hampered public transport in France started, the ITJ slipped into Paris, where CDG airport, Europe’s second most important airfreight gateway, put on a rather insightful afternoon. more
Trucks on electric highway
Spedition Bode in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, has taken delivery of its first Scania hybrid electric truck powered by overhead electric lines. The vehicle is a red-coloured Scania R 450 Hybrid. Spedition Bode is the only project partner to test trucks of this type in... more
Sats to operate second Saudi air cargo terminal
Sats Saudi Arabia, a subsidiary of one of Asia’s leading providers of food solutions and gateway services, has won a 25-year cargo terminal concession in King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) in Riyadh, which handles close to 40% of air cargo volume in the kingdom. The... more
An efficient rail 4.0 strategy requires key technology
The six largest associations in Europe’s railfreight industry, Allianz pro Schiene, NEE, VDB, VDV and UIP are convinced that a digital automatic coupling (DAK) is essential for guaranteeing efficient railfreight services. Together they presented the DAK charter at the 10th... more
Kerry Logistics wins Quamnet award
Kerry Logistics was a proud winner at the Quamnet outstanding enterprise awards (QOEA) 2019 for the fifth consecutive year, clinching the outstanding global 3PL title for the third year running. Presented in Hong Kong, the title secured Kerry Logistics' reputation as a global... more