UPS supports trans-border shipments 
UPS has expanded its UPS worldwide express freight palletised service, which is now available in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. With this move, UPS can provide its customers with guaranteed delivery of palletised shipments in one day to the United States, helping to expedite... more
Nunner opens new branch in Switzerland
Nunner Logistics will open a new branch in St. Gallen, Switzerland on 1 May 2019, which will focus primarily on developing rail solutions and services across Europe, central Asia and China. The new office shows Nunner’s commitment to improve the company’s abilities to serve its... more
Singaporean foot in Gdansk 
PSA International intends to participate in the purchase of the largest box terminal in Poland, which plays a key role as a gateway to Poland and Central and Eastern Europe. more
Railfreight goes from strength to strength in Europe
Traffic performance on Europe’s railfreight network climbed to 469 billion tkm in 2017, and it is expected that the pre-crisis level of 474 billion tkm will be reached over the next two years, as a new study conducted by the consulting company SCI concludes. Combined traffic... more
Azul - strong enough to go it alone
The Brazilian carrier, Azul Linhas Aéreas, has decided not to pursue a commercial agreement with Correios, Brazil’s postal service, to create an integrated logistics solutions company. The move had been approved by the country's competition authority a few months ago. In... more
UK haulier boosts bulk commodity chemical business
Suttons Tankers in UK has agreed a deal to acquire DHL Supply Chain’s domestic bulk commodity chemical business. The acquisition covers mainly chemical transports from sites in Billingham, County Durham and Runcorn, Merseyside. DHL’s dedicated services in packed chemicals,... more
RMI: 15 years of qualship 21 certification
The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) has been recognised on the US coast guard's qualship 21 roster for 2019-2020. The USCG programme rewards vessels for commitment to safety and quality when calling at ports in the United States. Only flag states which maintain a port... more
Sass takes on MD role at KDS
Stefan Sass has been recruited as the new managing director of the Committee of German Seaport Freight Forwarders (KDS) within the Federal Association of German Freight Forwarders and Logistics Operators. He replaces Kurt-Jürgen Schimmelpfeng, who held the post for 17 years.... more
Prologis enlarges portfolio in Sweden
Prologis, a logistics real estate provider, has bought 295,000 sqm of prime properties in four of Sweden’s strongest logistics markets. The acquisition substantially strengthens the company's presence in Sweden. The properties are near the company's existing portfolio ‒ and... more
Svitzer for Suez
The towage operator Svitzer recently inked a ten-year agreement with the Egyptian port of Suez. The company will provide two newly built 70T ASD tugs for supporting the operations in Port Said and the Suez Canal. Svitzer has been operating in Egypt since 2005 for Egyptian... more