More than Kiwis 
In mid-October 2022, the new Militzer & Münch New Zealand subsidiary was born. With the first branch office in the capital Auckland, headed by Shakir Samsudeen, the company also has its sights set on the Polynesian region. Samsudeen reports to Andreas Löwenstein,... more
A twin operation in India
Röhlig Logistics is opening two offices in India at the same time. The sales offices in Ludhiana, Punjab and Bhubaneswar, Odisha, have now come on stream. Röhlig has identified India as one of the fastest-growing economies worldwide, being the target of many global players... more
Changes at the helm of TAM Americas
TAM Group, a leading GSA/GSSA in Asia and the Americas, has announced several senior-level appointments (pictured fltr), coinciding with the opening of new offices in North and South America. Fernando Garreton has been promoted to VP Americas to lead the group’s foray into... more
TAP Cargo taps into maindeck capacity
Portugal's state-owned flag carrier TAP Air Portugal made its first cargo flight after its A330, converted by Avensis Aviation, had received its Easa and Anac certificates. The first freighter departed last weekend from Zaragoza (Spain), stopped off in Lisbon and flew to... more
Duisport is not Tollerort
In Germany, Cosco has sold its shares in the Duisburg Gateway Terminal (DGT) to Duisport, the operator of the port of Duisburg, as it was announced recently. The Chinese player had held 30% of the shares. So far, neither party has not disclosed what lies behind this step.... more
Increased transparency in groupage handling
In collaboration with Fraunhofer IML, Dachser has developed an innovation in groupage logistics and implemented it in a practical setting. In what is known as the @ILO terminal, a complete digital image of all a transit terminal’s packages, assets, and processes - a “digital... more
Amazon partners with Hawaiian Airlines
Hawaiian Holdings, the parent company of Hawaiian Airlines, has inked an agreement with Amazon.com and its subsidiaries to operate and maintain an initial fleet of ten Airbus A330-300 freighters starting in autumn 2023. Hawaiian will maintain and fly Amazon’s A330s under... more
Astre Italia names network coordinator
Astre Italia has appointed Matteo Natali as the new director for the further development of the network in Italy. As Europe’s largest logistics network, Astre is a cooperation of small and medium-sized transport companies that was founded in 1992 and today comprises 160... more
Volumes at DPW still growing
It’s a rare occurrence nowadays. Dubai’s port and free zone operator DP World kept the pace in 9M/2022 and recorded a 2% gain in container volumes across its network worldwide. Handled volumes amounted to 59.6 million teu. Q3/2022 still contributed 20.1 million teu to this... more
Road-rail service for plastic pipes
In UK, XPO Logistics has introduced an innovative road-rail freight solution to reduce emissions for Wavin, a manufacturer of plastic pipe systems. After a trial in June this year, the new road-rail option has now been implemented through a rail service agreement with Malcolm... more