Iata – Paper is still too patient 
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) organised its second e-cargo conference in Geneva (Switzerland) in June. The trade body used the event as an opportunity to call for the formation of strong partnerships so that airfreight, by the deployment of new technologies,... more
P3 will stir up the market
The winds of change are about to set in in the container shipping industry: the sector’s biggest carriers Maersk Line, MSC and CMA CGM want to coordinate their activities in a joint alliance from 2014 and thereby ensure better results. more
How can we solve distribution problems?
«Supply chain management practices are becoming increasingly removed from what we understand under the term,» according to Professor Wolfgang Stölzle, director of the logistics management faculty at the University of St Gallen (Switzerland). He presented his assessment of the... more
Sea freight in the grip of sanctions
What sort of shipments can be handled in a country which is subject to sanctions? In an interview with the ITJ Paolo Sommavilla, head of the Ignazio Messina agency in Zurich, provided an insight into everyday practice in the shipping industry. more
A neutral agent in the market
The three European transport and logistics companies Bertschi, Hoyer and the De Rijke Group recently established a new joint venture, founding an independent fourth-party logistics service provider (4PL). All three corporations are also specialists in the chemicals logistics... more
The North African legal situation
In transportation affairs, an involvement in legal disputes cannot always be avoided. For this reason, it is even more important to know how the acknowledgment of foreign legal decisions and arbitration awards is handled in North African countries where the Arab Spring took... more
Loxxess extends management team 
Loxxess AG, a specialist for outsourcing projects in industrial and commercial logistics, has named Gregor Buder as its managing director for Poland and Czechia. He will be a member of the holding’s seven-strong managerial team and succeeds Charles Lewis, who officially retired... more
Toll Group wants to build huge parcel facility
The Australian logistics service provider, Toll Group, is positioning itself for growth in the express parcel market by building an AUD 170 million freight sorting facility, the largest of its kind in Australia, to the west of Sydney on the new Bungarribee industrial estate.... more
DVB's shipping and offshore research in new hands
DVB Bank SE, the Frankfurt (Germany)-based specialist for international transport finance, has announced that Henriette Brent-Petersen will join DVB as head of its shipping and offshore research department in Rotterdam, with effect from 1 October 2013. Brent-Petersen has led the... more
Ceva Logistics expands services in Spain
The logistics and SCM specialist Ceva Logistics has expanded the range of services provided at its multiuser hub in Ontigola near Toledo, by building a 240 sqm specialist chemical storage area. Ceva built the new chemical storage area in the Ontigola warehouse as part of... more