DB Schenker subsidiary automating customs processes 
SW Zoll Beratung, which is part of the DB Schenker group, implemented an automated customs solution with an integrated accounting system provided by software service provider Dakosy.The major project includes links to the firm SW Zoll, 54 DB Schenker offices and the company EVAG... more
Contract of Austrian Airlines CEO extended
The supervisory board of Austrian Airlines recently unanimously re-appointed Alexis von Hoensbroech as CEO and chairman of the executive board of Austria’s national airline for another five years to 2026.Von Hoensbroech has been Austrian Airlines CEO since August 2018, with his... more
'Cargo toolbox' app to serve whole sector
KLM Cargo’s ’compliance knowledge centre’ (CKC) has developed a ‘cargo toolbox’ app, which can be used for co-loading segregation checks based on Iata norms (for example for DG). Air France KLM Martinair Cargo will be the first operator to start using it. It is based on the... more
London P&I Club joins seafarers’ welfare association
The London P&I Club has become a member of the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (Iswan), a network of international organisations committed to improving the welfare of seafarers.The London Club can now become more active in helping to improve the lives... more
InstaFreight offers second digital service
Transport management services are the second offering of the Berlin-based, digital freight forwarder InstaFreight. The company already provides forwarding services. Having successfully tested the pilot project with several large-scale enterprises over the past twelve months,... more
Lineas and Tabaknati build new hub
Belgium railfreight operator Lineas and logistics company Tabaknatie will set up collection points for containers outside of Antwerp (Belgium) to spread the number of trucks during the Oosterweel works on the Antwerp ring road. The initiative comes after Lantis and the Port... more
New multimodal access to the port of Barcelona
In a joint effort between the authorities and private companies, a protocol has been inked concerning the new southern road and rail accesses to the port of Barcelona. The ministry of public works, the Generalitat de Catalunya; Adif, the Spanish corporation of rail... more
Because Manhattan Associates is worth it
The French global beauty company, L’Oréal, which was founded 110 years ago, has chosen to implement Manhattan Active Warehouse Management, a software as a service (SaaS)-based and cloud-native solution. The first implementation is due to be launched by mid-2021, with... more
BDI flying high
The Baltic Dry Index (BDI), the main index of the international dry cargo freight market, has maintained its upward trend for five consecutive sessions and recently surpassed the 2,000 point barrier, reaching 2,097 on 7 October. This is the highest mark since September last... more
Logwin takes business with China to the streets
11,000 km through China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus and Poland to Germany. The 235 boxes of bicycle parts from a Chinese plant in Dongguan, which Logwin, based in Luxembourg, transported for the first time by truck to Koblenz in Germany instead of by rail or sea freight, were... more