February 2024

Haulage boss goes on the road

So determined is Mindaugas Paulauskas, managing director of Lithuanian-based Girteka Transport to find out what a typical day in the life of a truck driver entails, that he is embarking on two-week journey behind the wheel from Lithuania by way of Norway, southern Europe and back. He aims to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities professional truck drivers face today. Girteka Group currently employs over 12,500 drivers,  and Paulauskas ... [+]

Intermarine to join shipping heavy hitters

US-based  multipurpose and liner operator Intermarine is to join JSI Alliance, the joint venture set up by Dutch maritime heavy lift transport and engineering contractor Jumbo Shipping and German breakbulk and project cargo specialist SAL Heavy Lift three years ago. It will give JSI Alliance a combined fleet of 50 vessels. The ... [+]

Aramex trucks beat Red Sea blockade

Aramex is operating sea/road services using its own trucks to beat the blockade on shipping through the Red Sea. The forwarder is running trucks from Asia via Dubai, and Dammam, Saudi Arabia to connect with shipping services and from Europe to Port Said, Egypt, avoiding transiting Iraq and Iran due to ... [+]

First Multimodal for new recruiter

New logistics recruitment company, Innovate Freight Talent, is to attend the Multimodal show for the first time. The company was founded in late 2023 by Richard Litchfield and was born from his frustrations at the struggle that his previous employers had in finding the right talent for roles within the logistics ... [+]

Hamburg holds its own

The port of Hamburg said that geopolitical and economic challenges weighed on throughput in 2023. The decline in the German economy led to a decline in container throughput compared to the previous year, but there was a slight recovery in the second half of the year. Total cargo handled was 114.3 ... [+]

Luanda freighter flight to restart

TAAG Angola Airlines is to restart its weekly freighter flights between Liege, Belgium and Luanda, following the signing of a leasing deal with Network Airline Management. The service will use a Boeing 747-400F nose-loading freighter offering up to 120 tonnes capacity, departing every Friday to Dr António Agostinho Neto International ... [+]

50m clearances for Lufthansa customs arm

Lufthansa Cargo’s CB Customs Broker subsidiary, acquired by the group’s time:matters fast freight arm in 2018, has made 50 million clearances in its three year existence. It handles customs and customs clearance shipments, for sea, rail or road as well as by air, either automatically or through customized solutions. [+]

Kuehne+Nagel looking cool in New York

Kuehne+Nagel has extended its New York JFK terminal with a stand-alone 4,500sq ft (418sq m) stand-alone, GxP-compliant, temperature-controlled area and a 10,000sq ft (929sq m). extension to its ambient warehousing. The new temperature-controlled facility offers two separate areas and can support requirements from +2°C to +25°C for healthcare or perishable cargo, ... [+]

CCS-UK ready for CDS switch

CCS-UK says it has migrated to the HMRC new CDS (Customs Declaration Service) platform and that its users can now submit for all air exports as well as imports through the new system. CDS is due to replace HMRC’s ageing CHIEF (Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight) system by the ... [+]

Another five years for THE container alliance

The members of the Ocean Alliance - CMA CGM, COSCO SHIPPING, Evergreen and OOCL - have extended their agreement for at least five additional years from 2027, until 2032. Launched in 2017, the Ocean Alliance says it is the world’s largest operational shipping network and would continue to serve an extensive ... [+]

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