July 2024

Happy return to heavylift forwarder

Deugro has appointed Dominik Stehle as new chief commercial officer. He returns to the German project and heavylift forwarder where he worked for close to a decade, after a spell in the heavy lift shipping industry. He formally joins the company at the beginning of Q4 this year. [+]

Turnover and profits up, while ro ro breaks records in Belfast

Belfast Harbour reported rising annual turnover and operating profits in 2023 while expenditure on major capital projects reached a record £65 million. The trust port reported turnover of £82.9m for 2023, up 7% on its figures for 2022, while earnings were up 4% on the previous year to £46.3m. Underlying profit ... [+]

Uniserve first to offer new-look carbon credits

Logistics and trade management provider Uniserve has become the first company to buy Mere Plantations W&I insured carbon credits.   Mere Plantations announced the placement of the world’s first Carbon Credits insurance policy in June, brokered by  insurance intermediary Howden, and Climate Law. The policy significantly increases the integrity and value of ... [+]

ACS carries out life-saving mission to San Fran

Courier firm ACS Time Critical recently chartered a private jet to transport life-saving blood plasma from Manchester in the UKr to a hospital in San Francisco. The company received a call to deliver the plasma to the US within a very specific timeframe. It also had too be kept cool and ... [+]

New name Hapag-Lloyd terminals – with a nod to history

Hapag-Lloyd's Terminal and Infrastructure division is to be rebranded Hanseatic Global Terminals. The company, which has a portfolio of 20 container terminals in 11 countries will be based in Rotterdam and is inspired by the Hanseatic League, a historic association of seafaring merchants in Northern Europe. Key locations include Container Terminal ... [+]

Stena Line lays keel for first Belfast-Heysham ship

Stena Line has laid the keel for the Stena Futura, the first of its ‘NewMax’ Belfast-Heysham vessels, due to go into service in autumn 2025. The ceremony for the first of the two hybrid vessels took place in China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in WeiHai, China on 28 June. The hybrid vessels are ... [+]

Samskip and Matrans to set up Rotterdam hub

Shortsea operator and Samskip and logistics firm Matrans are to open a new central hub in Rotterdam to handle containers and breakbulk transport. Samskip will achieve increased control over vessel, rail and barge operations, mitigating bottlenecks. Matrans will continue operations for existing customers in breakbulk, containers and ro ro. The terminal will ... [+]

Putting the Queen Mary on the right course

Bullet Express and Intercounty Distribution are helping to give a ship restoration project a new direction. The companies, both members of the Pall-Ex network, have delivered the original rudder for the TS Queen Mary from Glasgow to Cornwall. A bespoke crate was developed to ensure the rudder's safety during transit ... [+]

DKR65 million loss but Leman still smiling

Danish transport and logistics company Leman says its 2023 annual results show a loss of DKR 65 million but says this corresponds to its investment during the year. The latter includes new offices in new countries, more than DKR50 million in new storage facilities in Taulov and a double-digit million ... [+]

Geopost sells stake in home delivery firm to Rhenus

German-owned logistics firm Rhenus has acquired 15% of the shares of French logistics service provider C Chez Vous from Geopost, with the latter retaining 80%. The new structure will enable C Chez Vous to benefit from Rhenus’ position in the European home logistics market. C Chez Vous was founded in ... [+]

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