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Hapag completes DAL buy

Hapag-Lloyd has completed its acquisition of the container liner business of German carrier Deutsche Afrika-Linien (DAL). If follows signing of a framework agreement in March and the transaction had been approved by all antitrust authorities. Full commercial integration is expected to be completed by the end of 2022. In 2021, Hapag-Lloyd acquired Africa-specialised carrier NileDutch. [+]

Double Danish for Rhenus

Rhenus Air & Ocean has opened new sites in Copenhagen and Aarhus in Denmark. It follows the launch of a new branch in Norway in February. . [+]

North Atlantic shift is taste of things to come, says airfreight analyst

General air cargo market volumes fell -8% year-over-year in May compared with April, as the aviation industry was again affected by says industry analysts CLIVE Data Services, part of Xeneta. It said that the latest figures also provided a glimpse of how major air cargo markets may perform in a ... [+]

Rock-it gains stronger foothold in Latin America

Global Critical Logistics (GCL) - owner of the Rock-it Global entertainment logistics brand - has acquired Madrid, Spain-based forwarder Asesores de Flete (ADF), itself a provider of services to the sector. ADF will be integrated under GCL’s Rock-it Global brand. GCL said it would solidify Rock-it Global’s existing presence in Latin ... [+]

Oakland keeps food flowing to Ukraine

Retail logistics company Oakland International’s Leicestershire depot in Bardon is sending up to 20,000 food boxes to the Polish Ukraine border every day to help with the aid effort. Each box is individually packed and contains a week’s supply of food, and once packed and loaded on to trucks takes less ... [+]

Lufthansa names freighter Namaste

A Lufthansa Cargo Boeing 777F, registration D-ALFH was named Namaste India at Mumbai Airport on 31 May. Lufthansa Cargo has been naming its aircraft after its main markets within its global route network since 2013 with the theme: ‘Say hello around the world’. The Namaste greeting is widespread in Hindu culture. Since ... [+]

New chief takes the helm at Wallenius Wilhelmsen

Lasse Kristoffersen, the new President and CEO of Norwegian-headquartered ro ro shipping line Wallenius Wilhelmsen has taken up his position, promising digitalization and decarbonization among his priorities. He joins Wallenius Wilhelmsen from Norwegian bulk shipping operator Torvald Klaveness, where he has been president and chief executive since 2011. Kristoffersen is well known ... [+]

Dover zeros in on carbon, waste and accidents

The port of Dover has announced a series of continuous improvement targets that will drive a zero-harm approach to its activities, to mark World Environment Day. These are in addition to its carbon reduction targets announced earlier. The targets include zero reportable injuries from port activity, waste to landfill, pollution ... [+]

Freightos to raise $80 million on NASDAQ

The Freightos freight booking and payment platform says it will go public on the US NASDAQ exchange in the coming months and plans to raise at least $80 million in new investment. It will merge with Tel Aviv-based Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) Gesher Acquisition Corp.The combined entity will have ... [+]

IAG restarts Far East cargo flights

IAG Cargo has restarted cargo-only services from London Heathrow to Bangkok and Hong Kong to cater for an increase in consumer online spending. Flights operate daily to Hong and four-times weekly to Bangkok. All are serviced by a B787-9 aircraft. Since the start of the Covid pandemic IAG Cargo has completed over ... [+]

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