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August 24, 2023
Transportation
CMA CGM adds to Spanish terminal network
MARSEILLE: French asset-based logistics group CMA CGM reported a net profit of US1.3 billion for the second quarter of 2023 – down from a pandemic-influenced net profit of US$7.6 billion in the same period a year earlier. Group revenue was US$12.3 billion in…
August 22, 2023
Transportation
MSC to save 35,000 tonnes of CO2e
ESSEN/GENEVA: The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has signed an agreement with German logistics company DB Schenker to use 12,000 tonnes of biofuel to carry up to 30,000 TEUs for the company’s consolidated cargo, less-than-container load (LCL),…
August 21, 2023
Transportation
Maersk orders six more methanol-powered vessels
COPENHAGEN: A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has ordered six 9,000 TEU containerships powered by green methanol for delivery in 2026 and 2027. In 2021 Maersk announced it would only order newbuilds that can operate on green fuels. The latest order brings its…
August 22, 2022
Transportation
What price anti-trust exemption for container shipping?
BRUSSELS: Attending the 2015 transport logistic expo in Munich, a Maersk Sustainability manager admitted his company didn’t have a Plan B for loading and unloading containers when there is a 7.0+ metre (24.6 feet) rise in sea-level as a result of a melted…
May 18, 2022
Transportation
CMA CGM integrates Air France-KLM
PARIS/MARSEILLE: Air France-KLM and CMA CGM have signed a 10-year exclusive partnership that could result in a 9.0 percent stake in the airline group and a Board seat for the French logistics company’s president and CEO Rodolphe Saadé. The deal will result…
May 16, 2022
Transportation
United Heavy Lift expands greener fleet
HAMBURG: Project and outsize cargo carrier United Heavy Lift has ordered two more F900 Eco-Lifter vessels to add to a fleet of 17 delivered between 2019 and this year. The company is phasing out all its UHL 800 P-type vessels in a bid to operate a modern and…
May 13, 2022
Transportation
Royal Mail to expand UK drone network
LONDON: Britain’s Royal Mail is to create 50 new postal drone routes over the next three years as part of a partnership with UK logistics drone operator Windracers Group. Subject to regulatory approval, the company will operate Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)…
May 11, 2022
Transportation
Deutsche Post DHL ‘GoGreen’ - but will Germany?
BONN: Deutsche Post DHL is to invest €600 million in sustainability-related logistics infrastructure including 280 carbon-free delivery depots – 100 of which are scheduled for completion at the end of this year. In addition to a current fleet of 20,000…
May 03, 2022
Transportation
KLM and SkyTeam members launch sustainable flight challenge
AMSTERDAM: KLM and 16 other SkyTeam members have accepted a challenge to see which airline can operate the most sustainable medium and long-haul flight this year in order to share best practice “from check-in to baggage belt”. According to the airline, it…
March 22, 2022
Transportation
IATA endorses CO2 emissions methodology
GENEVA: IATA has endorsed a standard method to calculate the CO2 emissions per passenger, per flight based on verified airline data. The airline association says it considered the following factors in making its recommendation: • Guidance on fuel measurement,…
March 16, 2022
Transportation
Shipping industry warned of climate impact cost
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC: A report by research institute RTI International says the climate crisis could cost the global shipping industry up to US$25 billion a year by 2100. Based on past impacts and future scenarios, it projects additional annual damages…
February 18, 2022
Transportation
EU countries to offer incentives for zero-emission trucking from 2023
BRUSSELS: Members of the European Parliament have voted to implement a new system of road tolls from 2023 that provides incentives to truck operators of zero-emission vehicles. To reduce GHG transport emissions throughout the EU, in 2017 the European…