Samskip subsidiary Nor Lines will include calls at Rotterdam for the first time in its weekly multipurpose liner service connecting to Western, Mid and Northern Norway, with effect from 1 June.

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Russia’s ministry of transport has agreed on an extension to overflight rights for US carriers, after cancelling a meeting last week with the US State Department.
The approval was given just hours before US carriers would have had to re-route …

The number of containerships sold for scrap has slowed dramatically as shipowners in the smaller sectors take full advantage of a rejuvenated charter market and reactivate mothballed tonnage.
According to Alphaliner, only 12 ships, equating to 21,778 teu, have been …

Strong sea and air freight rates last year helped German road freight and logistics operator Dachser post annual revenues above €6bn for the first time.
The company said its Air & Sea Logistics (ASL) division benefited from increased volumes and …

US rail operator CSX has rebounded after a dismal fourth quarter, with revenue climbing and volumes remaining steady.
The performance will likely buoy the rail operator, which in December announced the shock death of its chief, Hunter Harrison.
Intermodal revenue …

Deutsche Bahn has elected Michael Odenwald to serve as chairman of the company’s supervisory board.
Succeeding Utz-Hellmuth Felcht who stepped down at the end of March, Mr Odenwald’s term runs until March 2020.
He brings DB more than 25 years’ …

Kerry Logistics has appointed Mathieu Renard Biron (pictured above) as its managing director of global freight forwarding and Patrick Cheah (below) as executive director of global air.
It described the appointments as a “strategic move to push forward Kerry Logistics’ …