Flexport has appointed Janis Bargsten (pictured) director of accounts for the Austria, Germany, and Switzerland (DACH) region, with duties including heading up the company’s second European office in Hamburg.
And speaking to The Loadstar, Mr Bargsten and Flexport vice president …

Ground handler Swissport is to seek a public listing on the Swiss stock exchange.
Group president and chief executive officer Eric Born said the initial public offering (IPO) would accelerate Swissport’s long-term growth strategy.
“It will provide additional financial flexibility …

The continuing stand-off between labour and management at Sweden’s main box gateway of Gothenburg is beginning to have a structural impact on the country’s container supply chains.
Gothenburg reported a 19% decline in container shipments in 2017, the port’s largest …

As development schemes go, the SkyBridge Arizona plan is ambitious, soaring as much on hopes from high-up, as on recent growth in traffic flows.
SkyBridge has the support of the Arizona state government, which has welcomed the prospect of 17,000 …

Maersk Line’s acquisition of Latin American specialist carrier Hamburg Süd could be a disruptive influence on the Asia to east coast South America trade, albeit indirectly.
Strict competition conditions imposed on the deal by regulators have caused a shake-up of …

First blockchain, now blocklet. Nevada-based start-up Filament is beta-testing a microchip that can communicate and complete transactions without the need for checks by multiple parties and multiple sign-offs. The blocklet chip has been designed with shipping containers in mind – …

The global logistics industry is vast, both in terms of market size and the huge numbers of people employed in the sector. It is therefore surprising that its role in the development of the global economy is generally overlooked.
Without …