Fuel for the container shipping profit explosion

The shipping company Hapag Lloyd is increasing its dividend tenfold this year and distributing 6.2 billion euros to shareholders. The major shareholders, the city of Hamburg and the logistics group Kühne + Nagel, are profiting from the boom in the transport industry and exploding freight rates. by Dirk Mewis In view of the bubbling profits […]

Supply problems and inflation

Disrupted supply chains, expensive raw materials, production stoppages. Putin’s war is producing a dangerous mix of inflation and stagnation in our country, as it was last seen in the seventies. by Dirk Mewis After two years of pandemic, Germany and Europe are lurching into the next economic crisis. First came the military, then the energy […]

JITpay™ reaches the Baltic States

JITpay™ reaches the Baltic States In addition to Germany, Poland, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic, the financial service and billing provider JITpay™, which specialises in logistics, now also meets the regulatory requirements for Latvia, Lithuania as well as Slovakia and is available there with immediate effect. The FinTech from Germany, founded in 2016, continues […]

Digitalisation of logistics

Empty shelves, sold-out petrol stations: What happened in the UK in autumn is also threatening Germany. At the same time, the just-in-time principle has massively changed the logistics industry. The digitalisation of logistics is becoming a survival factor. by Dirk Mewis The German Freight Forwarding and Logistics Association (DSLV) estimates that the industry is already […]

Electric or synthetic

Electric or synthetic By 2030, one third of freight transport is to be powered by electricity or synthetic fuels. In addition, the traffic light coalition has announced the introduction of a CO₂ surcharge in the truck toll from 2023 and the inclusion of commercial road haulage from 3.5 tonnes. by Dirk Mewis and Oliver Kröll […]