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Despite the challenging environment, the "Société du Port de Mertert" presents a large year on year increase of its activities in the Annual Report 2021 and says farewell to the president Mr Jeannot Poeker.

Resolutely determined to continue moving towards the future, on June 17, 2022 Arthur Welter inaugurated its new Arthur Welter Logistics warehouse.

Freight activities made a very positive contribution to the overall result, achieving a consolidated net result of 6.0 million.

The Cargolux Group, (Cargolux), achieved its best year on record in 2021 with Revenues of US$ 4.4 billion, an increase of 40% over 2020.

Air cargo had a memorable year in 2021, when a record tonnage was reached, which has never been recorded in the Cargocenter's history.

The European Commission has published the latest version of the Combined Nomenclature (CN) applicable as from 1 January 2022.

Luxembourg ranks 8th of 27 EU Member States in the 2021 edition of the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI). The DESI is now based on four dimensions: Human capital, economy, integration of digital technology and digital public services.

Kuhne + Nagel has opened a new 34,000 square metre center in Contern, expanding its warehouse in Luxembourg by completing the logistics hub dedicated to e-commerce already existing in Belgium.

In the “Global Financial Centres Index 30” by the consultancy Z/Yen and the Long Finance initiative, Luxembourg has been ranked 23th in the world, and 4th among financial centres in the European Union.

The fourth conference of the Young Logistics Professionals Networking Series was dedicated to Supply Chain Security. Mr. Ram Menon, Senior Regional Manager for Amazon Air Luxembourg, shared his professional experience and the daily difficulties regarding security in the logistics sector.

Cluster for Logistics organises at Chamber of Commerce Luxembourg a conference about "Logistics 2021 Post-Covid reloaded", on 11 november 2021: 16.00-18.30.

The companies De Verband, Luxport Group, Sales-Lentz and Transalliance have been honored at the 2021 LEAN & GREEN Award ceremony for their CO2 reduction programmes by the Cluster for Logistics and Minister Claude Turmes.

At the end of September 2021, the Minister of the Economy, Mr. Franz Fayot, and the Commissioner for Maritime Affairs, Mr. Robert Biwer, went to Antwerp to visit the port as well as the Sanderus ship of Jan De Nul Group; this ship is one of the latest generation of ships.

Leading global transport associations warn of a global transport system collapse if governments do not restore freedom of movement to transport workers. The sector sees shortages of workers and expects more to leave as a result of poor treatment.

Download the Luxembourg Maritime Cluster's (CML) annual report for 2020. Despite the challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CML was able to maintain most of its events and develop new initiatives.

Luxembourg has been ranked 23th out of 132 countries worldwide in the latest Global Innovation Index compiled by Cornell University and the World Intellectual Property Organisation

On 16 September 2021, Air Cargo News celebrated the 37th Air Cargo News Awards: Cargolux won the Best Cargo Airline - Europe Trophy.

Statec has published the new brochure "Luxembourg in figures 2021": 64 pages easily accessible and illustrated by infographics and graphics.

According to the new article 70 bis of the Luxembourg VAT Law effective since July 1, 2021, new VAT obligations are applicable for logistics companies.

The Cluster for Logistics Luxembourg has published its annual report 2020 after a challenging year which was overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the past year, the cluster's activities increasingly revolved around the 4 central missions: networking, promotion, knowledge sharing and innovation.