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21.04.2020

Cretschmar Süd opens up in Wuppertal

Cretschmar Süd, a specialist for overland transport between locations in southern European and Germany, has opened a new branch in Wuppertal (Germany). The Dusseldorf-based company has built three branch offices in Germany and...

21.04.2020

Dutch load unit provider supports PAX cargo use

In 2019, the Dutch company Trip & Co began developing the "Air Cargo Seat Bag" and "Cargo Seat Net" - solutions for cargo transportation in passenger aircraft cabin. They went on the market in the middle...

21.04.2020

New head for Swissport Belgium

Thierry Miremont has assumed his role as the new CEO of Swissport Belgium. In that role he leads Swissport’s ground services and cargo handling activities at the airports of Brussels and Liège (both Belgium). He reports to Luzius...

21.04.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

Continental plates drift as fast as fingernails grow.

21.04.2020

IRU-UNECE call for coordinated measures

The International Road Union (IRU) and the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) continue their cooperative and proactive joint response to the Covid-19 pandemic. In a joint letter addressed to customs administration...

21.04.2020

Luka Koper cuts port dues

The port of Koper (Slovenia) is halving port dues for cargo ships until the end of September 2020. Jernej Vrtovec, the country's infrastructure minister, announced the measure at the initiative of the Luka Koper and the...

21.04.2020

Emirates witnesses inbound e-commerce boom

"Emirates Delivers", the e-commerce delivery platform launched by the freight division of Emirates some six months ago, has witnessed a month on month jump of 20% in shipments delivered in March and April 2020....

Trotzt dem Trend!

Das Thema Klimatechnologie hat in Logistik und Schifffahrt zur Zeit gegenüber den Sektoren Pharma und Medizin das Nachsehen. Die Umstellung auf bzw. Ausstattung von Schiffen mit Scrubbern bzw. Gasabscheidern schreitet aber weiter...

20.04.2020

Finnair Cargo builds long and short air bridges

While passenger traffic has been reduced to a minimum, Finnair's air cargo is still operating during this exceptional period. Last week, Finnair flew more than ten return flights to Seoul, Osaka and Tokyo, Guangzhou and...

20.04.2020

Record smashed: China – UK in just 17 days

Davies Turner’s direct, fixed-day, weekly rail import service from China to the UK has broken record transit times. “The first consol container that left China after we restarted our direct express China rail service into the UK...

20.04.2020

Two firsts for holiday airline

SunExpress, a joint venture of Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, which celebrated its 30th anniversary on 2 April 2020, welcomed a new CEO last Thursday, 9 April 2020: Max Kownatzki, formerly SVP network & partnership...

20.04.2020

When Munich goes Hamburg

The Munich-based logistics services provider Group 7 is investing EUR 36 million in a new construction project on a 40,000 sqm site in Hamburg. Located in Hamburg Billbrook, the property is 13 km away from the port of Hamburg, 16...

20.04.2020

Medium-sized forwarder performs batch of full charters

Due to the enormous demand for transports of protective masks, Emons Spedition, a Cologne (Germany)-based independent, family-run company with more than 100 branches in the world, is exploring new paths and chartering full...

20.04.2020

Service in the Caribbean enhanced

Evergreen, which started its services in the Caribean in 1995 and appointed four agents in the region in 2008, will now extend its intra-Caribbean CAJ service to the US Gulf. The new rotation will include calls at Port...

20.04.2020

Indian Railways introduces 109 time-tabled parcel trains

In a major boost to the supply chain network across the country, Indian Railways has introduced unhindered services of timetabled parcel trains for nationwide transportation of essential commodities and other goods. Over 58...

20.04.2020

Hapag-Lloyd changes rotations in the Med

Hapag-Lloyd is adapting its Adriatic Express Service (ADX) and changing its current rotation as of week 18. On 20 April 2020, the service will be converted from the previous butterfly concept to a round trip. The first vessel...

20.04.2020

Industry veteran now works for pfenning logistics

Michael Küppers, managing partner at the consultant company Advisors for Advanced Logistics, has been acting as chief representative for the pfenning logistics group since April 2020. Küppers previously served as head of the...

20.04.2020

Baltic Exchange enters air cargo market

EU authorised benchmark administrator the Baltic Exchange has partnered with Hong Kong-based air cargo pricing publisher TAC Index Company. Both partners will provide new regional general air cargo rate assessments. Launched...

20.04.2020

Medical order lines at DC enhanced

System integrator Inther Group will implementing an automation project at the company Uniphar's DC in Ireland. Uniphar, a supplier of medical supplies, has asked for a new system that will significantly expand current capacities....

20.04.2020

12,000 truckloads shifted to rail every year

On 4 November this year, the Swedish carrier Green Cargo will have transported goods for the energy company St1 for 25 years. Now, Green Cargo and St1 have signed an agreement to continue collaboration for two more years. The...