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31.01.2020

From Iceland to Cyprus

Cyprus-based Avia Solutions Group has signed an agreement with BB Holding to acquire 100% of the shareholdings of the Icelandic full-cargo carrier Bluebird Nordic that operates a fleet of six B737F. Gediminas Ziemelis,...

31.01.2020

STG Logistics chooses Paul Svindland as CEO

The board of directors of STG Logistics, a provider of specialty 3PL services critical to the global supply chain, has appointed Paul Svindland as the company’s CEO. Greg Muldoon, STG chairman and interim CEO, will continue to...

31.01.2020

UPS expands its facilities in Pennsylvania

UPS has announced that it will invest approximately USD 1.4 billion in significant facility enhancements in Pennsylvania, as part of the company’s major capacity expansions in 2020. UPS plans to open a new “super hub” in...

31.01.2020

Montreal enhances its equipment

Due to increased container traffic, the port of Montreal is investing into new equipment and infrastructure. MGT have placed an order with Liebherr for four ship-to-shore (STS) container cranes. They will be delivered to the Cast...

31.01.2020

Bye-bye, British airports

Today, 31 January 2020, the day the United Kingdom officially leaves the European Union, it is worth looking back on last year’s air freight performance at Britain’s airports. For the first eleven months including November...

31.01.2020

Greiwing celebrates 90th anniversary

The German logistics services provider is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. To mark this event, the company unveiled a special silo semitrailer at its headquarters in Greven (North Rhine Westphalia). The trailer is...

31.01.2020

Frigo Breda sets up new waterfront cold store in Moerdijk

Frigo Breda, a provider of transport and cold-store solutions for refrigerated and frozen cargo, will set up a branch in the port of Moerdijk as from 1 June 2020. The new location will measure 58,000 sqm and have its own quay...

31.01.2020

TIR journeys now operational in Saudi Arabia

In close cooperation between national guaranteeing associations, customs authorities and the international road union (IRU), a TIR transport operation from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Amman, Jordan via the kingdom of Saudi...

31.01.2020

LNG bunkering operation in Rostock

The LNG bunker vessel ‘Kairos’, operated by Nauticor, has supplied DEME’s offshore installation vessel ‘Orion’. DEME is a player in the fields of dredging, marine engineering and environmental remediation. For the port of Rostock...

31.01.2020

The (air) show must go on!

After unveiling a full scale, flight-ready "Silent Arrow GD-2000" cargo delivery drone at the defence & security equipment international show in London, in September 2019, Yates Electrospace Corporation (YEC) has...

31.01.2020

Steve Bomgardner joins the Bahamas Maritime Authority

The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) has underlined its commitment to servicing the needs of its clients by appointing Captain Steve Bomgardner as a regional director and business development director. He will be responsible for...

31.01.2020

Licence to deliver

Since "Casino Royale" (2006), DHL’s logistics experts have been responsible for transport and logistics solutions related to the shooting of the 007 movies. For "No Time To Die" – in cinemas from 2 April 2020...

31.01.2020

“Curiosity of the Day”

Montpelier in Vermont is the only state capital in the USA not to have a McDonalds.

31.01.2020

FUSO eCanter to improve the air in nine European cities

Daimler Truck’s all-electric FUSO eCanter has arrived in Scandinavia - Europe's frontrunner in terms of sustainability. Two vehicles are now being operated by the transport companies "Citylogistik" and...

30.01.2020

Supporting golf at the Gulf

Saudia Cargo is sponsoring the second Saudi international golf tournament which is taking place at the King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC)’s Royal Greens Golf and Country Club from today, 30 January 2020, to 2 February. CEO...

30.01.2020

BGL: truck driving ban on Brenner axis threatens SMEs

The Bundesverband Güterkraftverkehr Logistik und Entsorgung (BGL, German freight transport association) has demanded that the EU take immediate action against the tightening of the sectoral driving ban on the Brenner transit...

30.01.2020

Pilot expands warehouse presence in Boston and El Paso

Pilot Freight Services, a provider of transportation and logistics services, is planning a significant expansion in El Paso, Texas and Boston, Massachusetts, by adding new warehouse locations and enhancing its foreign trade zone...

30.01.2020

Emirates Group member moves diamonds to Belgium

Emirates Group division Transguard, one of the UAE's major security and logistics firms, has signed an agreement with the diamond service company Trigem DMCC to provide secure transport services. Trigem Charlotte Boiling, a...

30.01.2020

Kinaxia Logistics creates new CEO role

Kinaxia Logistics has appointed Simon Hobbs to the newly-created role of group chief executive. Simon Hobbs has vast experience in the sector, having held senior positions with Kuehne + Nagel, Ceva Logistics and DHL. Kinaxia...

30.01.2020

A new terminal for Port Said

In late December 2019, a consortium composed of the French operator Bolloré Ports, the Japanese NYK and Toyota Tsusho Corporation, the trading arm of the Toyota Group, signed a concession agreement with the general authority for...