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30.01.2020

New train between Koper and Bratislava

In cooperation with Rail Cargo Operator, the intermodal transport company Adria Kombi has now launched a new direct train between Koper in Slovenia and Bratislava in Slovakia. The train carries containers and provides two weekly...

30.01.2020

Dispute over Doraleh container terminal continues

The DP World group has announced that a sole arbitrator ruling under the aegis of the London Court of International Arbitration issued a new award on 10 January 2020 in the dispute of the operator with the Republic of Djibouti,...

30.01.2020

Yves Laforgue is Bolloré's new CEO for the Americas

Bolloré Logistics has appointed Yves Laforgue CEO of the Americas region. Having previously served as COO Asia-Pacific, he succeeds Tony Rodrigues. Since joining the Bolloré Group in 1996, Laforgue has spent most of his career in...

30.01.2020

Vestas and DSV Panalpina form strategic partnership

Vestas Wind Systems and DSV Panalpina have formed a strategic partnership on transport and logistics. With the partnership, DSV Panalpina will carry out and manage Vestas’ general freight and special project transport services,...

30.01.2020

Industry pioneer renews GDP certification

Cargolux Airlines, which will be celebrating its 50th anniversary of operations in 2020, has successfully passed its GDP renewal audit, attesting that the company’s management system fulfils the requirements of the EU directive...

30.01.2020

Intermodal networks carry 23% more goods

Europe’s intermodal transport services were able to compensate the 2.7% downswing reported in 2017 by an equal increase of 2.7% in 2018. These figures are based on the most recent statistical report «Facts and Figures 2019»...

30.01.2020

US Navy expects newest COD carrier

The first CMV-22B Osprey, built by Boeing and Bell Textron, completed its first flight operations at Bell’s Amarillo Assembly Centre. The CMV-22B is the latest variant of the tiltrotor fleet, joining the MV-22 and CV-22 used by...

30.01.2020

P & O Ferries: new ferries on the horizon

P&O Ferries, a subsidiary of DP World, has released the first official images of the EUR 260 million new ferries to connect Great Britain and the Continent. The largest vessels ever to sail between Dover and Calais will be...

30.01.2020

Driverless transport system at Arvato facility

Arvato Supply Chain Solutions continues to advance the automation of its locations. Recently, a driverless transport system (DTS) was introduced to handle all floor-level pallet transport jobs for the healthcare sector at the...

30.01.2020

“Curiosity of the Day”

Benito Mussolini's youngest son, Romano, became a jazz pianist in 1961 and married Anna Scicolone, Sophia Loren's sister.

30.01.2020

New sales director Europe for Topsystem

Topsystem, a German provider of voice logistics solutions, has chosen Frank Rissler as its new sales director Europe. In this role, Rissler will be in charge of sales and determine the company’s focus and strategies for the...

30.01.2020

Truck manufacturer redifines its strategy

By separating its operational business from its fellow affiliate Volvo Trucks in Germany and by appointing a new management, Renault Trucks has changed its event strategy as well. The company aims to present its new products and...

Kohle umfährt das Baltikum

Russland exportiert seine Kohle aus den sibirischen Abbaugebieten zunehmend via Finnland. Anstelle der baltischen Häfen kommen dafür Pori und Hangö zum Zug. Das wachsende Frachtvolumen auf der Schiene hat auch zur Folge, dass...

29.01.2020

First log train runs on New Zealand’s Wairoa line

In New Zealand, regular log trains have started operating between Wairoa and Napier Port following completion of the new log yard in Wairoa. Kiwi Rail will run two trains a week on the route. Each train could take up to 50...

29.01.2020

Drone system spreads its wings worldwide

Tiaca sustainability award winner, the Dutch start-up Wings For Aid has developed an innovative approach to the "last-mile" problem of reaching people in inaccessible areas to provide them with life-saving supplies,...

29.01.2020

Clark expands in Brazil

Clark Material Handling Brasil has moved into its new headquarters in the Campinas technology centre, a strategic step to prepare the company for further expansion in the Brazilian market. The new location spans over an area of...

29.01.2020

Jubilee year ends with record performance

By consistently expanding its product portfolio and improving its services, TFG Transfracht, Germany, was able to hold its own in 2019 despite difficult market conditions. The sea port hinterland specialist even managed to top...

29.01.2020

Leschaco India achieves GDP and GTP certification

Leschaco India has been successfully certified according to GDP (good distribution practice) and GTP (good trading practice) according to WHO guidelines. With the successful audit of the operational and management processes...

29.01.2020

Upward trend for OOCL in 2019

The carriers' reporting season has got off to a good start. Based on the group’s internal records and management accounts not yet reviewed or audited, the Hong Kong-headquartered shipping company OOCL has published its figures...

29.01.2020

More LNG operations in the port of Barcelona

Over the full year 2019, the port of Barcelona (Catalonia) supplied about 37,200 cbm of LNG to vessels in ship-to-ship bunkering procedures, where one ship directly provides fuel to another vessel. Overall, the port witnessed a...