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Tatortreiniger auf hoher See

Wenn auf Frachtschiffen Feuer ausbricht, sie Container verlieren oder sinken, ist Ardent zur Stelle. Regionaldirektor Bas Michiels erzählt aus einer spannenden Nische.

18.03.2020

Pandemic forces Renault to suspend production

In order to protect its employees and to contribute to the measures requested by the French government to contain the spread of the coronavirus, the French truck manufacturer Renault Trucks has closed its four French production...

18.03.2020

Special authorisation of Baltic Exchange

Baltic Exchange Information Services (Beisl), the Baltic Exchange’s and Singapore Exchange's (SGX) subsidiary, has been authorised by the UK’s financial conduct authority (FCA) as a benchmark administrator under the EU benchmarks...

18.03.2020

Air cargo plays essential role against Covid-19

Since the Covid-19 crisis began, air cargo has been a vital partner in delivering much-needed medicines, medical equipment (including spare parts/repair components), and in keeping global supply chains functioning for the most...

18.03.2020

New head of partner account management

Route optimisation is a big growth market within the logistics industry – not least because of the immense potentials with regard to reducing costs, enhancing process efficiency and cutting CO2 emissions. In response to...

18.03.2020

VPI: guarantee rail logistics across Europe

Private wagon keepers operating across Europe have taken all the necessary measures to keep supply chains up and running as far as possible so that they can deliver goods and materials to the economy and the population during the...

18.03.2020

Gebrüder Weiss continues upward trend

Gebrüder Weiss looks back on a successful 2019. With an uptick of 2%, the company generated a preliminary net turnover of EUR 1.7 billion (2018: EUR 1.67 billion) in FY 2019. "It was a good year. Despite difficult...

18.03.2020

Japan Airlines transforms cargo terminal ops

IBS Software, a worldwide leader of SaaS solutions to the aviation industry, has announced a contract with Japan Airlines (JAL) for the implementation of "iCargo", a comprehensive cargo sales, inventory and reservations...

18.03.2020

Fewer members on LDz management board

Latvian Railways (LDz) council has decided to reduce the number of members of the company’s management board from four to three and has appointed two new permanent members of the LDz board. The council elected Maris...

18.03.2020

USA declares national emergency

The US federal motor carrier safety administration (FMCSA) has issued a national emergency declaration to provide hours-of-service (HOS) regulatory relief to commercial vehicle drivers who are transporting emergency relief in...

18.03.2020

Garbe Industrial builds multipurpose hall

Garbe Industrial Real Estate is building a 10,000 sqm production property with storage and handling areas in Buggingen, about 30 km southwest of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany), for SLG Kunststoff. "The go-ahead has been...

18.03.2020

Links kept up by Scandlines

Scandlines continues to operate on schedule on its Puttgarden-Rødby and Rostock-Gedser routes between Germany and Denmark. Although Denmark closed its frontier with Germany on 12 March and Germany followed suit in the other...

18.03.2020

"SAB" goes daily

From today, 18 March 2020, the German freight forwarder Senator International is expanding the flight schedule of its own controlled flights between Frankfurt-Hahn (HHN), Germany, and Greenville-Spartanburg (GSP) in the USA....

18.03.2020

PDL in new hands

A good slice of the cake: Neptune Pacific Line (Neptune), a shipowner and operator active in liner and project markets in the Pacific Ocean, has acquired Pacific Direct Line (PDL) from PDL’s parent holding company, Pacific...

18.03.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

Viagra, when dissolved in water, can make cut-flowers stay erect for up to a week longer than they usually would.

18.03.2020

Saverio Gamberini is the new chairman of CEN TC 146

Saverio Gamberini, a member of the board of directors of UCIMA (Italian packaging machinery manufacturers’ association) and general manager of MG2, has been designated the new chairman of CEN TC 146, the European technical...

18.03.2020

Deugro invests in long loading deck rail car

Deugro in the USA has entered into an exclusive usage agreement for a 16-axle railcar. With the addition of this strategic asset, the forwarder is among a small team of operators managing this type of specialist railcar across...

18.03.2020

GMI completes industrial development at Fradley Park

GMI Construction Group has announced the completion and handover of a new 40,600 sqm warehouse/industrial development for its long standing customer Evans Property Group at the Fradley Park development in Lichfield (UK). The...

17.03.2020

Renault Trucks banks on electric trucks

With 54,098 invoiced vehicles in 2019, Renault Trucks maintained its market share in Europe (8.5%) and held its number one position on the French market with a share of 27.9%. On an international level, volumes amounted to 4,933...

17.03.2020

Covid-19: truck driving bans suspended

The restrictions for trucks from 7.5 t (weekend bans) on the Brenner Pass and across Austria have been put on hold, effective immediately. This special measure is valid until 3 April for the time being. The aim is to ensure...