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10.02.2020

A good year for the Port of Trois-Rivières

In 2019 the volumes in the Canadian Port of Trois-Rivières clearly surpassed the level of goods handled in 2018. A total of 4.2 million t represented a rise of 10% in comparison to the record of 3.8 million t of the year before -...

10.02.2020

Cooper ‘triples-up’ with iPort Rail in Doncaster

Cooper has made a major advancement into the railfreight sector with a contract to triple the amount of reach stackers at a major UK railfreight hub. The contract, concluded with iPort Rail in Doncaster (South Yorkshire),...

10.02.2020

Twoflex moves towards Azul

Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras and Two Taxi Aereo, "Twoflex", have signed a binding offer for Azul to acquire the Brazilian regional carrier Twoflex for BRL 123 million (EUR 26.8 million). Twoflex offers regular...

10.02.2020

Chris Heald will be regional director for North America

Network Rail Consulting (NRC) has named Chris Heald as regional director for North America based in NRC’s New York office. Heald previously served in leadership and management roles at SNC-Lavalin Rail & Transit in...

10.02.2020

CCS-UK: new ro-ro solution to help avoid border delays

CCS-UK User Group and CCS-UK (operated by BT) have jointly developed a solution to assist in the smooth movement of imports to the UK via ro-ro ports or the Channel Tunnel. The solution was approved by HMRC and Border Force at...

10.02.2020

“Curiosity of the Day”

Pope Sixtus IV (1471-1484) was the builder of the Sistine Chapel and he was much enamoured of Rome's young male prostitutes, some of whom he promoted to the rank of cardinal to keep them close by. He created more cardinals than...

10.02.2020

Hoyer fleet expands to 50,000 intermediate bulk containers

Hoyer, which is based in Germany, has reached a further milestone with its 50,000th intermediate bulk container (IBC). The company has therefore more than doubled its capacities in five years. The stainless steel containers...

10.02.2020

"Tohoku Maru" enters K Line's fleet

Japan-headquartered K Line recently took delivery of the “Tohoku Maru,” a 92,000 DWT-type special coal carrier at Oshima Shipbuilding. The vessel is the same type as K Line’s specialised fleet for the transport of thermal...

10.02.2020

"Strong year" for DSV Panalpina

DSV Panalpina has released its 2019 annual report, commented by CEO Jens Bjørn Andersen: "Q4/ 2019 was in line with our expectations and we can report ebit of DKK 6.654 million (EUR 890,373) for 2019, an 8.4% organic growth...

Hohe Hürden für höhere Gewalt

Neuausrichtung in traditioneller Umgebung: Das Swiss Shippers’ Forum in Interlaken sprach Verlader, Spediteure und weitere Akteure an. Die Referate und Panels zum Thema Force Majeure stiessen auf grosses Interesse, da juristische...

07.02.2020

SBB crosses golden threshold in the Bözberg tunnel

Another milestone has been reached on the 4 m corridor in the Gotthard axis in Switzerland: the "golden sleeper", the last stretch of the slab track in the Bözberg tunnel, was concreted yesterday, 6 February 2020....

07.02.2020

Emirates to launch Penang service via Singapore

In two months and two days, on 9 April 2020, Emirates will launch a new daily service from Dubai (DXB) to Penang via Singapore. Penang will become Emirates’ second destination in Malaysia after its capital Kuala Lumpur, which the...

07.02.2020

Traxens joins Smart Maritime Council

The Smart Maritime Council, an initiative set up by the Smart Maritime Network (SMN), recently welcomed Traxens, a company providing data and services for the supply chain industry, as a new member. Hanane Becha, Traxens...

07.02.2020

Lionel van der Walt appointed to the SSCA advisory board

Lionel van der Walt, Paycargo president and CEO, The Americas, has been appointed by the Smart Supply Chain Alliance (SSCA) to its advisory board. The SSCA is part of the Florida Blockchain Foundation and has a mission to use...

07.02.2020

KKR-Led consortium sells BLK Pyeongtaek Logistics Center

The investment firm KKR announced that Korean real estate asset manager Pebblestone Asset Management will acquire BLK Pyeongtaek Logistics Center from a KKR-led consortium. The hub is a newly developed multi-tenant modern...

07.02.2020

Carbon-free trucks for breweries

Beer brewer Carlsberg's Swiss branch has ordered 20 electric trucks from Renault. The 26 t, 100% electrically driven type D Wide Z.E. vehicles will be delivered to Carlsbergs‘ Swiss breweries Feldschlösschen in Rheinfelden near...

07.02.2020

Situation in the Gulf of Guinea deteriorates

The European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA), founded in 1965, used the recent ECR conference on maritime security and the blue economy in the European Parliament to raise the alarm about the dire security situation in...

07.02.2020

100 years ago: airmail clears blockade

In the winter of 1919/1920 Estonia was isolated from the outside world because of bad weather conditions and armed conflicts. As Camille Allaz discovered (The History of Air Cargo and Airmail, p. 47), taking to the air the...

07.02.2020

Turkish Cargo elects new senior vice president

Turkish Cargo continues to strengthen its team to pursue its global strategies. The company has announced that Cornelis Paul de Man, a seasoned professional with over 30 years of experience in logistics, supply chain management,...

07.02.2020

Kuehne + Nagel acquires 78 new vehicles in UK

Ryder has supplied 78 new Mercedes-Benz 314CDI Sprinter chassis cab vans to Kuehne + Nagel in the UK. The new vehicles are equipped with automatic gearboxes and air conditioning and are being used to deliver fresh produce and...