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14.01.2020

Qatar Airways Cargo launches freighter service to Japan

Qatar Airways Cargo, one of the world’s major air cargo carriers, is expanding its cargo network in Asia Pacific with the launch of a twice weekly B777F service to Osaka, Japan effective today, 14 January 2020. Approximately 200...

14.01.2020

UK: New rail service connects East Midlands Gateway

Maritime Intermodal in UK has launched a new five-day-a-week rail freight service to SEGRO Logistics Park East Midlands Gateway (EMG). The new service is operated by DB Cargo UK. The first route connects the rail freight...

14.01.2020

CMA CGM tidies up its global portfolio

CMA CGM’s investment in Ceva Logistics, new technologies and fleet expansion measures have left their mark. CMA CGM has signed an agreement with China Merchants Port Holdings to sell, for USD 968 million, ten container terminals...

14.01.2020

Emirates Skycargo is well poised for the future

At the start of a new decade, Emirates Skycargo, the freight division of Emirates, is geared up to facilitate global trade and cargo movement in 2020 and beyond through a combination of innovative product development and...

14.01.2020

More speed and higher axle load in Lithuania

"Lithuanian Railways" has awarded a EUR 51.1 million contract for the improvement of the Lithuanian section Livintai – Gaiuiunai to the JV of Eurovia CS, Eurovia Lietuva and UAB Gelezinkelio Tiesimo Centras. The...

14.01.2020

Britannia opens new office in New York

Britannia P&I has underlined its commitment to the North American market by establishing a new exclusive correspondent, B Americas P&I, to be based in New York. The office will be headed by Michael Unger, a prominent...

14.01.2020

MHP Solution Group continues expansion strategy

After acquiring three companies, MHP Solution Group, a provider of logistics software that is headquartered in Neustadt am Rübenberge near Hanover (Germany), is continuing its growth strategy. In order to add end-to-end...

14.01.2020

International maritime research fund endorsed

In December, the main players in the shipping industry ecided to create an International Maritime Research Fund - IMRF to the IMO (International Maritime Organisation). Among the participants are BIMCO, CLIA, Interferry,...

14.01.2020

New regional structure at Leschaco

The Leschaco Group is reorganising its management structure. In the future, responsibilities for the various markets will be distributed at a regional level, central functions such as finance & controlling, corporate IT,...

14.01.2020

Joint efforts to expand intermodal network

Greenlog & Nothegger will cooperate in international intermodal traffic in order to provide intermodal services to connect Europe and Turkey with Iran, Georgia and the CIS, the companies said. Greenlog Intermodal has more...

14.01.2020

Baltic's biggest cargo airport aims even higher

In 2019, Riga airport (RIX) handled 27,300 t of cargo, 44.5% of which were direct mail shipments. Last year, almost half of all air cargo in the Baltics was handled in the Latvian capital. For Ilona Līce, chairperson of the...

14.01.2020

USD 500 million for logistics facilities in China

ESR, a large APAC focused logistics real estate platform, has entered into a strategic partnership with Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC to establish a joint venture with a total equity commitment of USD 500 million. The...

14.01.2020

Signal Maritime and Heidmar join forces

Athens (Greece)-headquartered Signal Maritime Services and Heidmar have entered into a partnership agreement under which Signal will manage a joint tanker fleet. Signal Maritime Services is a commercial ship management company....

14.01.2020

(No) more conversions in 2020

Acia Aero Leasing, which was established in early 2000 to provide aircraft leasing and management solutions to a wide spectrum of clients and end users, has just completed another large cargo door conversion of an ATR72-200, the...

14.01.2020

Americold appoints new CCO

Americold Realty Trust, a large publicly traded REIT focused on the ownership, operation and development of temperature-controlled warehouses, announced that Robert Chambers has joined the company as executive vice president and...

14.01.2020

Russian Railways: export cargo volumes on the rise

Export cargo volumes shipped by the Russian Railways (RZD) to sea ports were 3.6% higher in 2019 than in 2018 and amounted to 308.8 million t. About 131.1 million t of cargo were shipped to north-western ports last year (+3.4%...

14.01.2020

Vos Logistics completes takeover of SNEL

The takeover of SNEL Shared Logistics by European Logistics Service Provider Vos Logistics has been completed. As a result of this acquisition Vos Logistics has one of the largest distribution networks in the Benelux with 65,000...

14.01.2020

“Curiosity of the Day”

At their closest point, the USA and Russia are separated by only 4 km. This is the distance between an American and a Russian island in the Bering Strait.

13.01.2020

Kyrgyzstan has great potential along ‎key corridors

Kyrgyzstan can tap into the benefits of its strategic location along ‎key transport corridors between Europe and Asia. Fundamental for its success is the creation of a modern transport infrastructure network, according to a Unece...

13.01.2020

Messina Line to ship for Dakar 2020

The Dakar 2020 (formerly Paris-Dakar) – the 42nd edition in the history of this race - will take place entirely in Saudi Arabia for the first time. In Jeddah, the “Jolly Palladio” of the Messina Line landed 140 motorcycles, 72...