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14.11.2019

Golden October in east Belgium

In these challenging times with air cargo volumes being down all over the world, Liege airport is going against the trend. It has the best month in its history - almost 84,000 t in October 2019 - bringing the volume up to 730,000...

14.11.2019

Climate-neutral transports per mouse click

The fleet.tech-CO2 balance provides the commercial vehicles industry with an innovative tool to easily measure the amount of CO2 greenhouse gases emitted by their vehicles. The companies can then compensate for the emissions with...

14.11.2019

Maritima del Principado extends its equipment in Gijón

In Gijón, the Spanish shipping company Maritima del Principado (Marprin), operational since 2009 and also active as shipping agent, stevedoring company and customs broker, recently extended its portfolio by a new LHM 600 crane....

14.11.2019

Issa Baluch wins Tiaca’s air cargo professional award 2019

Each year, the Tiaca hall of fame honours air cargo professionals who have played a role in the progress made by the aviation sector and have helped to shape and grow the industry. This year, Tiaca has chosen to give recognition...

14.11.2019

Saloodo expands to Africa

Today, 14 November 2019, the logistics start-up Saloodo launched its platform for shippers and transport providers in South Africa, bringing the first digital road freight platform to the region. An efficient road haulage network...

14.11.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

The world's smallest volcano is Mexico's Cuexcomate, located just outside the city of Puebla. It stands at a mere 13.1 m with a base diameter of just 22.9 m.

Gebündelt nach Dubai

Auch Dubai verfolgt eine «Silk Road»-Strategie. Als Partner für den Transport von Gütern auf dem Luftweg hat Emirates Skycargo, die Frachtdivision der Fluglinie Emirates, nun ein Produkt entworfen, das sich an emiratische Kunden...

13.11.2019

From Germany to Hungary in one round trip per day

With effect from January 2020, Eurogate Intermodal (EGIM) will offer up to seven round-trip departures per week between German seaports and Budapest in Hungary. Of these, four round trips per week will run directly between...

13.11.2019

Etihad Cargo enhances control performance

Etihad Cargo has taken its data-driven digitalisation journey another step forward with the launch of its cargo control centre (CCC) at its head office in Abu Dhabi (UAE). Launching a year after the airline embarked on a...

13.11.2019

Heavy-duty transport in Portugal

When the Portuguese special transport company Laso Transportes won the contract to convey a 70 m long and almost 300 t heavy metal component from Vale de Cambra to the port of Leça da Palmeira, some 60 km away, it was clear that...

13.11.2019

European funds for the port of Piraeus

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will advance EUR 140 million on loan to the port of Piraeus to support the expansion and upgrading of Greece’s principal port. The largest ever loan for port investment in the country, which...

13.11.2019

Zeamarine appoints Namir Khanbabi

Zeamarine has appointed Namir Khanbabi as the new regional director for Asia and Oceania. He most recently held the role of chartering and operations director at AAL, where he was in charge of the global chartering, operations...

13.11.2019

Third shunting track at the Schwedenkai

An additional track will be built at the rail terminal at Kiel’s Schwedenkai, raising the number of entrance tracks to three. This will enhance the port’s line-up capacities for wagons in order to cut back the amount of train...

13.11.2019

Intermodal business under new ownership

Roadrunner in the USA has sold its intermodal services business to Universal Logistics Holdings, based in Michigan (USA), for USD 51.25 million in cash. Roadrunner Intermodal Services provides drayage and chassis management...

13.11.2019

New player on the waters: E2F in France

In France, a new body has been created to promote inland navigation: On 1 November 2019, the French national chamber of craft industry (CNBA) and the French committee of river owners (CAF) agreed to set up a new organisation to...

13.11.2019

Testing "Dumbo"

Russia has taken another step towards developing its own successor to the AN-124. Specialists of the Central Aerohydrodynamics Institute (Tsagi) in Moscow have now presented an aerodynamic model of the "Slon"...

13.11.2019

GE picks Selam Amare as country leader for Ethiopia

General Electric (GE) has chosen Selam Amare as the country leader for Ethiopia. In this role, Amare will oversee GE’s operations in the country and strengthen the businesses presence in the market. Prior to her appointment,...

13.11.2019

ESR establishes new logistics mandate in Australia

ESR, a large APAC focused logistics real estate platform, has established a new mandate with China Merchants Capital Investment. The new mandate – to be known as ESR Australia Logistics Trust (EALT) – will be funded with AUD 175...

13.11.2019

Scottish carrier starts fleet renewal with full freighters

Glasgow (UK)-based regional carrier Loganair is replacing its ageing Saab fleet with ATR. The first aircraft to be substituted will be the freighters. Danish aviation service provider Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) confirmed that...

13.11.2019

Maersk vessel tests battery propulsion

Electronic propulsion is the order of the day. Thus, a containerised 600 kWh marine battery system will be installed in a trial on board the “Maersk Cape Town” in December 2019 to improve vessel performance while reducing CO2...