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15.10.2019

Turkish Cargo adds fleet and Basel service

Turkish Cargo has included the sixth B777F, capable of flying up to 102 t of cargo at a range of 9,200 km, to its fleet, with two more to come by 2020. Currently, the carrier relies on 344 aircraft, including 24 freighters....

Textilien von Süd nach Nord

Fashion-Logistik ist ein wachsendes Segment. Militzer & Münch profitiert vom Boom in Nordafrika und steigert die Volumina auf den Verkehren von und nach Deutschland.

14.10.2019

Rail-truck transload facility in Texas opened

TNW has opened its third transloading operation in Texas (USA), on the Texas Rock Crusher Railway line. TNW services the Camp Bowie Industrial Park to transfer bulk materials – such as sand and grain, etc. – between railcars and...

14.10.2019

Fedex returns films competing in South Korea

Fedex Express (Fedex) provided logistical support to the 24th Busan international film festival (BIFF) which concluded this week-end. As the official carrier, Fedex was responsible for inbound and outbound shipments and customs...

14.10.2019

Haropa: people can have their say

As part of the preparation for the future single port establishment on the river Seine (France), the ports association Haropa has launched an online consultation platform. Customers, local stakeholders and local residents are...

14.10.2019

Geodis and Arkema test future border with UK

Geodis partnered Arkema, the French leader in chemicals, to take part in the dry runs organised by French customs to test the future customs arrangements that will be implemented in the event of a “no-deal” Brexit. Geodis is now...

14.10.2019

IRU to promote hydrogen in road transport

The International Road Union (IRU) has joined the European automobile manufacturers’ association (ACEA) and Hydrogen Europe in calling for the accelerated deployment of hydrogen refuelling infrastructure across the EU, in order...

14.10.2019

Hapag-Lloyd sets up new region South Europe

Hapag-Lloyd has officially opened its headquarters for the new region South Europe. CEO Rolf Habben Jansen presented the keys of the office complex in Genoa (Italy) to the new senior managing director Juan Pablo Richards....

14.10.2019

Automated guided ULD vehicle ready to go

Lödige Industries, a global provider of air cargo terminals, has unveiled its latest innovation for intelligent automated ULD transportation. The computer-controlled wheel-based carrier features a five-foot and ten-foot model for...

14.10.2019

New service to Africa and its islands

Hapag-Lloyd has started a new MIAX (Middle East-India-Africa Express) service, including connections to the Middle East and South Asia. The carrier from Hamburg entered the African market about twelve years ago and speaks of a...

14.10.2019

Broekman opens new facility for BASF

Broekman Logistics held an official ceremony to open the modern bagging line for BASF. In the presence of invited guests, the bagging line was put into operation. This is a milestone for Broekman Logistics in Antwerp...

14.10.2019

Cuba upgrades 1,000 km of its rail line

RZD International and the Union of Railways of Cuba have signed a contract for the reconstruction and modernisation of railway infrastructure in Cuba. The contract stipulates the upgrade of more than 1,000 km of railway lines,...

14.10.2019

Edoardo Podestá to head Dachser air & sea logistics

Dachser has appointed Edoardo Podestá as the COO of the air & sea logistics business unit. Podestá replaces Jochen Müller in this position. Dachser and Müller have mutually agreed not to extend his contract when it expires in...

14.10.2019

Maritime chooses Chris Lewis as non-executive director

Maritime Transport has appointed Chris Lewis as its non-executive director; he will play a pivotal role in assisting the board of Maritime Group with its ongoing strategy to develop all business areas including distribution,...

14.10.2019

Autumn results bode well for the Port of Virginia

The Port of Virginia has reported that its terminals handled more than 241,000 teu in September – an increase of more than 9% in comparison to September 2018. These figures put the port’s cargo volume growth for the first quarter...

14.10.2019

Now open: Virgin and Delta's LHR export facility

As part of the first phase of Virgin Atlantic Cargo and Delta Cargo’s expansion programme to double cargo handling capacity at London Heathrow, both carriers have opened a state-of-the-art export facility to future-proof the...

14.10.2019

DHL Supply Chain renews contract with Jaguar Land Rover

Following a ten-year partnership between DHL Supply Chain and Jaguar Land Rover, the contract has been renewed with new ambitions and an extended brief to manage the in-bound supply chain for the company’s new manufacturing site...

14.10.2019

Speedy removal of toll terminals in Germany

By March 2020 Toll Collect will reduce the number of toll terminals from 1,000 to roughly 500. The removal process has already begun. The reason for this reduction is the significant decrease in the use of the terminals in recent...

14.10.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

If a dead body stays in the water long enough, the feet separate from the legs, so that sometimes severed feet are washed ashore.

Grosse Schiffe brauchen Hilfe

Auch grosse Häfen haben Mühe, die neuen Container- giganten von derzeit bis zu 23 000 TEU abzufertigen. Schuld sind u.a. fehlende oder zu enge Zufahrtswege.