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19.09.2019

More money for a deeper Jaxport

Florida’s department of transportation (FDOT) in the USA has awarded the port of Jacksonville (Jaxport) an additional USD 35.3 million in funding for the Jacksonville harbour deepening project. The funding will be used...

19.09.2019

Ayme-Yahil seeks out new challenges

Edna Ayme-Yahil, who led global marketing and communications at Panalpina, has decided to pursue other career opportunities, effective immediately. DSV’s executive board wishes to thank Ayme-Yahil for her long and loyal...

19.09.2019

Only road haulage achieves a significant increase

In Germany, road, rail and inland shipping carried 3.8 billion t in 2018, an increase of 0.4% compared to the previous year, according to the German federal office for goods transport. Road haulage and railfreight achieved...

18.09.2019

Special transport for vintage cars

It is nothing new for the ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) to transport cars and car parts on the railways. But when 28 vintage cars and five motorbikes have to be carried from Vienna to Wels in Austria, this is no commonplace task,...

18.09.2019

Second B747F for first service to Europe

After adding the second B747-400ERF to its fleet SF Airlines set up its first intercontinental service. With a length of 9,540 km the connection Wuxi (China) - Chongqing (China) - Frankfurt-Hahn (Germany) - Wuxi is the longest...

18.09.2019

AO and Aldi sign three-year home delivery deal in UK

Online electricals retailer AO has signed a three-year deal with supermarket Aldi for home delivery of its specialbuys range in the UK. Aldi’s specialbuys are already available to purchase online, but the three-year...

18.09.2019

Iumi has mixed expectations for maritime insurance

Sean Dalton, chairman of Iumi's (International Union of Marine Insurance) cargo committee, recently reported a 2.5% increase in 2018 global premiums to USD 16.6 billion. However, the rise was largely attributable to growth in...

18.09.2019

DHL Supply Chain picks a new CEO for major markets

Effective 1 October 2019, Hendrik Venter has been appointed the new CEO DHL Supply Chain for Mainland Europe, Middle East and Africa. Venter will succeed Oscar de Bok, who will take over the board department DHL Supply Chain as...

18.09.2019

Rail company pushes ahead with hybrid technology

‎The Deutsche Bahn (DB) intends to make an increasing number of locomotives, large machinery and repair vehicles more eco-friendly. To this end, the German railway company has now concluded a framework contract worth EUR 250...

18.09.2019

Files concerning Geneva airport open to public consultation

As from today, 18 September 2019, until 17 October 2019, the documents concerning several files submitted by the Swiss federal office of civil aviation (FOCA) with regard to the airport of Geneva will be open for public...

18.09.2019

Ship operating costs continue to fall

Ship operating costs are now in accelerating decline for the seventh year in succession, said the accountant and shipping consultant BDO. Total annual operating costs in the shipping industry fell by an average of 1.8% in 2018,...

18.09.2019

The West of England P&I Club celebrates 50 years in Greece

The West of England, a mutual marine insurer, celebrated the 50th anniversary of its Greek office this week. To mark the event, an evening reception was held at Balux, Glyfada and was attended by current and previous club members...

18.09.2019

IRU demands to safeguard the role of road transport

The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has launched a new manifesto and is calling on international organisations, governments and industry stakeholders to safeguard the role of road transport in driving economic...

18.09.2019

Gefco moves from Getafe to Pinto

Gefco Spain has opened a new logistics hub for overland transport services in Pinto. The facility is 100% powered by solar energy and features almost 8,000 sqm of logistics space, 980 sqm of office premises and 88 loading...

18.09.2019

Imports drive throughput in the port of Virginia

The port of Virginia (USA) handled cargo volumes of almost 95,000 teu in August. The overall increase of 5% when compared with the same period last year is mainly due to a rise in the number of loaded import containers moving...

18.09.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

On 18 February 1916, Father Hans Schmidt became the only priest to be executed in America for murder after he killed his pregnant lover, hacked her up and tossed the bits into New York's East River. He died in the chair in Sing...

18.09.2019

ACI calls for an end to trade disputes

According to the latest World Airport Traffic Report published by Airports Council International (ACI) World, the world’s airports accommodated 122.7 million t of cargo last year. Global year-over-year volume fell by -1.7% in...

18.09.2019

Joining forces against dangerous distractions

The time of distraction may be short, but the consequences can be deadly. In five seconds, a truck travelling at 90 km/h covers a distance of 125 m. If the driver is busy with his smartphone instead of paying attention to the...

18.09.2019

U-Freight certified to screen air cargo in Hong Kong

The U-Freight Group (UFL) has become one of the first freight forwarders to have one of its logistics hubs in Hong Kong certified by the Hong Kong civil aviation department (CAD) as a regulated air cargo screening facility...

18.09.2019

Carlisle Companies appoints Mark C. Smith VP of supply chain

Carlisle Companies has appointed Mark C. Smith vice president of supply chain consistent with Carlisle's vision 2025's centre-led initiatives to drive to USD 15 of earnings per share. Smith joined Carlisle in 2012 as vice...