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10.10.2019

Automotive managers for Street Scooter

Street Scooter continues to focus its management on growth and internationalisation. Two internationally experienced managers from the automotive industry will be joining the Aachen-based e-commercial vehicle manufacturer’s...

10.10.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

Seen from above, Brazil’s capital Brasilia has the outline of an airplane.

10.10.2019

Warehouse designed for e-commerce

A new warehouse and distribution complex under construction in Suffolk (UK) has been designed specifically to meet the needs of e-commerce, or online shopping. The Port One Logistics Park is situated immediately next to the A14,...

Polen entdeckt die Schiene

Der polnische Eisenbahnsektor ist in Bewegung. Via Europäische Investitionsbank fliesst Geld ins Land, mit dem PKP neues Rollmaterial beschaffen und die Infrastruktur verbessern will. Im Güterverkehr implementiert PKP Cargo eine,...

Den Dieben auf der Spur

Frachtdiebstähle nehmen immer mehr zu. Die Transportsicherheitsvereinigung Tapa mit ihrem neuen CEO Thorsten Neumann will Behörden und Unternehmen für die Problematik sensibilisieren und wünscht sich eine bessere Datenlage.

09.10.2019

Hupac expands its intermodal network in Europe

This week, Swiss intermodal operator Hupac is introducing a new connection between Geleen in the Netherlands and Dresden in Germany. The service is suitable for P400 semitrailers. In a first phase, the shuttle will make four...

09.10.2019

Milestone for Osprey, millions for air transport providers

Less than two years after surpassing 400,000 flight hours, the V-22 fleet of tiltrotor aircraft built by Bell Textron and Boeing, has topped the 500,000 flight hour milestone. Most recently deployed to assist relief efforts in...

09.10.2019

Reducing emissions by hard sail

MOL and Oshima Shipbuilding have jointly obtained an “approval in principle (AIP)” from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai for the design of a hard sail system. The system converts wind energy into propulsive force with a telescopic hard sail...

09.10.2019

Portugal accedes to e-CMR

As a sign of the country’s intentions to move towards a fully paperless transport operation, Portugal’s government has acceded to e-CMR. The e-CMR protocol enables transport operators, drivers and shipment companies to use an...

09.10.2019

Bansard founds B.Aero

Bansard International Group has founded B.Aero, a new entity dedicated to the aeronautical and aerospace sectors. B.Aero will be headed by Nassim Aouana, who will be based in Bansard’s office at Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris...

09.10.2019

Evgeniya Khokhlova wins Fiata award

For over twenty years both Fiata and the specialist insurer TT Club have championed the development of young professionals in freight forwarding. Now in its twenty-second year, the young international freight forwarder of the...

09.10.2019

Mistral Air becomes Poste Air Cargo

One year after transiting into a dedicated mail and freight haulier, the Italian carrier Mistral Air has been rebranded as Poste Air Cargo. The airline is a division of Poste Italiane and operates a fleet of five ATR72-500, two...

09.10.2019

HL opting out of the Arctic route too

After the French shipping company CMA CGM’s recent announcement that it would not sail the Northwest Passage for environmental reasons, the issue is once again being hotly debated in the container shipping industry. Jörg...

09.10.2019

China - Slovakia - China pilot train on track

A test train, operated by Russia-based Trans Container, is already on its way back from Slovakia to China. On 15 September 2019 the train was dispatched from Xian (Xinzhu station) and passed through Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine...

09.10.2019

New head of marketing & communication

Andrea Krugfahrt is the new head of marketing & communications at the Swiss Safety Center. In this position, she works for the entire SVTI group and is a member of the extended executive board. She replaces Franco Brunner,...

09.10.2019

Raft of IT improvements for Continental Cargo Carriers

Continental Cargo Carriers (CCC) is further investing in the efficiency and reliability of its operations by launching bespoke road freight and finance solutions to its customers. Since the business was acquired by Europa...

09.10.2019

Financial injection for Poland’s rail infrastructure

The European Commission has adopted two major cohesion policy projects to improve the Polish rail network. Both projects should be operational as of January 2023. Almost EUR 838 million will be invested to upgrade a 214.5-km...

09.10.2019

Liverpool region to benefit from Brexit?

The shipping heritage of the Liverpool city region (LCR) could provide a major boost to the UK’s economic prospects post-Brexit, according to a major new report. Working with Maritime UK and the centre for economics and business...

09.10.2019

Finnair seeks even more freight in Asia

Last month, Finnair's available scheduled cargo tonne kilometres (162.4 million) increased by 13.7% year-on-year. Revenue scheduled cargo tonne kilometres (99.8 million) increased by 11.4%. During the first nine months of the...

09.10.2019

West of England appoints a new senior claims handler

West of England P&I Club, a mutual insurer, has appointed Miguel Caballero as senior claims handler for European and South American members. He will be based in the club’s head office in London (UK). Caballero, a law graduate...