Rail facility to reduce CO2 by 18,300 t per year

The USD 149 million GCT Bayonne ExpressRail facility in Port Jersey (USA) is completed. It supports the port’s cargo growth and has an annual capacity of 250,000 container lifts. GCT Bayonne’s ondock intermodal facility is...

Christopher Connor chosen as Aapa's new CEO

The American Association of Port Authorities (Aapa), the unified and recognised voice of seaports in the Americas, has unanimously chosen Christopher J. Connor as the association’s next president and CEO. Connor, the former...

H.Essers acquires Gebroeders Hoefnagels Transport

The Belgian logistics service provider H.Essers has acquired the Dutch company Gebroeders Hoefnagels Transport, with sites in Asten and Weert (the Netherlands). The takeover is subject to approval by the competition authorities....

Rwandair adds more flights to worldwide network

From today, 25 June 2019, Rwandair is offering direct flights to Tel Aviv, the economic centre of Israel, from its Kigali hub (Rwanda). CEO Yvonne Manzi Makolo: "Adding Tel Aviv to our network is part of our long term plan...

New rail link between southern England and central Scotland

Forth Ports, Eddie Stobart and Direct Rail Services (DRS) will introduce a new weekend service providing the UK’s first-ever rail link between the ports of Tilbury and Grangemouth, Scotland’s main port. The new two-way rail...

Panalpina to elect new board of directors

In connection with the public exchange offer by DSV for all publicly held registered shares of Panalpina published on 13 May 2019, the board of directors will propose, at the extraordinary general meeting scheduled for 16 July...

Siegmann opens office in Paris

Siegmann, a Hamburg (Germany)-based family-owned firm, specialises in transport services to and from France. It has now opened its own office in Paris. In May, the company founded its French subsidiary Siegmann Sarl in order to...

“Curiosity of the Day”

European fruit flies tolerate more alcohol than African fruit flies.

More LNG power for Containerships

As the second LNG-powered ship for Containerships, an affiliate of the CMA CGM Group, the “Containerships Polar” is now being deployed in the redesigned BALT 2 service. At the beginning of May, the 1,380-teu vessel started...

New engine-6-vehicle for operation across UK

Greencarrier Freight Services in the UK has put a new Volvo FH tractor unit into operation, citing Volvo’s focus on environmental impact, fuel efficiency levels and safety technology as strong factors in its choice of vehicle....

Fracht macht in Madrid mobil

Um einer in den letzten Jahren wachsenden Ineffizienz zu begegnen, haben Verantwortliche von elf juristischen Einheiten vor mehr als 100 Vertretern der Logistikbranche ein «Manifest für die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der Luftfracht in...

B737-800BCF flying high over Paris and Europe

During last week's Paris Air Show, ASL Aviation Holdings, which provides network solutions for express freight integrators (2018: 357,000 t), and Boeing signed a MoU for 20 737-800 Boeing converted freighters (BCF), bringing the...

Matson builds its largest con-ro ship to date

The US carrier Matson recently christened the largest combination container / roll-on, roll-off ship ever built in the United States in a ceremony at the Nassco shipyard in San Diego (CA, USA). The new vessel is named “Lurline”,...

BVL elects five new board members

At its 41th annual general meeting (AGM), the Bundesvereinigung Logistik (BVL) announced some changes to its management. Cash auditor Lutz Peper, managing partner of Peper und Söhne, resigned his mandate after eight years of...

Harder logistics invests in scanning technology

Harder logistics has invested in digital archiving solutions and built up its own scanning centre. In response to an increasing demand for the digitisation of traditional archiving systems, Harder logistics decided to add this...

Semitrailer for groupage traffic in Switzerland

Guyana: a new hot spot for business

In the Latin American country of Guyana the economy is growing apace. Due to the productivity of offshore drilling projects, the country’s gross domestic product alone is set to double by 2020. Crane Worldwide Logistics has...

First US carrier to use Skycell containers

United Cargo will enhance its Tempcontrol service by becoming the first US carrier to lease and transport the temperature-sensitive containers manufactured by Skycell. Each container of the Swiss-based company is equipped...

Bolloré Logistics finds a partner in Boustead Projects

Bolloré Logistics has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Boustead Projects, an industrial real estate solutions provider based in Singapore. With this agreement, Boustead Projects and Bolloré Logistics aim to jointly...

Monica Normark to head biorefinery technology at Sekab

Monica Normark is the new acting head of biorefinery technology at the clean tech company Sekab E-technology, effective June 2019. She has been with Sekab E-Technology for two years, working primarily on developing technology for...