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12.06.2019

ICTSI increases capacities in Rijeka

The Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT), the Croatian subsidiary of Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) at the port of Rijeka (Croatia), is set to realise a comprehensive expansion plan in the...

12.06.2019

Rail holds pole position in Hamburg

In Germany’s port of Hamburg more than 135 million t of seaborne cargo traffic are cleared annually. On the overland seaport-hinterland routes, rail is in pole position with 48.2%, ahead of trucking with 41.4% and inland shipping...

12.06.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

Due to some confusion with names, staff of the Slovak and Slovenian embassies meet once a month to exchange incorrectly addressed mail.

12.06.2019

Survitec appoints new heads

As part of a tranche of measures to strengthen its position in the global marine safety and survival market, Survitec has appointed Baba Devani as managing director, Survitec Marine. Devani’s appointment follows on from the...

22.05.2019

Auf neuem Gleis

Weltweit ist der Schienengüterverkehr gegenüber der Strasse in der Defensive. Im Iran wollen die staatlichen Eisenbahnen (RAI) in einer Offensive die Infrastruktur, rollendes Material und internationale Strecken modernisieren...

11.06.2019

Booking rail and truck transport online

Box2rail, an online booking platform for SMEs, has augmented its portfolio by adding a capacity display for HGV transport services. In addition to the existing capacity indicator for the railway, Box2rail 2.0 now offers a...

11.06.2019

COA provides new standard

The container owners association (COA), which represents the common interests of owners of freight containers, has announced that its telematics/track trace work group will provide an open standard to permit interoperability of...

11.06.2019

Russian intermodal operator introduces two new trains

Trans-Container will raise the number of regular services in Russia and China. A block train has been launched from Zibo (Shandong Province, China) to Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovskaya Railway, Russia) through the Zabaykalsk...

11.06.2019

Contract logistics for textile producer

DHL Supply Chain has signed a five year contract with the Seidensticker Group, a family-run company based in Bielefeld (Germany). Seidensticker has been one of Europe’s most renowned shirt and blouse manufacturers for almost a...

11.06.2019

Mikko Tainio is Finnair Cargo’s new MD

Janne Tarvainen, managing director (MD) of Finnair Cargo, will leave the carrier at the end of July and take on the role of MD of Nordic Regional Airlines (Norra) in August. Mikko Tainio has been chosen as his successor and a...

11.06.2019

Light air vehicles for Thyssenkrupp's daily business

Only a few weeks after its first official demonstration flight on 21 May 2019, a drone designed by doks.innovation is ready to make Thyssenkrupp's shipment of laboratory samples faster and safer while also reducing traffic on the...

11.06.2019

New Japan Malaysia Vietnam service

Singapore-based APL, an affiliate of the CMA CGM group, is launching a Japan Malaysia Vietnam (JMV) service that will provide weekly connectivity between North Asia and Southeast Asia. The new service will concentrate on...

11.06.2019

New direct train between Rhine-Ruhr and Bavaria

Tomorrow (12 June 2019), Kombiverkehr will launch a new train link between Neuss and Munich (Germany). The service will be open to all freight forwarders and logistics companies. Load units can be dispatched in both...

11.06.2019

Belgium launches digital customs platform

Belgium wants to substantially simplify the import and export of goods. To further this aim, a customs platform named BE-Gate has been developed and officially launched. The portal, which was especially designed for the growing...

11.06.2019

Role swapping at Lufthansa Cargo

Lufthansa Cargo Group is making a series of changes to its management. Thomas Sonntag will take over the management of Jettainer, the international service partner for outsourced ULD management, as of 1 July. He will replace...

11.06.2019

Garuda ordered to pay millions for price fixing

Australia’s federal court has ordered PT Garuda Indonesia (Garuda) to pay penalties of AUD 19 million (USD 13 million) for colluding on fees and surcharges for air freight services. The penalties follow the court action...

11.06.2019

Trieste - Nuremberg shuttle with two roundtrips per week

The port of Trieste will introduce a new rail service linking Trieste (Italy) with the Nuremberg hub in northern Bavaria (Germany). The service will go on stream at the end of July with two trains per week, and circulation will...

11.06.2019

Galliker takes over Jeanmaire

Switzerland’s logistics landscape is undergoing a radical change. The transport company Jeanmaire SA, based in La Chaux-de-Fonds, is handing over its storage and transport activities to Galliker Transport on 1 August. A new...

11.06.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

In summer, an average-sized swimming pool loses 3,800 l of water per month due to evaporation.

11.06.2019

Champ & Co win ECS Group challenge

Champ Cargosystems has won the ECS Group #NexGenLeaders 2019 Challenge alongside Air France KLM Martinair Cargo and Dropslab. The consortium won the award for their augmented reality for air cargo warehouses project. The...