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02.09.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

In 1995, the government of Greenland awarded the title of "Santa Claus of the Year" to Nelson Mandela in recognition of his support for children in need.

02.09.2019

A big slice of the cake for Swiss Combi

Swiss Combi – an entity comprised of the logistics service providers Planzer (40%), Camion Transport (40%), Galliker (10%) and Bertschi (10%) – have obtained a 35% stake in the Swiss railfreight operator SBB Cargo. Switzerland’s...

02.09.2019

Bansard International selects new airfreight boss

Laurent Deneubourg has been recruited as director of the airfreight division at Bansard International Group. He began his tasks at the French logistics provider on 26 August. Deneubourg has a wealth of experience in the air...

02.09.2019

Ceva Logistics expands presence in Ho Chi Minh City

Ceva Logistics officially opened its new facility in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), doubling the size of its local operation. The company's new facility, strategically located close to the two cargo terminals at the country's...

30.08.2019

US short-line railroad changes ownership

A managed affiliate of OmniTRAX in the USA has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cleveland Commercial Railroad (CCRL) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Cleveland Harbor Belt Railroad (CHB). The acquisition is expected...

30.08.2019

H1/2019 marks a turnaround for OOIL

The Hong Kong-based Orient Overseas (International) Line (OOIL), an affiliate of Cosco Shipping, witnessed a turnaround in its business activities in H1/2019. "Despite an economic environment filled with uncertainties and...

30.08.2019

JAL's first full freighter flights for nine years

In accordance with an agreement between Japan Airlines and Kalitta Air, the US carrier has been operating three codeshare B747-400F flights per week between Tokyo-NRT and Chicago-ORD since 1 August 2019. In recent years,...

30.08.2019

RZD: China – Madrid route needs an additional freight base

Russian Railways’ CEO Oleg Belozorov has discussed the further cooperation in the railway sector with Spain’s minister José Luis Ábalos. One of the priorities is to increase transit traffic between Spain and China, which is of...

30.08.2019

DB Schenker automates logistics for Media Markt Sweden

DB Schenker is now responsible for Media Markt Sweden's logistics for online sales and store deliveries from the Arlandastad logistics centre near Stockholm. Media Markt Sweden benefits from Swisslog's automated...

30.08.2019

Tiaca appoints Celine Hourcade

Celine Hourcade will join the International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca) as project manager from September 2019, supporting the association’s transformation programme. The first two priorities for Hourcade will be the...

30.08.2019

Elisabeth Castro Gomez to manage Logcoop's office in Spain

Logcoop is expanding its internationalisation strategy and has appointed Elisabet Castro Gomez to supervise the growth of its network on the Iberian Peninsula. The daughter of Spanish parents speaks five languages fluently and...

30.08.2019

Switzerland adopts EU rules on drones and Brexit

On Sunday, 1 September 2019, new regulations of the air transport agreement with the EU will come into effect in Switzerland. The most important provision is the new European framework regulation on aviation safety which also...

30.08.2019

CCPO opts for smart software to measure engine performance

The fleet of 55 ships of the Hamburg (Germany)-based ship manager CPO Containerschiffreederei (CCPO) and the vessels in ship management (111 company-owned and third-party ships) are the first ships to adopt ABB’s digital solution...

30.08.2019

Gebrüder Weiss acquires forwarder KK+M in Tyrol

Gebrüder Weiss is taking over the freight forwarder Koler, Kuhn & Merk Speditions (KK+M) in Lechaschau (Reutte district in Tyrol, Austria). „With KK+M we can cover another important region in Tyrol and close to southern...

30.08.2019

Heavy-duty truck producer celebrates milestone vehicle

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has commemorated the production of the 750,000th vehicle built at its Cleveland (NC, USA) truck manufacturing plant. Keys to the milestone vehicle – a Freightliner new Cascadia – were shown to...

30.08.2019

New heads in London and Hong Kong

In a circular to members of the American P&I Club, its managers, the Shipowners Claims Bureau, have announced that Arsinoi Iliokaftou has been appointed claims executive in London, to add further strength to its existing...

30.08.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

Alfred Hitchcock was terrified of eggs and would leave the table if anyone ordered an omelette.

30.08.2019

What options does the sulphur cap leave?

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) 2020 regulations, which cut the maximum level of sulphur content permitted in fuel by more than 85%, officially come into force on 1 January, but could start to impact operations as...

30.08.2019

German forwarder invests in new truck

The new Wiesel truck manufactured by KAMAG Transporttechnik is now in action at the Achern (Germany)-based forwarder Wilfried Maier Speditionsgesellschaft. For six months, the Wiesel has been put through its paces dealing with...

30.08.2019

Stiff competition for Basel Gateway Nord?

The decision of the Swiss competition commission WEKO on the controversial multi-million project Gateway Basel Nord (GBN) has met with opposition. After an in-depth examination, WEKO concluded in June 2019 that the project would...