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19.06.2019

Fleet upgrade to improve intermodal services across USA

Roadrunner Intermodal Services in the USA has acquired over 60 new tractors for operations at U.S. ports and railway hubs. According to the company, the new equipment will help to increase safety, reduce breakdowns, improve fuel...

19.06.2019

Bolloré Logistics teams up with J2 and Groupe Robert

Bolloré Logistics Canada has signed an agreement to form a consortium with J2 Procurement Management and Groupe Robert, which provides cargo handling, transport and warehousing services. The partnership between Bolloré and...

19.06.2019

Volumes shrink again at world's biggest airfreight hub

Airport Authority Hong Kong announced that during May 2019, Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) cargo throughput decreased by 7.3% year on year to 405,000 t. Amid the uncertain global economic situation, cargo imports...

19.06.2019

Haropa continues to thrive at the start of 2019

Good figures for Haropa at the start of 2019: After two years’ growth in 2017 and 2018 when the port cooperation's seaborne traffic rose to 95 million t, business continued to thrive at the beginning of 2019. With a...

19.06.2019

New heads for Tiaca

Steven Polmans, director cargo and logistics at Brussels Airport Company will become chairman of the International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca), and Sanjeev Gadhia, founder and CEO of Astral Aviation, will take on the...

19.06.2019

New Zealand: Napier-Wairoa line ready to run

KiwiRail has completed the restoration of the 115 km Napier to Wairoa rail line, which was mothballed in December 2012 following severe storm damage. The next focus of New Zealand’s rail operator is to establish a log-hub in...

19.06.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

Vikings never wore helmets with horns. That is an invention of 19th century painters, poets and costume designers.

19.06.2019

Tracking containers with cargo-partner

The Austrian logistics services provider cargo-partner has introduced a new container tracking service for complete seafreight shipments. The new feature is available via the supply chain management spot that cargo-partner uses...

12.06.2019

Volle Kraft voraus

Die deutsche Binnenschifffahrt findet endlich Gehör in der Politik. Das Verkehrsministerium hat einen Masterplan erarbeitet, der den lange vernachlässigten Verkehrsträger auf Vordermann bringen soll.

18.06.2019

Algeciras: new vehicles to be launched in July

Container terminal APM Terminals Algeciras (Spain) is renewing and increasing its fleet of terminal tractors. The company has started to introduce the new Terberg YT222 model which features improved ergonomics, comfort, safety...

18.06.2019

The long journey of the "Chipolbrok Atlantic"

Recently, the, M/V “Chipolbrok Atlantic” arrived on its 14th voyage in the port of Bilbao (Spain), carrying a load of 84 wind blades. 60 units were stowed on deck whilst another 24 pieces had been loaded under deck. Upon...

18.06.2019

New Skyteam Cargo member adds two Med destinations

Saudia Cargo, which formally became the 12th member of the Skyteam Cargo alliance during the Air Cargo Europe show in Munich (Germany) earlier this month, has launched two new routes to Greece and Morocco, aiming to meet the...

18.06.2019

Three executives to receive annual Aotos award

The United Seamen’s Service (USS) 2019 Admiral of the Ocean Sea Awards (Aotos) will be presented to James Given, president of the Seafarers International Union of Canada, Anil Mathur, president and CEO of Alaska Tanker Corp., and...

18.06.2019

Contract logistics strengthens BLG

“We did not only achieved our targets for 2018, we surpassed them,” said Frank Dreeke, CEO of BLG Logistics, at the company’s annual general meeting. In total, the BLG group generated a turnover of EUR 1.41 billion in the...

18.06.2019

Autonomous Vera trucks to run between Swedish hub and port

Volvo Trucks’ electric, connected and autonomous vehicle Vera will form part of an integrated solution to transport goods from a logistics centre to a port terminal in Gothenburg (Sweden). The assignment is the result of a...

18.06.2019

New platform for time-critical air charter bookings

Founded by two airline pilots with a passion for aviation and a background in charter brokering and logistics, Chartersync was launched at this year’s Air Cargo Europe event in Munich.The new platform for time-critical air...

18.06.2019

US short line railroad refurbishes 37 timber bridges

The Coos Bay Rail Line (CBRL) in the USA has concluded USD 2.3 million repair and rehabilitation work on 37 timber bridge structures along its 215 km long line. The US class III railroad is based in the county Oregon and is owned...

18.06.2019

Michael Behrendt re-elected as chairman of Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd’s shareholders approved with the required majority all items on the agenda put to the vote at the annual general meeting (AGM) in Hamburg (Germany). The shareholders also indorsed the proposal of the supervisory board...

18.06.2019

Kerry Logistics forms joint venture with Correos

Kerry Logistics is set to capitalise on the growing potential of China’s e-commerce exports by joining forces with Spain’s national postal service Sociedad Estatal de Correos y Telégrafos (Correos) to establish a joint venture to...

18.06.2019

Rwandair spreads its wings to China

Rwandair is commencing flights to Guangzhou, the provincial capital of Guangdong and the third largest city in China, effective today, 18 June 2019. Guangzhou will be tagged to the Mumbai route which was launched in April 2017,...