17.04.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

In some West African countries, babies are named after the day on which they were born. Take the late UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan for example. His first name means "born on a Friday".
17.04.2019

Rhenus launches CO2 reduction programme for airfreight

Rhenus Logistics Air & Ocean has launched the world’s first global air freight carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction programme. With Rhegreen, a free-of-charge service, customers can choose a ‘greener’ aircraft for their cargo...
17.04.2019

Champ Cargosystems communicates in Mandarin Chinese

Zeta Loo, Champ Cargosystems' head of commercial operations (Apac), addressed a packed audience at the 4th China Air Logistics Conference & Exhibition in Guangzhou (China) on 28 March 2019. She discussed the company's...
17.04.2019

Collaboration for transit traffic via Swiss Alps

The German railfreight operator DB Cargo and its Swiss counterpart, SBB Cargo, are to collaborate more closely. The partners’ alpine transit agreement has been prolonged for three more years, ahead of its expiry date. The two...
16.04.2019

UK: More than 200 new trucks ordered

Somerset (UK)-based Nagel Langdons has placed a major order for 205 trucks from Scania Great Britain. A total of 67 trucks will be delivered in 2019, with the remainder following next year. Fifty-six of the 2019 vehicles will be...
16.04.2019

Swedish Club reports volatility in investment

After Q1/2019, the Swedish Club stated that investments in the sector were very volatile with equity markets in free fall during December 2018. As a result, a negative investment return of -1.6% was recorded at the end of...
16.04.2019

Ceva and Goodpack launch Tyrecube

Ceva Logistics and Goodpack, which operates a large fleet of intermediate bulk containers, have celebrated the official launch of Tyrecube, a patented collapsible and stackable container that provides an innovative method of...
16.04.2019

It flies! History's biggest plane takes to the skies

On 13 April 2019, Stratolaunch Systems Corporation successfully completed the first flight of the world’s largest all-composite aircraft, the “Stratolaunch”. With a dual fuselage design and a wingspan greater than the length of a...
16.04.2019

Award for sustainable logistics

A concept to strengthen combined transport gained the highest number of jury votes this year. LkW Walter came out on top. The freight forwarder won the 8th prize for sustainability in logistics in 2019, which is jointly awarded...
16.04.2019

New head of cargo at Doncaster Sheffield Airport

Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA, UK) has appointed Ray Wood head of cargo. He has over 20 years’ experience in the airline air freight sector. Wood joins DSA from Virgin Atlantic, where he was regional sales manager for cargo....
16.04.2019

B+S Logistik builds in Bielefeld

B+S Logistik und Dienstleistungen is expanding its hub in Bielefeld (Germany). In response to rising demand from customers from the food and pharmaceutical industries and the online trade, the company is building a new logistics...
16.04.2019

New Skyteam Cargo member gains Gacar 151 certificate

Saudi Arabia’s general authority of civil aviation (Gaca) confirms that Saudi Airlines Cargo fulfils all technical and operational standards and achieves high levels of compliance with the global rules and regulations of aviation...
16.04.2019

Number of pirate attacks drops in first quarter 2019

According to a report of the IMB, a unit of the London (UK)-based ICC, the number of registered cases of piracy at sea and armed attacks on ships decreased significantly over the first three months of this year compared to last...
16.04.2019

TIR truck covers 9,300 km in twelve days

The first-ever TIR transport from inland China to Russia conducted by Moscow-based transport operator D-Trans, a member of the Russian association of international road carriers (ASMAP), has arrived at the customs in the country...
16.04.2019

Christian S. Madsen appointed chairman of the ITD board

The board of the Danish road freight organisation ITD was constituted following the ITD’s general assembly of 2019. Christian S. Madsen was appointed new chairman of the board after having been re-elected. Ib Andersen was also...
16.04.2019

DNVGL rates shipping ports worldwide

DNVGL’s recent maritime capitals report claims that Singapore continues to hold the top position of all maritime capitals. Despite a somewhat weak trade cycle in traditional shipping and offshore oil and gas markets that have yet...
16.04.2019

Belarus to become rail hub between Vietnam and Europe

At OSJD Railway’s 34th general directors’ conference in Seoul (South Korea) last week, the heads of Belarusian Railway and Vietnam Railways discussed railfreight deliveries from Vietnam to Europe, including Belarus. During...
16.04.2019

Is Hong Kong's cargo growth sustainable?

In March, cargo throughput at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), the world’s largest hub in that aviation traffic category, recorded year-on-year growth of 0.2% to 432,000 t. Exports saw an 11% increase, making the...
16.04.2019

Imperial Logistics augments its digital warehouse platform

Sharehouse – the digital warehouse platform launched by Imperial Logistics at the beginning of 2018 – has added two new functions to its portal, to make the process of finding or letting storage space even easier for users....
16.04.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

The US has the largest population of tigers, as more live there in captivity than in the wild throughout the rest of the world.
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