06.03.2019

New Sydney hub to improve access to Port Botany

Pacific National aims to offer more efficient rail connections in Australia. The spine of the network will be formed by the key freight hubs of Port Botany, Penrith, Parkes and Perth. At present, the railfreight operator is...
06.03.2019

Ceva opens Ikea's new CDC in New York

Ceva Logistics and Ikea recently celebrated the opening of a new customer distribution centre (CDC) at Staten Island on the US east coast. Under a five year deal, Ceva will manage the 90'600 sqm site and provide warehouse...
06.03.2019

Kay Kratky nominated for SAS board

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is holding its annual general meeting (AGM) will take place on 13 March 2019. Ahead of the AGM announcement, the carrier’s nomination committee proposed that the seven current board members retain...
06.03.2019

Favourable figures for Matson in 2018

The Matson Navigation Company, whose headquarters are in San Francisco (USA), generated a net income of USD 109 million in 2018. In 2017, the income was USD 232 million for the full year, but that was shored up by USD 155.0...
06.03.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

Some of Fredric Baur’s ashes were buried in a “Pringles” can, the potato crisp packaging system that he designed.
06.03.2019

Major logistics project shaping up well

An industrial zone that focuses on e-commerce and logistics is to be built on the former Cambrai-Epinoy military airfield in northern France. The project - named E-Valley - recently overcame a big hurdle. The neighbouring...
06.03.2019

LG Cargo receives freight licence

The transfer of the cargo transport business from Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (LG) to the newly-established group LG Cargo is proceeding apace in Lithuania. The relevant Lithuanian authority LTSA has completed approval procedures...
06.03.2019

Top air trade lanes between EU/US and emerging markets

The latest Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index (Aemli) shows that the volume of goods exported as airfreight from the EU and USA to the 50 emerging economies that were surveyed amounted to 4.045 million t in 2018, 4% more...
06.03.2019

Industry stalwart for GAC in India

Industry veteran Jayakumar Gopalakrishnan has been appointed GAC Shipping's general manager, projects and breakbulk in India. Based in the company’s Mumbai office, he will spearhead the company’s efforts to tap into India’s...
05.03.2019

Forwarder cuts C02 emissions by 95% with LNG trucks

GRUBER Logistics continues to invest in sustainable transport services. The company based in South Tyrol (Italy) has recently put four Iveco tractors with LNG engines into operation; a further six tractors will follow over the...
05.03.2019

Shipserver's e-procurement platform on the move

The number of platforms in the maritime business continues to grow. According to Shipserv, an e-procurement platform, marine buyers spent USD 385 million on its platform in January 2019. This is up 30% from last year’s figures,...
05.03.2019

Globe Air Cargo Argentina becomes Azul GSSA

The Brazilian Azul Linhas Aéreas, which began operating in 2008, has appointed Globe Air Cargo (GAC) Argentina, an ECS Group subsidiary almost a year old, as its GSSA in Argentina. With this two-year contract, GAC Argentina...
05.03.2019

Highly specialised chemical tankers join fleet

Imperial Logistics has expanded its European road tanker fleet in response to several years of strong business growth and its successful entry into intermodal services in 2016. The company headquartered in Germany has...
05.03.2019

Astre Península Ibérica on an expansion course

Astre Península Ibérica, the Spanish network of transport SMEs, grew significantly in the last year, with the association reporting a 12.1% rise in turnover. Astre Península Ibérica strengthened its local position by appointing...
05.03.2019

Change at DFDS's head

Niels Smedegaard will step down as CEO of DFDS at the end of April. Torben Carlsen, who has been the company's CFO since 2009, will become the new CEO. Smedegaard has been CEO of DFDS since 1 January 2007. He said: “My time...
05.03.2019

New bulk giant for K Line

At Imabari Shipbuilding in Japan, the 200,000-dwt ton Cape size bulker "Cape Sapphire" has been completed and will join K Line's operative fleet in due course. The ship is compliant with the common structural rules for...
05.03.2019

Restrictions on radioactive shipments to and from Belgium

Effective immediately and until further notice, United Cargo is restricting all shipments containing substances classified as radioactive material originating in or destined for Belgium. The carrier said that this restriction...
05.03.2019

More dragons and griffins for the locomotive fleet

The Polish railfreight company Lotos Kolej has ordered five new electric locomotives from Polish manufacturer NEWAG for PLN 80 million (EUR 18.6 million). The engines are two four-axle griffins and three six-axle dragons...
05.03.2019

IDS benefits from private customers

With a 3% rise to 13.8 million consignments, the general cargo cooperation IDS Logistik has expanded its business for the sixth year in succession. With a growth rate of 12%, the private customer segment was particularly...
05.03.2019

Bita appoints Dale Chrystie as its first chair

Dale Chrystie of Fedex was elected as the first chair of the blockchain in transport alliance standards council (Bitas) during the meeting of its board of directors last month. Chrystie, business fellow and blockchain...
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