A delivery ceremony was recently held Kobe port (Japan) for the LNG-fuelled tugboat MOL ordered from Kanagawa dockyard. At the event were officials from the Kobe district transport bureau, the ministry of land, infrastructure,...
B+S Logistik und Dienstleistungen continues to extend its facilities in the freight transport centre (GVZ) in Bremen (Germany). To this end, Goodman is building a new logistics complex covering an area of about 30,000 sqm, which...
B&H Worldwide has officially opened its first central European branch office in Prague (Czechia). It has also appointed Jakub Ptacnik as business development manager to head up the office. Central and eastern Europe is a...
The International Union of Railways (UIC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Latin American railway association Alaf. The document covers, inter alia, staff training and education, railway engineering, passenger...
In 1788, a square piano made by Frederick Beck, a piano maker in London (UK), became the first keyboard instrument to arrive in Australia. The "First Fleet Piano" was transported on board a ship that took eight months...
Running until 5 April, the exhibition “BTHVN on Tour” in Leipzig (Germany) will officially be opened today, 26 March 2019, before beginning its tour of concert halls around the world until the end of 2020. DP DHL is not only...
Hamburg-based carrier Hapag-Lloyd reported significantly improved figures in 2018. The group net result increased to EUR 46 million, up EUR 13 million from 2017. On a pro-forma basis and when compared to the combined business of...
Florian Pfaff, currently vice president Germany, will move to Asia on 1 June 2019 to become Lufthansa Cargo's vice president Asia Pacific based in Singapore. He will continue to report directly to Dorothea von Boxberg, head of...
TNW has been selected by the Perry County Port Authority (PCPA) to operate and provide common carrier rail services over the rail lines currently owned and operated by the PCPA as the Hoosier Southern Railroad (HOS). The parties...
Faymonville, a manufacturer of utility vehicles based in Luxembourg, has delivered a self-driving modular Cometto vehicle to the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri. The SYT 4/2 trailer will be deployed in the Riva Trigoso shipyard...
Boeing has announced three personnel changes to its leadership: Marc Allen has been named senior vice president of Boeing and president of Embraer partnership and group operations, Sir Michael Arthur has been appointed president...
In Brazil, the Multicargas terminal (T-MULT) of Açu Port, in operation since 2016 and located in the north of the state of Rio de Janeiro, presents itself as a new option for cabotage in Brazil. With 160,000 sqm of bonded...
Rytle, based in Bremen (Germany), and Silver Eagle Manufacturing, headquartered in Portland (OR, USA), have joined forces to solve urban logistics problems with innovative solutions engineered in Germany. Gary Gaussoin,...
At the Africa CEO forum, which took place in Kigali (Ruanda) yesterday and today, 26 March 2019, Bolloré Transport & Logistics announced that the Aerohub platform in the Ivory Coast will be inaugurated in April. The...
The largest shark is the 18.3 m whale shark and the smallest the 15.2 cm dwarf lantern shark.
The ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) and Digital Logistics (part of RZD and INTELLEX) have signed a MoU to promote joint developments, standardisation and digitalisation of operational processes across Europe's borders along the...
Der Agility Emerging Markets Index zeigt auf, dass sich das «Duopol» der Regionen Südostasien und Mittlerer Osten verstärkt, wenn es um die Logistik-Kompetenz von Schwellenländern geht. Das führt auch zu einem wachsenden...
Since launching its business in the USA two years ago, Uber Freight has worked to revitalise the trucking industry and bring new opportunities to the entire logistics ecosystem. The Uber Freight app connects trucking companies of...
Florida (USA)-based Jaxport recently set a new port record with the arrival of the Zim vessel "Cape Sounio", the largest containership so far to call Jacksonville. The 11,000 teu Zim-operated ship is deployed a service...
Be they computer scientists, economists or engineers, young talent is always in demand throughout the mobility sector, and the hiring of new staff will continue to play a major role. The career concept at InnoTrans helps young...
