18.02.2019

Saudia Cargo contributes to air-sea-air cargo corridor

Saudia Cargo CEO, Omar Hariri (left), and the King Abdullah Economic Port CEO, Rayan Qutub, have signed a joint agreement at King Abdullah Economic City, 90 km north of Jeddah, to enhance collaboration opportunities and establish...
18.02.2019

Cosco and Bolloré ink MoU

Cosco Shipping Lines and Bolloré Transport & Logistics have signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Shanghai. The two companies, partners for over 20 years, want to strengthen their commercial relations...
18.02.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

The most popular colour for a national flag is red, followed by white, while blue features in about half of all the countries’ flags.
18.02.2019

Mues shoulders COO role at Imperial Logistics

Juergen Mues has been appointed COO of Imperial Logistics International, as of 15 March 2019. Reporting to CEO Hakan Bicil, Mues will assume overall responsibility for all operational aspects of the business, which employs some...
07.02.2019

Auch «echte» Belugas

Wer denkt, nur die «Beluga» genannten Flugzeug-Transportflugzeuge von Airbus können fliegen, irrt – und zwar gewaltig: Demnächst legen zwei jeweils rund 900 kg schwere Wale dieser Spezies den längsten Teil der Strecke von...
15.02.2019

Panalpina in contact with Agility

The board of directors of Panalpina has confirmed media reports that it is in discussions with the Agility Group on potential strategic opportunities for their respective logistics businesses. The discussions between the two...
15.02.2019

Swiss watchdogs check out Gateway Basel Nord

Switzerland’s competition commission (Weko) is to examine the proposed merger of SBB, Hupac and Rethmann. The three companies want to jointly build Gateway Basel Nord (GBN), a hub for import/export traffic, transalpine transit...
15.02.2019

Etihad Cargo helps horses jump to Hong Kong

Etihad Cargo was once more chosen to transport a special consignment of show jumping horses for the annual Longines Masters of Hong Kong starting today (15 February 2019). This is the third consecutive year that the carrier...
15.02.2019

Return to roots for Nohra’s new manager

Dennis Strittmatter has been selected to manage Zufall Logistics’ branch office in Nohra (Germany). Strittmatter, a trained freight traffic specialist, has been entrusted with strengthening and expanding the office together with...
15.02.2019

Trois Rivieres Port Authority sets up two funds

The Canada-based Trois-Rivières Port Authority (TRPA) is setting up two funds for its users, with a total investment of CAD 2.5 million over five years. Fund no. 1 is an environment fund that aims to support users' investments in...
15.02.2019

More trucks for asphalt haulage

Liquid foodstuffs, dry and liquid bulk, chemicals and asphalt: there are many uses for tank and silo trailers – and their deployment often generates more attractive margins compared to palletised freight. Hauliers who want to...
15.02.2019

Toyo Tires renews contract with Fiege

The Japanese tyre maker, Toyo Tires, is extending its logistics contract with Fiege for several years. Fiege has already overseen the supply chain for Toyo Tires Europe in Germany and Austria since 2006. From 2011, Fiege began to...
15.02.2019

PAD upgrades airfreight handling equipment

Paderborn-Lippstadt (PAD) airport is stepping up its airfreight offers for industry in eastern Westphalia, southern Lower Saxony and north Hessen (all Germany). In addition PAD is banking on "Flexloader", a freight...
15.02.2019

Anniversary run of express container train

Uzbekistan Railway first organised an express container rail service in October 2018, with the aim of supporting domestic producers, representatives of small and medium-sized businesses, and private entrepreneurship.  ...
15.02.2019

More space for manoeuvres at Saudiports

The nine ports of the Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) are undergoing some major developments. For instance, an integrated shipment scheduling system was recently rolled out at King Abdul Aziz port. The system forms part of the...
15.02.2019

From COO to CEO

Robert (Bob) Biesterfeld, currently COO of C.H. Robinson, has been promoted to CEO. As part of a long-planned succession process managed by the US company’s board of directors, Biesterfeld was named COO in March 2018. He has also...
15.02.2019

Descartes acquires Visual Compliance

Descartes Systems Group has completed its acquisition of the businesses run by the Management Systems Resources group of companies operating under the names “Visual Compliance,” “eCustoms” and “MSR” (collectively, “Visual...
15.02.2019

Duisport's container throughput on track

Duisport, operator of the inland port of Duisburg, processed 4.1 million teu in 2018, on a par with 2017’s record volume. Container handling is the German port’s most important business sector as it accounts for 55% of the entire...
15.02.2019

The end of the biggest dream

Following Emirates’ announcement that it is cutting its A380 order from 162 to 123 units, and switching to 40 A330-900s and 30 A350-900s, Airbus decided to end the superjumbo programme by 2021. The double-decker aircraft made...
15.02.2019

Ceva selects new head for LCL product

Ceva Logistics has strengthened its ocean freight team with the appointment of Claus Svane Schmidt as head of its less than container load (LCL) product. Previously managing director of the company's North Asia...
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