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04.03.2019

AF KLM Martinair Cargo posts 2018 results

AF KLM Martinair Cargo recently tabled its results for 2018.In a context of stable cargo network capacity, revenues grew to EUR 2.88 billion, a 6.4% increase at constant currency compared to 2017. Scheduled cargo revenues rose to...

20.02.2019

Brasilianer werden US-Amerikaner

Das dürfte US-Präsident Donald Trump eigentlich nicht gerne hören. Doch das von Correios lancierte Programm Compra Fora («Kaufe auswärts») kommt neben brasilianischen E-Commerce-Kunden zunächst v.a. US-Unternehmen zugute. Als...

01.03.2019

Takeover promotes tank business across eastern USA

TFI International has acquired Schilli, a company that specialises in the transportation of dry and liquid bulk and offers dedicated fleet solutions and other services throughout the Midwest, Southeast and Gulf Coast regions of...

01.03.2019

Inland port of Passau gearing up

A new LHM 420 mobile harbour crane has officially commenced operations at the inland port of Passau (Germany). The hoisting equipment is able to handle single loads weighing up to 120 t – almost double as much as its predecessor....

01.03.2019

Amazon joins German Transport Forum

The e-commerce giant Amazon has just joined the German Transport Forum (DVF). The association’s managing director, Heike van Hoorn, observed: "With Amazon Germany as a member we have gained a player with innovative strength...

01.03.2019

Fiege stores, packs and ships for fittings manufacturer

The logistics company Fiege recently inaugurated a new location in Melle (Germany), where it provides services for Hettich, a furniture fittings manufacturer. Hettich designs and produces various functional fittings. Its...

01.03.2019

Two truckstops in UK can be booked in advance

Truck Parking Europe has launched its new book & pay feature for secure truck parking in the UK market. Red Lion Café & Truckstop and Chippenham Pit Stop are the UK’s first locations to offer book & pay on the...

01.03.2019

Swiss alliance for global airfreight continues

Switzerland's leisure travel airline Edelweiss, represented by CEO Bernd Bauer (right), and Swiss World Cargo, the freight division of Swiss International Air Lines, represented by its head Ashwin Bhat, have agreed to continue...

01.03.2019

IAG Cargo's results boosted by pharma business

IAG Cargo generated commercial revenues of EUR 1.17 billion in 2018, 7.2% higher than in 2017 at constant currency. The overall yield for 2018 increased by 8.1% at constant currency. Sold tonnes rose by 0.2%, CTK volumes fell by...

01.03.2019

Zim scoops up international shopping platform

The technology company Ladingo, which just closed a USD 1 million funding round, also counts the Haifa-based carrier Zim among its investors. The start-up, founded in January 2018, claims to be the world’s first company to offer...

01.03.2019

Seat on Confitarma board for Cesare d'Amico

The Italian shipowners' association Confitarma has unanimously elected Cesare d'Amico to its board of directors and executive committee. D'Amico is CEO of the D'Amico Group, a Rome-based entity with offices around the world....

01.03.2019

Maritime chooses Midlands Gateway as rail HQ

Multi-modal logistics company Maritime Transport has selected Segro Logistics Park East Midlands Gateway in the UK as its rail headquarters. The 91,054 sqm rail terminal will handle up to sixteen 775 m-long freight trains daily...

01.03.2019

Planet Mark certification for Yusen's new site

Yusen Logistics UK expanded its service offering with the opening of its state-of-the-art flagship warehousing facility in Wellingborough (UK) last year. Strategically located near major transport routes and road networks,...

01.03.2019

MAB Kargo selects M&C as GSA in Australia

With effect from today (1 March 2019), the Australian business of MAB Kargo, the freight division of Malaysia Airlines, will be represented by M&C Aviation. M&C Aviation, incorporated in Singapore, specialises in GSSA...

01.03.2019

Drewry sees hope for post-Brexit Dover

The London-based maritime consulting Drewry has analysed the port of Dover's possibilities in a Brexit environment. The firm's study says that the UK port has resilience to cope with "moderate disruption", as Drewry put...

01.03.2019

Panalpina betters bottom line

Panalpina presented mostly positive figures for 2018 at its headquarters in Basel (Switzerland). The takeover offer tabled by DSV and the possible collaboration with Agility were not mentioned. CEO Stefan Karlen said the two...

01.03.2019

Kerry appoints manager for Spain and Portugal

Kerry Logistics has appointed Marc Porta as managing director of its entities in Spain and Portugal. Based in Barcelona (Spain), Porta will be responsible for driving the business development strategy in the two countries,...

01.03.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

The only Japanese citizen who survived the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 lost his job when he returned home. He was accused of cowardice because he left the ship.

01.03.2019

Shipping line introduces rail transfer in the USA

APL’s eagle express x (EXX) service is going the extra mile with the new EXX railflash from Los Angeles to Chicago, Memphis, Dallas and Kansas City (USA). Promising an express rail transfer from the US west coast, EXX...

20.02.2019

2 Mrd. USD

Im Propeller Club Basel hat kürzlich Pasquale Formisano, SVP von MSC, die laufende Umstellung der Flotte seiner Reederei bis 2020 und darüber hinaus erläutert.