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14.02.2019

Ensuring cool chain integrity with new conveyor system

Dematic is once again installing a fully automatic high-bay storage system in Agristo’s deep-freeze warehouse. The food specialist is expanding its site in Wielsbeke (Belgium), and has also mandated Dematic to integrate a modern...

14.02.2019

Amber railfreight corridor now in operation

The Amber railfreight corridor (AFC) has become operational, and prearranged trains paths are now available. The corridor is designed to facilitate the operation of competitive cross-border rail services between the port of Koper...

14.02.2019

Continental recruits new leader for CVAM division

Gilles Mabire has been recruited as head of the commercial vehicles & aftermarket business unit (CVAM) at the technology company Continental, with effect from 1 April 2019. Mabire succeeds Michael Ruf. CVAM, part of...

14.02.2019

Iata grows presence in Southeast Asia

MAB Kargo is the latest organisation to become a member of Iata's Cargo iQ as the airline continues to expand across Asia. By becoming a member of the Iata interest group, MAB Kargo, which operates air cargo services to...

14.02.2019

Islaship working for Dship in Italy

Dship Carriers, an affiliate of the Deugro Group, has appointed Isla as its new, exclusive commercial agent in Italy with immediate effect. The carrier's global vice-president, Lars Feller, remarked: “With Isla’s local...

14.02.2019

Ryder launches trailblazing e-commerce solution

The logistics company Ryder System has launched a new e-commerce fulfilment solution. It enables manufacturers of small to large parcel goods across all industries to gain greater control over product selection, inventory...

14.02.2019

Jet Aviation picks flight services head for Emea and Asia

Jet Aviation has appointed Norbert Ehrich, former VP sales for Jet Aviation Flight Services South East USA and South America, as its new vice-president flight services Emea and Asia, effective immediately. Ehrich succeeds...

14.02.2019

UK haulier expands within port of Liverpool

JWT Commercial has expanded its footprint at the port of Liverpool (UK) by investing in over 2 ha of land for container storage facilities. The move enables the English haulier to handle larger volumes of goods for distribution...

14.02.2019

Thai LCC continues to expand cargo business

One month after selecting ECS Group as its GSSA, Nokscoot, one of Thailand's leading medium-haul budget airlines, has awarded a ULD management contract to Unilode Aviation Solutions. The agreement includes the replacement of...

14.02.2019

Koper integrated into Albatros Express network

TFG Transfracht plans to expand its rail services to ports in southern and western Europe this year. The German container transport provider said that a regular weekly service with faster transit times will be established to link...

14.02.2019

Moderate surge for DP World in 2018

Growth continued for DP World in 2018, albeit at a slower pace. The group handled 71.4 million teu last year, with gross container volumes rising by 1.9% year-on-year on a reported basis and 2.9% on a like-for-like basis....

14.02.2019

Kerry sets up Meat Lab in Hong Kong

Kerry Logistics and the Sutherland Company, a meat purveyor in Hong Kong and Macau, have founded a new joint venture named Meat Lab, Hong Kong’s first semi-automated meat processing plant. Meat Lab is unique in Hong Kong in...

14.02.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

About 300,000 letters per year are mailed through post offices in Loveland, a municipality in the US state of Colorado. Why so many? The senders all want to get a very special Valentine’s Day stamp.

14.02.2019

TT Club appoints new Senior Underwriter

TT Club, an insurance provider for the logistics industry, has appointed Andrew Peers as the senior underwriter for its UK, Benelux and Nordic underwriting team. Peers joins the Club from RSA, where he spent 17 years and led a...

06.02.2019

Mehr Cargo auf die Donau

Die Binnenschiffahrt auf der Donau könnte durch einen Liniendienst aus ihrem Dornröschenschlaf geweckt werden. Das Projekt wurde in Wien analysiert und entwickelt.

13.02.2019

Czech locomotives take to Slovenian tracks

CZ Loko is entering the Slovenian railway market with a delivery of its flagship EffiShunter 1000. The Czech manufacturer won a tender to deliver four shunters to the Slovenian national carrier Slovenske železnice – Tovorni...

13.02.2019

Changes in North America, continuity in South China

Starting today (13 February 2019), with its last Addis Ababa - Lomé - Los Angeles service, Ethiopian Airlines is to restructure its US network as of summer 2019. Washington DC flights will be increased from daily to ten...

13.02.2019

"Janus-faced" year for Cargotec

The Finland-based Cargotec group expects its 2019 operating profit to improve vis-a-vis 2018 (EUR 242.1 million). The company said 2018 was somewhat of a “Janus-faced” year. While order numbers rose in all business areas, the...

13.02.2019

STI serving cruise ships in European waters

The cruise ships operated by Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCCL) are vast. The largest - "Symphony of the Seas" can accommodate as many as 6,800 passengers – and they need food and a lot of other items. The service...

13.02.2019

700 hoppers cars for hauling Russian cereal

The Russian manufacturer UWC will supply 700 hopper cars for transporting grain and grain mill products to Trade House RIF, one of Russia's largest cereal crop exporters. Wagon delivery is expected to be completed by the end of...