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31.01.2019

Barig strengthens cargo component again

Cargologic Germany (CLG), a cargo airline that is currently being established, is, with immediate effect, a member of the Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (Barig). At the same time, CLG has joined the cargo...

31.01.2019

DSV leases P3 logistics centre

Property developer P3 and the Danish logistics provider DSV have inked a rental agreement for over 33,000 sqm of space in the P3 Park in Błonie, west of Warsaw. According to the contract, DSV will move into warehouse 16 that has...

31.01.2019

Green Cargo shifts 370 lorry loads from road to rail

The Swedish Transport Administration is building a so-called west link under central Gothenburg. The tunnel will be used to create a railway for commuter and regional trains. The west link will connect railway lines north and...

31.01.2019

B&H Worldwide picks business development manager for Asia

The aerospace logistics provider B&H Worldwide has appointed Chris Allen to the newly created position of business development manager, Asia. Based at Changi Airport (Singapore), he will be responsible for identifying...

31.01.2019

Paving the way for more P2F conversions

Through its Irish affiliate NGF Genesis Ltd, the Austin TX (USA)-based freighter-focused aircraft leasing and management company Spectre Cargo Solutions has closed its first round of a long-term senior debt facility led by Erste...

31.01.2019

Gefco launches mission control centre

Gefco has launched its dedicated mission control centre (MCC) in Amsterdam to manage global time critical solutions (TCS) within the freight forwarding business line. The MCC has been designed to provide 24/7 service to...

31.01.2019

Port de Guadeloupe enhances terminal

On 29 January, the Grand Port Maritime de la Guadeloupe (GPMG) welcomed a new generation gantry crane for the Jarry/Baie-Mahault container terminal. At around 07.00, the massive 1,280 t, 68 m high hoisting equipment, stowed on...

31.01.2019

Cameroon’s Camrail receives new locomotives

Camrail, a subsidiary of Bolloré Railways, recently took delivery of five new locomotives at the autonomous port of Douala. Each of the new, 33,000 hp locomotives, manufactured by General Electric in the USA, is equipped with the...

31.01.2019

Blue Dart Express names new CEO

Balfour Manuel takes on the role of CEO of the India-based logistics provider Blue Dart Express with immediate effect. He is tasked with charting the company’s next chapter of growth. Manuel, a Blue Dart veteran of over 35...

31.01.2019

Flying for Saudi Arabia's first European Tour golf event

The Saudi International golf tournament, sponsored by Saudi Airlines Cargo as a formal logistics partner, is being held for the first time in Saudi Arabia from today (31 January) until 3 February 2019. The tournament’s...

31.01.2019

New service to London Gateway

On 22 February, Unifeeder is launching a new dedicated shuttle service between Gdynia Port and DP World London Gateway. This new Poland - UK connection is part of Unifeeder’s strategy to provide a transport alternative via...

31.01.2019

Coordinadora successfully delivers oversized cargo

The transport engineering company Coordinadora recently transported five oversized shipments. The cargo was loaded onto a ship at the port of Avilés on Spain's Atlantic coast, and then travelled approximately 1,500 km around the...

31.01.2019

Online reference site for intermodal transport

Online reference site for intermodal transport Contargo, a seaport- European hinterland transport provider, is now supplying the intermodal domain in the Java library with the technical terms for intermodal transport free of...

31.01.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

Despite the various conflicts between China and the USA, a quantum of harmony exists in their relationship. Literally translated, America means "beautiful land" in Chinese.

31.01.2019

Instafreight pipes new chairman on board

Logistic expert Dirk Reich has been recruited as chairman of the board of directors of Instafreight. The Berlin start-up is a digital forwarding agency for road freight in Europe. Reich has more than 35 years of experience in...

30.01.2019

Finnish forwarder trials biogas trucks

The Nordic service provider Freja has been using biogas to power its trucks in Finland since the beginning of December 2018. In collaboration with Gasum, the forwarder started semi-trailer transport with an Iveco Stralis NP...

30.01.2019

Cargojet helps Elevate to celebrate first anniversary

San Francisco Bay area-based Elevate Capital Partners, a private investment and asset management firm focussing on making value-based commercial aircraft and aviation related investments, has marked its first anniversary with the...

30.01.2019

Two digital experts for Röhlig's advisory board

Röhlig Logistics began the new year by expanding its advisory board with the additions of Verena Pausder and Jan Brorhilker, two digital experts. “We are very much looking forward to working with Pausder and Brorhilker,"...

30.01.2019

Canada's international intermodal supply chain strengthened

Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) and Hapag-Lloyd have extended their long-term agreement to benefit the international supply chain, the movement of cargo through the ports of Montreal and Vancouver, and the overall North American...

30.01.2019

LIS building new office block

The transport management software provider Logistic Information Systems (LIS) recently held a ground-breaking ceremony to mark the start of construction work on a new office building at its headquarters in Greven (Germany). The...