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08.01.2019

Fiege building on the Dutch border

Fiege is to build a new logistics facility on a 12.5 ha site in Emmerich am Rhein, located on Germany’s border region with the Netherlands. Some 64,000 sqm of logistics space will be constructed in two phases. The first three...

08.01.2019

First new locomotive runs along Baku-Tbilisi-Kars line

Alstom has delivered the first of the 40 Prima T8 AZ8A freight locomotives to Azerbaijan Railways (ADY), which will operate the units on the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars regional line. The locomotive, produced at EKZ, a joint venture...

08.01.2019

K Line announces management changes

At a recent board meeting Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) decided to make several promotions, as of 1 April 2019. The Japanese carrier, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary that month, has organised its future business...

08.01.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

In the 1930s, Ford offered a barbecue frame to fit over its car engines so you could cook your meat en route to your picnic site.

08.01.2019

Road network for new multimodal platform

The port of Dunkirk is creating a new multimodal platform named Dunkirk International Logistics South (DLI South). Covering a total area of 125 ha, this new platform for logistics companies and in particular the container...

08.01.2019

Expansion work starts at Caen-Ouistreham port

Work has begun on the extension and refurbishment of the outer harbour of Caen-Ouistreham in Normandy (France). The broad development project of the Ports Normands Associés (known as Ports de Normandie since 7 January 2019)...

08.01.2019

Coal rich region Xinjiang gets new rail service

China Railway Urumqi Group has established the Lanzhou-Xinjiang railway that connects the coal-rich northeast Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in northwest China with wider areas in the east. The first train, carrying 3,700 t...

08.01.2019

Thailand's Nokscoot appoints ECS Group as GSSA

Created in 2014 through a joint venture between Singapore Airline's subsidiary Scoot and the Thai Nok Air company, the "smiling" low-cost airline Nokscoot has appointed the ECS Group as its GSSA to represent its cargo...

07.01.2019

More autonomous trucks on trial in Australian mine

Scania is testing a new generation autonomous transport system at Rio Tinto’s Dampier Salt operations in Western Australia. The first phase of the trial started in August 2018 and involves a Scania XT 8×4 autonomous tipper truck...

07.01.2019

Fourth B737-400BCF for Atran Airlines

Atran Airlines, the Russian air express carrier within the Volga-Dnepr Group, has marked the start of the new year by taking delivery of a B737-400 BCF, thus enlarging its fleet to four freighters. The additional aircraft...

07.01.2019

Krone overshoots EUR 2 billion turnover mark

Despite the somewhat taxing conditions in the agricultural machinery and commercial vehicle sectors, the Krone Group registered bumper sales of EUR 2.1 billion in FY 2017/2018 (1 August 2017 - 31 July 2018). The new record...

07.01.2019

Crew fighting fire on "Yantian Express"

The Hamburg-headquartered carrier Hapag Lloyd has announced that an incident occurred the "Yantian Express". On 3 January, a fire broke out in one container on the deck of the vessel and spread to additional containers....

07.01.2019

Balkan rail upgrade progressing

The modernisation of FYR Macedonia’s railway infrastructure will be able to make more progress. The EU has signed a grant agreement for a further EUR 68.6 million with Macedonian railway. The money will be used to co-finance the...

07.01.2019

Saudia Cargo flies in event material from Europe

Saudi Airlines Cargo Company recently transported 400 t of equipment and supplies for the internationally renowned Cirque du Soleil. The shipments were flown by four B747-400 freighters from the Croatian capital Zagreb (photo) to...

07.01.2019

Port of Dunkirk automates customs clearance

The long shadow cast by Brexit also falls on the French side of the Channel. The Regional Directorate of the Customs Authorities in Dunkirk has now authorized customs clearance round the clock in the port of Dunkirk. The...

07.01.2019

KN expands pharma chain network in Slovenia

Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has opened a dedicated pharma & healthcare warehouse in Slovenia. The new facility, located close to Ljubljana airport, will distribute finished products worldwide and will also be used to store and...

07.01.2019

PD Ports: Short sighted vision threatens UK’s growth

PD Ports has criticised the UK government’s decision to make no provision for freight for the planned GBP 3 billion (EUR 3.3 billion) trans-Pennine rail upgrade between Leeds and Manchester. The reported decision is both...

07.01.2019

Welsh food for Middle East

The Welsh temperature-controlled storage and distribution company Wild Water Group (WWG), has appointed GAC as its international freight forwarding partner, as from 2019. Under the alliance agreement, from this month...

07.01.2019

Moore Stephens: green times looming on horizon

The London-based accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens is positive about the financial future of shipping. The industry will continue to attract investors in 2019 if it fulfils its environmental, social and governance...

07.01.2019

Angus Procter elected as Wet FFABA chairman

Angus Procter of Braemar ACM-GFI has been elected as chairman of the Wet FFA Brokers Association (FFABA). He replaces Pat Donnelly, who has chaired the trade body since 2017. Founded in 1997, FFABA is the worldwide...