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05.04.2019

Jonas S. Fredriksen moves to Greensteam

Jonas S. Fredriksen has been appointed as the new head of performance management at Greensteam. Fredriksen stems from the ship design consultancy sector where he worked in product innovation and business development as head of...

05.04.2019

Spot unveils new tracking service

The cloud-based supply chain management platform Spot now offers a tracking service that consolidates different data sources in order to provide clients with more accurate, carrier-independent status information. Spotworx is...

05.04.2019

New light transport aircraft in the East

The first prototype of the IL-112V, built under a contract with the Russian Federation's ministry of defence, took to the skies on 30 March 2019. The first military transport aircraft, which was created from scratch in the...

05.04.2019

Regular China-Europe trucking service launched

Ceva Logistics, which is based in Switzerland, has extended its highway to the west road service between China and Europe following on from its first ever TIR truck to Poland. This week, the company marked a new milestone...

05.04.2019

Cosco also goes for Anfield

The Big Five are in the game: Five global shipping lines are all now calling at Liverpool following confirmation that Chinese giant Cosco Shipping is to ship via the port. The carrier will take slots on an existing Canadian...

05.04.2019

Go launches Go freight

Get Go Global (Go), a digital logistics provider, has rolled out Go freight - the first on-demand freight forwarding platform with a trusted freight forwarder network for B2B freight shipments across the Asean region and beyond....

05.04.2019

New headquarters in Zaandam

In response to rapid growth, Logistyx Technologies, a parcel transport management provider, has moved into new bigger international headquarters in Zaandam (Netherlands). Logistyx has doubled its employee headcount since its...

05.04.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

In ancient Rome, a female fighter in the arena was called a gladiatrix.

21.03.2019

Traum Trans-Maghreb?

Am Anfang stand die Schienengüterverbindung zu den grossen Phosphatminen in Algerien, in die ein chinesisches Konsortium viel Geld investieren will. Ein Hafenprojekt ist ein weiteres Element – und der Traum einer...

04.04.2019

50th anniversary and sights set on 1 million teu

The German company TFG Transfracht shifted a record 950,000 teu in 2018, 6.4% more year-on-year. At the same time, the hinterland transport specialist also succeeded in stepping up its train utilisation rate by, inter alia, more...

04.04.2019

São Paulo Guarulhos airport augments market share

The approximately 100,000 sqm (37,000 sqm refrigerated), São Paulo Guarulhos airport (GRU) Cargo Terminal (Teca) has strengthened its position as Brazil's main airport logistics park, and collared 42% of the market share in 2018....

04.04.2019

More barges to/from North Brabant

The port of Rotterdam Authority, the Multimodal Coordination Foundation and Brabant Advice Centre (MCA Brabant) have just signed a partnership agreement. The objective of the partnership is to increase container transport...

04.04.2019

LNG trucks for food deliveries around Berlin

The commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania is to deliver 100 liquefied gas-powered trucks to the Danish forwarder KP Logistik. The company will evenly split the Scania R 410 tractor units between its centres in Stavenhagen and...

04.04.2019

Dynamic growth for P3

P3, owner and developer of logistics properties in Europe, grew steadily over the past twelve months and the number of customers rose by 20%. Due to rising online demand, the proportion of P3 in the e-commerce and retail sector...

04.04.2019

DB Schenker inks pact with Channel Advisor

DB Schenker has announced a strategic partnership with Channel Advisor Corporation, a provider of cloud-based e-commerce solutions that enable brands and retailers to increase global sales. The pact will help enable DB...

04.04.2019

Eureka! Swiss Pharma forwarder finds Brexit solution

Departure Lausanne (QLS), arrival Bournemouth (BOH): this is the new air route proposed by NV Logistics to anticipate potential problems with the transport and customs clearance of goods caused by the exit of the UK from the EU....

04.04.2019

UAL feels the wind beneath its wings

Against the backdrop of the oil & gas industry’s recuperation, the carrier Universal Africa Lines (UAL) recently witnessed a special event – three of its vessels, the “UAL Cologne, UAL Houston and the Lieke” were in the port...

04.04.2019

Crowley senior leaders Roberts and Harrison changing roles

Crowley Maritime announced that Michael Roberts will be returning to Washington DC, to serve as the company’s senior vice-president for government relations. Roberts relocated in 2008 from Washington to Jacksonville FL to serve...

04.04.2019

XXL job in Rostock

A Liebherr HLC 295000 crane is currently being manufactured at the port of Rostock. With a maximum load capacity of 5,000 t, it is the largest offshore crane the company has ever built. Another enormous crane - a TCC 78000 -...

04.04.2019

SNCF to drive modal shift forward in Belgium

The Belgian rail freight operator Railtraxx and Captrain Belgium (part of SNCF) are to be merged into one new rail service provider that will operate under the name Railtraxx. A comprehensive action plan is in place to ensure a...