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21.08.2024

Showcasing logistics capabilities in China

Saudia Cargo has unveiled its campaign "Landing in China in 24", which aims to underscore the carrier's commitment to empowering Saudi exports and ensuring they gain a strong foothold in China, Saudi Arabia's main...

21.08.2024

Growing intermodal network in Western Australia

Intermodal Group continues to expand its railfreight network in the Perth metropolitan area, by launching a rail service between North Quay (Fremantle Port) and the newly opened Kenwick Intermodal Terminal (IMT) in Western...

21.08.2024

Dachser's Dutch addition

Dachser has launched a 6,900 sqm warehouse in Waddinxveen, near Rotterdam. With space for 10,000 pallets it increases the site’s capacity to 55,000 pallet positions. This is Dachser’s fourth building in this industrial area,...

21.08.2024

Another rail service for Moscow

The new train connects the Selyatino rail station in the Moscow region with Ekaterinburg, a major commercial centre in the Urals, Russia, in 2.5 days. The new service, launched by Transcontainer, will operate ten trains per month...

21.08.2024

20th AEI CRJ200 SF freighter for TSM

Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has delivered the 20th CRJ200 SF freighter to Saltillo (Mexico)-based Aeronaves TSM. It is the 42nd overall freighter that TSM has ordered directly from AEI. The touch labour for the CRJ200 SF was...

21.08.2024

Collaboration on shipping industry standards

Circle has announced a partnership between its subsidiary, Magellan Circle Italy, and the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) to enhance EU funding opportunities and support the digitisation and standardisation of the...

21.08.2024

HES captain hands over the helm

Effective 31 August, after nearly 1.5 years, Cees van Gent will step down as CEO and chairman of the executive board of the Rotterdam-headquartered bulk terminal and logistics services provider HES International. Søren Skou,...

21.08.2024

Ramping up operations in Asia-Pacific

The e-commerce platform iHerb is teaming up with Alibaba’s logistics arm, Cainiao, to expand its activities in Hong Kong and boost its fulfilment capacity in response to a growing demand for its vitamins, minerals and supplements...

21.08.2024

Supporting Grenada after hurricane Beryl

IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group, is working with organisations such as the Grenada Overseas Association Manchester and All Saints Parish Church Bedford, alongside the Grenada High Commission in the...

21.08.2024

Etihad Rail prepares for green investments

The developer and operator of the UAE’s national rail network has launched a sustainable finance framework to support the emirates’ net zero 2050 strategy. The plan establishes a structured approach for Etihad Rail to...

21.08.2024

New executive role for Litchfield

Logistics entrepreneur and managing director of Innovate Freight Richard Litchfield has become non-executive director at Cocoon FMS, a logistics software provider that offers a cloud-based transport management system for all...

21.08.2024

Cosco: certification for information security

Cosco Shipping Lines has obtained the Tisax (Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange) certification, which confirms that the company meets the stringent EU automotive industry standards for information security risk...

21.08.2024

Software to optimise just-in-time deliveries

EF Logistik supplies German car dealerships and garages with spare parts from twelve locations. The company, which is part of the Emil Frey Group, has implemented the new intelligent transport management system “Greenplan...

21.08.2024

"Curiosity of the Day"

By releasing their threads to catch the wind, spiders can fly for kilometres across the open sea and settle on new islands.

21.08.2024

More than 100 t of humanitarian aid in 2024

In commemoration of World Humanitarian Day, Avianca and its business units Avianca Cargo, Life Miles and Deprisa, have highlighted the progress achieved thanks to the work with foundations and partner organisations in the region....

21.08.2024

A hub in Hildesheim

As its newest project in Germany, the logistics real estate developer Four Parx plans to build a hub featuring four hall sections in Hildesheim, Lower Saxony. The property will comprise 42,000 sqm of leasable space divided...

21.08.2024

MOL WINs again

Tokyo-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has once again been selected as a constituent of the MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN) for fiscal year 2024, reflecting the company's ongoing commitment to gender diversity. Constituent...

21.08.2024

Five new LNG dual-fuel ships to join PIL fleet

Pacific International Lines (PIL) has ordered five new 13,000 teu container vessels equipped with LNG dual-fuel engines, as part of its fleet renewal strategy. The neo-panamax vessels, designed for efficiency, safety, and...

Wer braucht die Landbrücke?

Ein Bahn- und Strassenprojekt in Südthailand. In einem, wie ITJ-Korrespondent Michael Mackey findet, «mutigen» Schritt zurück in die Zukunft arbeitet die thailändische Regierung hart daran, ein wieder auf die Agenda gesetztes...

20.08.2024

Quiet electro sound at loud street parade

In the midst of the loudly booming techno music at the "Zurich Street Parade" in Switzerland on 10 August 2024, one electro sound remained conspicuously quiet for once, as a fully electric Renault truck pulled the “love...