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01.07.2024

ULD partners in Oceania

Unilode will provide Air New Zealand Cargo with a full service, unit load device management solution, including repair and digital services for the airline's flights on its global network, and carry out MRO services in Auckland,...

01.07.2024

TT Club: three non-executive board members

TT Club, a specialist liability insurance provider to the international freight and logistics industry, has elected three new members drawn from its membership of insured organisations to its controlling board. Nosiphesihle...

01.07.2024

"Curiosity of the Day"

A mouse has an energy value of around 30 kcal. To cover its energy requirements with mice alone, a cat would have to eat eight to fifteen mice a day.

01.07.2024

Test with semi-automated driving

Following a test and validation process lasting several months, DSV, the retailer DM-Drogerie, Iveco and the software company Plus are launching a pilot project for autonomous driving in Germany. In the first phase, Iveco...

01.07.2024

Latest OOCL vessel named

Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has named its latest eco-friendly vessel, "OOCL Denmark," the eleventh in their series of 24,188 teu ships built by Dalian Cosco KHI Ship Engineering. The naming ceremony, held...

01.07.2024

Handing over the baton at Federagenti

Paolo Pessina, the outgoing president of the Genoa maritime agents' association, has been elected president of Federagenti, the national federation of maritime agents and recommenders. He will initially flank Alessandro Santi,...

01.07.2024

Boosting connectivity with new Shenzhen route

Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has expanded its partnership with China's SF Airlines to increase the frequency of flights between its hubs in Abu Dhabi and Ezhou. Starting 15 July 2024, Etihad...

01.07.2024

Bpost: Belgian newspaper distribution

From 1 July, Bpost will continue to distribute all French-language newspapers throughout Wallonia. This agreement extends until the end of 2025. An alternative distribution system will be tested in Q3/2025 at the request of...

01.07.2024

ISS builds a bridgehead in Trinidad

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has expanded its operations to Trinidad and Tobago with a new office in Chaguaramas and a bonded warehouse in Point Lisas. This move supports the offshore market and enhances the company’s service...

01.07.2024

How to win the next generation

Innovate Freight Talent exhibited and also presented a seminar on finding the best logistics talents at Multimodal, an annual supply chain conference and logistics exposition. This year’s event, which took place at NEC Birmingham...

01.07.2024

General cargo takes the lead in 2024

The growth of ‘general cargo’ airfreight tonnages is outpacing that of ‘special cargo’ products so far in 2024, new analysis from World ACD Market Data has revealed. This reverses a trend in recent years, in which demand from air...

01.07.2024

Cold chain for cell therapy

Cryoport is providing logistics and manufacturing services to Minaris Regenerative Medicine. The deal combines the logistics provider’s life science expertise with Minaris’ portfolio of products including stem cells, gene...

28.06.2024

XPO to help cut emissions for Tour de France

As the long-term official transport partner of the Tour de France, the logistics provider will again help to reduce the environmental impact of the cycling event. XPO will also be moving the “Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift”...

28.06.2024

Gotthard tunnel fully operational from 2 September

Following the derailment of a goods train in the 57 km long Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland on 10 August 2023, works to repair the damages in the west tunnel are in full swing. A trial run is scheduled for August to test...

28.06.2024

Geodis launches train service to Spain

The intermodal operator has introduced a freight train service between Poland and Spain as its first direct rail connection between the two countries. The maiden train, loaded with goods in 44 containers and/or swap bodies, set...

28.06.2024

China Cargo Airlines with Air France to Brazil

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo and China Cargo have signed a new hard block space agreement. Taking effect on 1 July, it will allow China Cargo Airlines to utilise Air France's belly capacity for shipments from Paris Charles de...

28.06.2024

Doppstadt to Duisport

Giordana Doppstadt, currently head of HR at RWE Offshore Wind, will join the executive board of Duisport. At the world’s largest inland port, she will oversee the HR, purchasing, legal, accounting, operational IT, marketing, and...

28.06.2024

Container shipping outlook for 2024

According to Bimco’s latest analysis, the container shipping market is expected to experience significant changes in 2024, driven by vessels having to reroute via the Cape of Good Hope due to Red Sea attacks, which will increase...

28.06.2024

MOL takes one more step in Southern Africa

Tokyo-based Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) is acquiring a 25% stake in the Tanzania-based Alistair Group. Its business centres on cross-border logistics services for trucking copper, cobalt, and other critical mineral resources...

28.06.2024

10,000th railcar rolls off the assembly line

The milestone was reached at Freight Car America’s Mexican facility in Castanos, south of the US border to Texas. The site was built between 2020 and 2022 and its fourth line was completed in 2023. The 65,000 sqm facility has...