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25.04.2024

A decade of strategic partnership

Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, is celebrating its ten-year strategic partnership with Envirotainer, a specialist for secure cold chain solutions for the air transport of pharmaceuticals. Since...

25.04.2024

Consolidating operations in the Philippines

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced the merger of its two Philippine subsidiaries Eco MOL and MOL Bulk Shipping Philippines into MOL Enterprise (Philippines), as part of its regional strategy for anticipated economic growth...

25.04.2024

Dnata’s new head of operations at Geneva airport

Dnata, a global provider of air transport and travel services, has appointed Gilles Pettolaz to head its operations at Geneva airport (GVA), including ramp, cargo, and passenger services. He will lead a team of 600 employees...

25.04.2024

Scannell Properties expands to Strasbourg

Scannell Properties has acquired a 34,250 sqm hub at the port of Strasbourg, France’s second largest river port. The logistics platform is currently occupied by Auchan Retail Logistique. After taking over the site at the end...

25.04.2024

Share of e-trucks to increase to 60%

DHL Freight has put its first fully electric tractor-trailers from Mercedes-Benz Trucks into service for deliveries and distribution at its Koblenz and Hagen sites in Germany. The truck stationed in Hagen makes transport more...

25.04.2024

Return to Congo

Miami-based P2F services provider Aeronautical Engineers has redelivered an AEI B737-800SF to Serve Air, the first carrier to operate this kind of freighter in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is the second AEI B737-800SF...

25.04.2024

"Curiosity of the Day"

When classical music is played in a wine shop, sales are 2.5 times higher than with pop music.

Verkehrsverlagerer gesucht

Initiativen zur Steigerung der Attraktivität der europäischen Binnenschifffahrt. Die politische Absicht, Verkehr auf die Wasserstrassen umzuleiten, ist von einen starken Fachkräftemangel bedroht. Vor diesem Hintergrund...

24.04.2024

AAL Americas celebrates first decade

Ten years ago, AAL Shipping formed its AAL Americas division, which has been pivotal in developing Pacific trade and trans-Atlantic services from its Houston base. AAL Americas specialises in transporting oversized project...

24.04.2024

Fairfield Freight Hub shifts more goods to rail

The intermodal rail-road hub in Ashburton, New Zealand’s Mid Canterbury region, is already in operation and replaces the old terminal which was too small to meet current freight demand. Fairfield Freight Hub allows Kiwi...

24.04.2024

Duisport to introduce new cargo scanning system

Duisport is building a large-scale X-ray scanning facility for loaded trucks in Duisburg, the first for a German inland port. Estimated at EUR 3 million, this initiative aims to enhance customs inspections and accelerate customs...

24.04.2024

A UK first for Cargo-Partner

Cargo-Partner has opened its first ever warehouse in the UK. Situated in Basildon, the 4,460 sqm site marks an important milestone for the Austrian logistics provider and features capacity for pallet storage, commissioning,...

24.04.2024

Svitzer Europe welcomes CCO

Global towage provider Svitzer Europe has appointed Sara Gerdner Kalle as its new chief commercial officer. With a background spanning nearly 25 years in the logistics and supply chain industry, she brings a wealth of experience...

24.04.2024

Wolf Spedition joins groupage network

From 1 May, the German family business will take over the area from Neukirchen near the Czech border to Geiselhöring/Feldkirchen near Straubing as the new system partner of Online Systemlogistik (OSL) in Bavaria. Wolf...

24.04.2024

Moving critical cargo to Dubai in all weathers

The air & sea division of Europa Worldwide, which has specialist teams both in the UAE (established in Dubai in 2022) and the UK, recently chartered an An-124 to move time-critical cargo to the UAE, albeit against the largest...

24.04.2024

MSC Foundation supports Mercy Ships’ project

MSC Group, the MSC Foundation, and Mercy Ships International are collaborating to build a new hospital ship to enhance Mercy Ships' capacity to provide free surgeries and training in sub-Saharan Africa. The project, which is...

24.04.2024

Investing in Italian infrastructure

The Italian Ceccarelli Group has opened a new logistics hub in Budoia, Pordenone. At EUR 5 million, it is the most important and largest single investment in the group’s history, the group’s president says. Inaugurated on 20...

24.04.2024

Business and environment go hand in hand

Industrial real estate developer Panattoni has promoted Emilia Dębowska to the position of head of sustainability Europe. In her new role, Dębowska will lead the company’s response to the increasing demands of green construction...

24.04.2024

Maritime Transport orders 18 e-trucks

The zero-emission 42 t trucks are supplied by Scania, Renault, and DAF and scheduled to arrive from late 2024 to early 2025. Maritime will also install electric charging stations in its UK network, which comprises 41 transport...

24.04.2024

Improving connectivity between Oceania and Asia

Global express service provider DHL Express has introduced a dedicated flight between Hong Kong and Sydney, Australia. The direct flight replaces the current Hong Kong-Singapore-Sydney route to meet the rise in shipment volume...