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09.04.2024

Up next: Cambodia

The end-to-end logistics provider Seko Logistics launched its new business in Cambodia on 6 March 2024, integrating its local operations with Bansard International under the new name of Seko Cambodia. Based in Phnom Penh, a...

09.04.2024

CN tests hybrid locomotive

As part of its decarbonisation plans, Canadian National Railway (CN) has purchased its first hybrid diesel-battery electric mainline locomotive from Progress Rail. The EMD will be tested to understand the potential impact and...

09.04.2024

TT Club pledges support for 2024

TT Club has announced that it will continue to sponsor the Tapa Emea ‘young supply chain resilience professional’ award in 2024. With this contribution, the provider of insurance and related risk management services to the...

09.04.2024

AI to facilitate seafarer recruitment

Crewlinker, a Rotterdam-based global digital tech company, has launched a maritime recruitment platform that uses artificial intelligence to connect seafarers with job opportunities. It allows crewing agencies, shipping...

09.04.2024

One Air takes off at EMA

One Air, a British cargo airline, has commenced operations at East Midlands Airport (EMA), which will now be a regular origin and destination point for the carrier’s Boeing 747-400 freighter services connecting Asia and Europe as...

09.04.2024

"Curiosity of the Day"

Elvis Presley (1935–1977), ‘The King’, never gave encores.

09.04.2024

Dachser to host webinar on alternative fuels

Dachser Chem Logistics Switzerland and Austria are hosting a webinar on 16 April 2024 (15.00 h -16.30 h) on "Managing the logistics balance sheet: importance, CO2e calculation and alternative fuels". The event is aimed...

Lokal bleiben, um global zu werden

Griechenland bieten sich Gelegenheiten im Breakbulk-Geschäft. Häufig ist das Wissen um örtliche Gegebenheiten der am strengsten gehütete Wettbewerbsvorteil in der Logistik. Doch laut der Cosmatos Group aus Thessaloniki breitet...

08.04.2024

UP adds link between LA und Chicago

The US class I railway Union Pacific (UP) is expanding its portfolio with a new direct domestic intermodal service from the Los Angeles Basin in California to the heart of Chicago, Illinois. The new railway runs between the...

08.04.2024

Hactl: AETs in the starting blocks

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – Hong Kong’s largest independent cargo handler – is pushing ahead with its plan to introduce autonomous electric tractors (AETs) to its ramp operations in 2024. Hactl has signed...

08.04.2024

Port of Hamburg: job portal for maritime sector

Hamburg's maritime industry is finding it increasingly difficult to hire enough employees for the over 60,000 harbour-related jobs in the area, ranging from warehouse logistics to engineering and piloting. Hafen Hamburg...

08.04.2024

Swiss funds for Italian terminal

A transhipment facility for combined transport is to be built in Domodossola, Northern Italy to upgrade the Lötschberg-Simplon axis for transalpine railfreight traffic. Switzerland is contributing CHF 38.8 million to the total...

08.04.2024

Cargo outperforms PAX operations

In March, Finnair's passenger traffic figures declined by 3.6%, while cargo figures continued to improve. Total cargo tonnes increased by 8.6% year-on-year, reaching 12,295 t, due to increased Asian (6,761 t, +12.6%) and European...

08.04.2024

CJ Group: changes at the helm

As part of its annual executive promotions, CJ Group has chosen new CEOs at key subsidiaries. Kang Sin-ho (left) will now lead CJ Cheil Jedang. After joining CJ Group in 1988 at an entry-level position, he has played numerous...

08.04.2024

Tech upgrade for order management

Warespace has developed a new software solution to link 120 locations with 5 million sqm of warehouse space and enable decentralised orders. It is primarily a web app link that connects customers and warehouses on one...

08.04.2024

Deal inked for Al-Faw port development

AD Ports Group has signed a preliminary agreement with the General Company for Ports of Iraq to develop Al-Faw Grand Port and its economic zone. The collaboration seeks to enhance trade connectivity and strengthen the...

08.04.2024

Groupage network overhauled

Sim Cargo has reorganised its general cargo network. Most importantly, it has reduced the number of transhipment points (TSPs) and added a northern and southern hub. The aim was to increase transport capacity utilisation, shorten...

08.04.2024

New cargo infrastructure for Zurich airport

As the oldest cargo hangars at Zurich airport (ZRH), dating back to the 1950s and 1960s, no longer fully meet the requirements of today's cargo business, airport operator Flughafen Zürich is building a new cargo hangar in the...

08.04.2024

More than 35 years of trucking experience

Montgomery Transportation Group, a USA-based flatbed carrier that specialises in the transport of over-dimensional freight, has appointed Joe Jaska as chief executive officer, effective 7 March 2024. Jaska comes to Montgomery...

08.04.2024

KLN looks back on 2023

Kerry Logistics Network (KLN) has released its financial results for 2023, with performances in line with expectations for the challenging economic situation of last year. Revenue dropped by 42% to HKD 47,408 million, while core...