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27.02.2024

GSSA's parcel-focused service solution soars

Last year, "mail & more", the ECS Group's parcel-focused service solution which brings international postal operators, e-commerce retailers, and airlines together, saw over 80% growth compared to 2022, with total...

27.02.2024

Strengthening the sales team in North Asia

Elfi Chik has joined Jettainer’s sales team in Hong Kong as general manager sales for North Asia. With almost 20 years of industry experience, Chik brings a wealth of knowledge and proven track record in aviation and will develop...

27.02.2024

CMSA shatters rail volume record

The terminal operator Contecon Manzanillo (CMSA) in Mexico, part of ICTSI, posted a record in January, handling 20,400 teu of rail cargo, a 68% increase from January 2023 and the highest rail throughput in Manzanillo. The use of...

27.02.2024

A move into Miami

Logistics Plus’s has added a 16,908 sqm warehouse in Miami to its network in Florida. It is the logistics provider’s second facility in the Southern state after the opening of a hub in Doral two years ago. The Miami warehouse...

27.02.2024

Tunesia renews 190 km of rail line

With its Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), Saudi Arabia will finance the USD 55 million project for renewing and developing the railway network to help increase the capacity for transporting phosphate. The two countries recently...

27.02.2024

Port of Corpus Christi confirms CFO

The port of Corpus Christi has appointed Cindy Bertolami as its new chief financial officer. She succeeds Kent Britton, who was appointed chief executive officer. Previously, Bertolami worked as director of finance for the...

27.02.2024

Dimos’ ‘Intrac’ wins award

With its ‘Intrac’ fully automated pallet mover, Dimos simplifies and improves the handling of unit load devices (ULDs) in airport logistics. Dimos was presented with the runner-up award in the “ground support solutions” category...

27.02.2024

LAX: Air China Cargo inks cargo handling contract

Under a new three-year contract, Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the Sats Group, will handle over 20,000 t of cargo a year for Air China Cargo in Los Angeles. WFS will provide ramp and warehouse handling services...

27.02.2024

Fleet expansion with KMC

Roll Group, a heavy transportation company, is adding two wide deck carriers from KMC Line to its fleet, starting in the second half of 2025. These vessels, to be renamed “Bigroll KMC Beaumont” and “Bigroll KMC Busan”, will...

27.02.2024

Linking e-trucks with costal shipping

Pacifica Shipping is now deploying two XCMG E700 electric trucks to move full containers for the first and last mile at the ports of Auckland and Christchurch, New Zealand. With the project, the affiliate of Swire Shipping links...

27.02.2024

Linking the cold chain down South

Vertical Cold Storage has purchased a new 37,161 sqm facility in Burleson, Texas, thus expanding its network and portfolio of cold chain real estate. It will be the company’s second site in the Dallas-Forth Worth market and...

27.02.2024

Bettina Baumann promoted to CEO

A change at the helm at the Munich-based family business Baumann Paletten: Bettina Baumann took over from Alex Rothaermel as new CEO on 1 January 2024 after successfully completing her studies. The company is also planning...

27.02.2024

"Curiosity of the Day"

You can scare off sea lions by spraying them with water.

Intelligente Robotik

Roboter- und KI-gestützte Logistik für Kosmetik-Verlader im Testlauf. Der Verbund von generativer KI mit Robotertechnik ist weniger selbstverständlich, als es auf den ersten Blick erscheinen mag. Die Vermählung beider...

26.02.2024

Who for freight?

As it announced a slate of senior appointments, promoting 19 executives including eight UAE nationals, and six women, Dubai-based Emirates Group said it "readies itself for its next phase of growth." HH Sheikh Ahmed...

26.02.2024

Lower volumes in combined transport

Falling demand, strikes, declining quality and cost pressures have impacted freight volumes: In 2023, Germany-based Kombiverkehr shifted a total of 815,467 truckloads from road to rail, or 1.63 million teu. The company therefore...

26.02.2024

Zim's new LNG vessels

Zim Integrated Shipping Services celebrated the naming ceremonies of three new LNG vessels in Korea and China, advancing its sustainability efforts. The vessels, “Zim Mount Elbrus”, “Zim Mount Vinson”, and “Zim Pearl”, are...

26.02.2024

Industry fights transit bans

Germany’s federal association for road haulage, logistics and disposal (BGL) has joined forces with other European associations to oppose the ban prohibiting truck transit on Friday afternoons on the Tauern motorway....

26.02.2024

For the future of fashion

The French clothes retailer Gémo has chosen the Manhattan active warehouse management system for its digital transformation, aiming to meet growing demands for omnichannel and sustainable purchasing. The warehouse management...

26.02.2024

First e-ATA carnet issued in the USA

Los Angeles-based Rock-it Cargo has issued and processed the first US digital ATA carnet for a time-critical hand-carry shipment from New York to London. It was used to ship microphones, designed by Emmy Award-winning costume...