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12.01.2024

No more pin codes in Antwerp

Starting on 15 January 2024, the port of Antwerp-Bruges will implement the certified pick-up system for the release of import containers, replacing the current pin code system. This mandatory digital platform ensures a safer,...

12.01.2024

118 t from Argentina to Mongolia

Bolloré Logistics has transported a mobile drilling rig of 650 cbm and 118 t from Argentina. On its journey the cargo travelled through Chile and China to finally reach Mongolia. The pieces were mounted onto special trailers...

12.01.2024

Change of the baton at Vienna airport

Michael Zach assumed his new position as head of all handling services at Vienna airport on 1 January 2024 with responsibility for cargo, baggage, and ramp handling as well as aircraft de-icing. Zach joined the airport in...

12.01.2024

"Curiosity of the Day"

In New Zealand, a song that was recorded at a frequency that can only be heard by dogs became a number 1 hit in early 2008. The title was: "A very silent night".

12.01.2024

Reducing plastic waste

Air cargo services provider Menzies Aviation has announced that it will now use Bionatur Plastics, launched by M&G Packaging, for its cargo operations. Menzies began making the transition to Bionatur Plastics in August...

11.01.2024

Market share won, boxes lost

Antwerp’s throughput suffered in 2023, yet the merger with Bruges still paid off. Altogether, 271 million t of cargo were handled in the major Belgian seaport in 2023, down 5.5% from the previous year. The port attributed the...

11.01.2024

Willig joins groupage network

The Freiburg-based transport logistics company has joined the German general cargo network Online Systemlogistik (OSL). Willig, a family-run company founded in 1985, will handle transports in the southern Black Forest, Lörrach,...

11.01.2024

Silver bullet for Montevideo terminal

The Terminal Cuenca del Plata (TCP) in Montevideo (Uruguay) in Latin America is investing in new equipment. TCP, a company owned by Katoen Natie (80%) and National Port Authority ANP (20%), has earmarked more than USD 500 million...

11.01.2024

Pall-Ex Group looks forward to 2024

British logistics network Pall-Ex Group looks back on a successful business year in 2023 and is set to deliver new technologies this year. In 2023, Pall-Ex achieved a 20% increase in shareholder members with a shareholder...

11.01.2024

HNA Cargo goes digital

The China-based HNA Cargo group has selected Cargo One as its first global digital sales channel, making it the air logistics partner with the largest number of portfolio airlines on this digital platform. HNA Cargo manages...

11.01.2024

More rail connections to Trieste

Kombiverkehr has increased the frequency of its rail/ship services linking Germany with Turkey and Greece. The company now runs five instead of three round trips between Munich and Trieste (Italy). The new intermodal services...

11.01.2024

From US congress to CAA

The Cargo Airline Association (CAA), an advocacy organisation for the air cargo industry, has named Brianna Manzelli as managing director for legislative policy. Manzelli joins CAA from Senator Mitt Romney’s office where she...

11.01.2024

Record fleet expansion ahead

According to Bimco, a record 350 new container ships were delivered in 2023, totalling 2.2 million teu and surpassing the 2015 record. Container fleet capacity increased by 8%, the highest growth rate since 2011, with ships over...

11.01.2024

A radiant acquisition

The Life Couriers group is acquiring Isovital and the RLG Group to strengthen its portfolio in the radiopharmaceuticals transport and logistics market. Founded in 2005, the Radio Pharma Logistics Group (RLG) consists of...

11.01.2024

EURO 9000 expands its scope

Stadler’s Euro 9000 has received type approval for operation in the Netherlands and Belgium. The new generation of six-axle hybrid locomotives has already been authorised in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, with an operating...

11.01.2024

Tracking ULDs

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo has selected Skycell - a purpose-led technology company focusing on the pharmaceutical supply chain – as its preferred unit load device (ULD) tracking partner. This latest partnership will see...

11.01.2024

DAF: changing of the guard

On 1 January 2024, Gerald Puffitsch took over as managing director of DAF Austria in Wiener Neudorf (Austria) and DAF Trucks (Schweiz) in Mägenwil (Switzerland). He replaces the previous managing director Marc Blom, who will move...

11.01.2024

Japanese wind power union

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has formed a capital alliance with Hokutaku, Japan's largest wind turbine maintenance company. With this alliance, effective from 9 January 2024, MOL acquires a majority stake in Hokutaku. Independent of...

11.01.2024

From St. Gallen to Vietnam

The St. Gallen (Switzerland)-based logistics company Militzer & Münch has founded a new subsidiary in Vietnam, adding the fifth country to its network in Asia, after China, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and New Zealand. M&M...

11.01.2024

"Curiosity of the Day"

Cows chew about 30,000 times a day, producing 90 litres of saliva in the process.