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07.07.2023

Swiss Worldcargo unveils new product structure

Swiss Worldcargo’s new commodity-focused, modular airfreight service structure is now live. For the past few days, the company’s new product structure has been in full swing, giving its customers more flexibility when it comes to...

07.07.2023

Digital expert to join Geodis management board

Global logistics and transport provider Geodis has appointed François Bottin as executive vice president, digital and technology. He will also join the group’s management board, which is chaired by Marie-Christine Lombard, CEO of...

07.07.2023

Planning a CT terminal and empty container depot

A multinational rail logistics hub is to be set up on the site of the former marshalling yard in Hamm, Westphalia, Germany. The German Federal Railway Authority has confirmed that the Multi Hub Westfalen, a CT terminal, is a...

07.07.2023

ADPL venturing further into healthcare logistics

The Swiss pharmaceutical company Acino has signed an agreement with the affiliate of AD Ports Group in UAE for global freight forwarding services in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) regio. The agreement will see ADPL use...

07.07.2023

Konecranes contracted to equip container terminal

Konecranes has won a public tender from Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP) to supply container handling equipment for a new container terminal in the port. Located a few kilometres away from the existing container terminal, in Ydre...

07.07.2023

IAM mourns chairman Sean McCool (1931 – 2023)

International Airine Marketing (IAM), Ireland’s largest air-cargo GSSA, has announced that its chairman and one of the great pioneers of Irish aviation and logistics passed away in June this year. Aged 92, Sean McCool had an...

07.07.2023

Dimotrans has a new shareholder

The entry of Crédit Mutuel Equity as a new minority shareholder marks an important step in the strategy of the French logistician, which specialises in multimodal goods transport (road, air, sea), parcel/pallet delivery in...

07.07.2023

First fully certified FRCs in service

Jettainer is sourcing the first fully certified fire-resistant (FRCs) AMX air cargo containers from US ULD manufacturer Satco. They are certified in accordance with the latest technical standard orders C90e specifications defined...

07.07.2023

More capacities for Baltic Rail Gate

Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG) is further expanding the Baltic Rail Gate (BRG) intermodal terminal on the Baltic Sea. The capacity of the facility at Skandinavienkai will be significantly enlarged by late summer 2024. The...

07.07.2023

More work for Vienna Airport’s customs staff

The current normalisation in the aviation sector is also reflected in the amount of cargo that is processed by customs in airports. In 2022, Vienna Airport handled 55,360 export consignments and 92,331 import consignments. In...

07.07.2023

Elcome: a bridgehead in Vancouver

The Dubai-headquartered maritime systems and services provider company Elcome International has opened a new office in Vancouver, Canada. It is its first presence in North America. Elcome plans to use the new sales and...

07.07.2023

New rail hub in Radlett progresses

Logistics facility developer Segro has acquired 419 hectares of land in UK at the location of the former Radlett Aerodrome in Hertfordshire for GBP 120 million (EUR 139.6 million). The site will be developed into a strategic...

07.07.2023

"Curiosity of the Day"

The Athenian Anaxagoras (c. 500-428 BC) had to defend himself in court because he denied the divinity of the sun. He argued that it was nothing but a glowing mass of rock.

07.07.2023

Canada investing in rail safety

Canada’s government has earmarked a multi-year investment of more than CAD 10 million (EUR 6.9 million) for a rail infrastructure project in Port-Daniel-Gascons, Québec. The project will involve installing a large retaining...

07.07.2023

Handing over the baton at Wedolo

Kolja Mischok (Kravag) assumed the role of managing director of Wedolo on 1 July 2023, joining Marcel Frings (SVG) to form the logistics platform’s new tandem of managing directors. Mischok has been working for Kravag since...

07.07.2023

Simplifying border crossings between EU and UK

Following several months of testing with Eurotunnel's Le Shuttle Freight and "unaccompanied trailers" customers, Getlink is planning to launch Sherpass in autumn this year. The services platform allows to simplify...

07.07.2023

Rerouting Transpacific-West Coast service

The Alliance member Hapag-Lloyd has announced that, "in consideration of the present market situation, the Alliance will make changes to the Asia to Transpacific-West Coast Network by temporarily suspending the PS5 service...

Blick nach Süden

Algerien baut seine Logistikinfrastruktur aus. Algerien möchte sich stärker mit dem Rest Afrikas vernetzen. Im Februar hatte das Land angekündigt, 1 Mrd. USD für kontinentale Wirtschafts- und Entwicklungshilfe bereitstellen zu...

06.07.2023

Lobito-Atlantic railway in Angola soon in operation

A ceremony has been held to mark the transfer of the 30-year concession of railway services and support logistics for the Lobito Corridor to the Lobito Atlantic Railway in Angola. The corridor will be operated by the Lobito...

06.07.2023

Golden 22%

Another step towards Europe: PSA International, a global port and terminal operator headquartered in Singapore, is to acquire a minority stake of 22% in Duisburg Gateway Terminal (DGT). The trimodal DGT is currently under...