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13.09.2023

Rieck acquires holding firm in Hong Kong

With retroactive effect from 1 January 2023, the Rieck Logistics Group is acquiring 45% of the shares in Tandem Holding (HK), creating the new company Tandem Rieck Shanghai Co., which has nine further branches in China in...

13.09.2023

Logistics milestone in Basel

The Gateway Basel Nord, a Swiss trimodal terminal, has received planning permission for its first construction phase after seven years of proceedings. This milestone underscores the project's importance in shifting goods from...

13.09.2023

Inaugural commercial flight for USC

ACC Aviation now provides support to Madagascar Airlines on another ACMI flight in collaboration with USC, an airline based in Germany. The first flight was conducted on 5 September 2023, from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport...

13.09.2023

AIT welcomes sustainability expert

AIT Worldwide Logistics, a provider of global supply chain solutions, has appointed Chelsea Lamar to the newly created role of vice president, global sustainability. Lamar will be based at AIT's new global headquarters in...

13.09.2023

First BYD electric truck trialled

Waberer's is the first company to have tested a BYD Europe 19 electric truck in the EU. The 15-day trial focused on urban distribution in Budapest and was managed by Waberer's subsidiary, WSZL. When scheduling the daily...

13.09.2023

Neomatch optimises matching process

Neocargo is developing Neomatch, a matching system for its platform that shows its partners automated suggestions for available cargoes. Artificial intelligence works in the background to reliably match orders and vehicles....

13.09.2023

MOL expands chemical tanker business

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced that its subsidiary, MOL Chemical Tankers, is set to acquire Fairfield Chemical Carriers (FCC) in a deal valued at around USD 400 million. This acquisition is in line with MOL's strategy to...

13.09.2023

"Curiosity of the Day"

The human heart beats an average of 100,000 times a day.

13.09.2023

Kalitta Air selects Trustflight's log solution

Kalitta Air, a global cargo airline, and Trustflight, a technology innovator for digital solutions for the aviation industry, has announced that Trustflight will provide its innovative electronic tech log, reliability analytics...

13.09.2023

Four Parx: a new facility in Lower Saxony

Four Parx, a developer of commercial and logistics space, is constructing a real estate in Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany. Taurus Investment Holdings is the main investor in the project. The commercial area is located in the...

13.09.2023

‘Captain of Industry’ award for Robert P. Connor

The New York/New Jersey Foreign Freight Forwarders and Brokers Association will present Robert P. Connor with the association’s 2023 ‘Captain of Industry' award on 28 September 2023. Connor has decades of experience serving...

13.09.2023

A new Dutch marine duo

Global Transport Solutions (GTS) has acquired Ship Spares Logistics (SSL), creating a marine logistics partnership in the Netherlands. GTS specialises in maritime supply chain solutions through its Marinetrans brand, while...

12.09.2023

Ten years of collaboration in Europe

Hutchison Ports Europe Intermodal (HPEI) and RTB Cargo are celebrating their ten years of collaboration. The intermodal network operator (formerly European Gateway Service) and the traction supplier began their partnership in...

12.09.2023

Lithium battery certification for Röhlig USA

The US subsidiary of Röhlig Logistics has received the Iata Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators Lithium Batteries (Ceiv Li-batt) certification for its branches in Chicago and New York. The International Air...

12.09.2023

Soget opens academy

Soget designs, develops and operates solutions to enhance its customers' logistics, port and customs performance. It also offers customer training courses, work-study programmes and local, national and international academic...

12.09.2023

Gotthard road tunnel now also closed!

The Gotthard road tunnel has been closed. On Sunday afternoon, 10 September 2023, parts of the concrete came loose near the north tunnel portal and fell onto the carriageway. There is a 25 m long crack in the intermediate...

12.09.2023

A “Gateway Star” is born

Qatar Airways Cargo has launched biweekly freighter flights from Huntsville, USA to Doha, Qatar in as part of a strategic partnership with DSV, enhancing North America’s connectivity to Europe, Middle East and beyond, effective 7...

12.09.2023

ESR: a logistics park near Jakarta

ESR Group has started building the ESR Karawang Logistics Park 1, the first Grade A facility in this part of West Java, which contains many industrial firms, particularly automotive manufacturers. ESR Karawang Logisitscs Park...

12.09.2023

A tailwind for Ventofoils

The Dutch company Econowind is pushing ahead with the building of its wind propulsion system Ventofoils to enhance the efficiency and sustainability of sea-going vessels. The Investment and Development Agency for the Northern...

12.09.2023

Strong women, strong rail sector

In Germany’s railway industry, the proportion of female employees is around 18, as reported by a recent survey among the membership of the German Railway Industry Association (VDB). "If we significantly increase the...