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12.09.2023

Basel Westport Shuttle increases frequency

Starting today, 12 September 2023, Contargo is adding two more trains to the roundtrip services of its Basel Westport Shuttle (BWS). The capacity increase complements the existing frequency of currently five departures from...

12.09.2023

Samaritan's Purse: first B757F now in service

Samaritan's Purse inducted its first B757 freighter into service on 1 September 2023, almost 18 months after acquiring the aircraft. After the takeover, the B757 had spent an extended period in Greensboro, NC, undergoing...

12.09.2023

Temperature-controlled wine from Chile to Japan

Yusen Logistics is launching a less-than-container load (LCL) ocean freight service for wine from Chile to Japan in October. The cargo will be consolidated in the San Antonio Port warehouse in Chile and shipped in...

12.09.2023

UK ports go digital

CNS, a DP World company specialising in digital trade solutions, is introducing its CNS port community system (PCS) in UK ports. The cloud-based platform, replacing 'Compass,' offers HMRC compliance, enhanced ease of use,...

12.09.2023

"Curiosity of the Day"

The human heart generates a pressure with which blood can spurt as far as 9 m.

12.09.2023

DHL Express launches network flight to Argentina

International express services provider DHL is introducing a new dedicated network flight to Argentina. The flight operates six times per week between Miami International Airport (MIA) and Buenos Aires, Argentina (EZE), with a...

12.09.2023

Chapman Freeborn: Jack Burt back on board

Chapman Freeborn, the global air charter specialist and part of Avia Solutions Group, has appointed Jack Burt as senior vice president of cargo for the Americas, effective immediately. With 15 years of experience in the...

12.09.2023

Hub for storage, handling, sea and land freight

DB Schenker has opened a new location at the Port of Rostock, in a significant expansion of its services in northern Germany. The new terminal combines warehousing, transhipment, sea freight and land transport in one hub, which...

12.09.2023

Atlantic eco voyage

The ‘Avontuur’, a cargo sailing ship of ‘Timbercoast cargo under sail’, is setting sail on its twelfth Atlantic voyage, providing an eco-friendly solution for transporting goods across the sea. A diverse crew of fifteen...

Ein «hidden champion»

Trotz politischer Wechsellage punktet Brasiliens Logistik. Die Erwartungen an den Start der neuen Regierung Brasiliens war in internationalen Wirtschaftskreisen verhalten. Seit Beginn 2023 aber stehen die Zeichen auf Aufschwung...

11.09.2023

Ceva opens new route from China

The new international road transport (TIR) routes run along the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan and China-Pakistan corridors. The first six trucks recently departed from Kashgar, China, crossed the border into Kyrgyzstan and...

11.09.2023

Fast ‘Carolina Connector’ rail service launched

In the USA, class I railway CSX and Georgia Port Authority (GPA) have introduced a direct rail connection between the Port of Savannah and Rocky Mount, North Carolina via the CSX Carolina Connector (CCX) Intermodal Terminal....

11.09.2023

Alha: closer collaboration with Cargolux at MXP

Cargolux and Alha have signed a contract for ramp handling services at Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP). The one-stop-shop model ensures integrated control of shipments, from the warehouse to loading onto the aircraft and vice versa....

11.09.2023

ZIM and MSC forge operational pact

ZIM and MSC have signed an operational cooperation agreement to enhance efficiency and service quality on multiple trade routes. The partnership involves vessel sharing, slot purchases and swaps. The aim is to offer cost...

11.09.2023

Swiss aid for Greek floods

After huge forest fires, Greece is now being hit by heavy rainfall and flooding. Switzerland is therefore adapting its mission on the ground and providing support in the region of Thessaly, which has been severely affected by...

11.09.2023

Seko Logistics: David Emerson steps down

End-to-end global logistics provider Seko Logistics (Seko) has appointed Maxime Bessiere as its new chief commercial officer, Europe, Middle East and Africa (Emea), effective immediately. Bessiere will be taking over the role as...

11.09.2023

Long hauls with a bio-LNG powered truck

Iveco and Shell are beginning to trial a truck powered by bio-LNG with a ten-day long-haul journey across Europe. The tour will begin in Berlin, Germany, and will stop at five landmarks of the bio-LNG ecosystem on the route that...

11.09.2023

A tandem to build a UAM ecosystem

Bristow Group, a global provider of innovative and sustainable vertical flight solutions, and Volocopter, a specialist for urban air mobility (UAM), have signed an agreement to explore and develop passenger and cargo services for...

11.09.2023

Maersk expands in Colombia and Panama

Maersk has opened new fulfilment centres in Colombia and Panama and is investing over USD 200 million to strengthen its logistics infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean. The new facilities will provide high-value...

11.09.2023

Italian Galardi and French Naxco groups merge

The Italian Galardi group and the French private Naxco group announced their merger on 5 September 2023. Galardi specialises in road haulage services for industrial customers, chemical products, and perishable goods, and manages...