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13.10.2023

More cross-border rail/road infrastructure

Greece, Bulgaria, and Romania have decided to boost trilateral transport and digital connectivity, as stated in a joint declaration recently signed by the prime ministers of the three countries. The signatories agreed to...

13.10.2023

Direct cargo flights from Europe to Curitiba

With a new bi-weekly cargo route from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to Curitiba, Brazil, Latam Cargo aims to strengthen connectivity between Europe and South America while reducing transport time through a more direct alternative...

13.10.2023

OOCL confirms trends on liftings and revenues

In container shipping, the gap between volumes and revenues keeps widening. Q3/2023 results of the carrier OOCL, an affiliate of Cosco Shipping, confirmed this trend. Over the third quarter ending on 30 September 2023, the...

13.10.2023

Aeronet finds seasoned executive for new station

Aeronet Worldwide has hired Matthew Savage as the first general manager for its brand-new Savannah, Georgia station. The nearly 16,725 sqm facility opened last month. Savage comes to Aeronet with a wealth of experience,...

13.10.2023

Bundling networks, a win-win situation

The general groupage network Sim Cargo and the European truckload association Elvis have formed a strategic partnership to expand their service portfolio, effective 1 January 2024. Both partners hope to profit in equal...

13.10.2023

Fedex Express: another new facility in Ireland

Eight months after opening a new handling facility in Cork (photo), Fedex Express Europe has announced plans to build a new logistics facility in Dublin. Construction is scheduled to commence next January, and the facility is...

13.10.2023

Flying Basket presents new cargo drone

Flying Basket, a major player in Europe's drone industry, has launched FB3, a pioneering heavy cargo drone now available for commercial use with 100 km payload capacity. Since its establishment in 2015, Flying Basket has been...

13.10.2023

DHL acquires Turkish logistics provider

DHL Group has completed the acquisition of Turkish parcel services provider MNG Kargo. "MNG Kargo's expertise in parcel courier services, combined with its extensive domestic network, will help us expand our service offering...

13.10.2023

ICS on how to measure emissions

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the global association of shipowners that represents more than 80% of the world's merchant fleet, presented the data collection system of the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) of the...

13.10.2023

A new member in Togo

The Universal Freight Organisation (UFO) has welcomed Togo-based United Wonder Marine as a new member. With headquarters in Lomé, the company specialises in maritime logistics, shipping agency and freight forwarding....

13.10.2023

Finance secured for further growth

Wascosa Group Holding has successfully increased its funding for upcoming investments. Specifically, it has closed the raise of its existing capex facility by EUR 90 million, establishing a solid long-term basis for further...

13.10.2023

Partners for 25 years

The relationship between Allied Air Cargo and the Network Aviation Group reaches 25 years this year, with both carriers continuing to work together, providing air freight services to Nigeria and throughout Africa. Allied Air...

13.10.2023

AAL: a major delivery to Texas LNG facility

AAL Shipping has successfully transported 12,800 freight tonnes (frt) of heavy lift project cargo from South Korean ports to Beaumont, Texas, using its Asia to Americas trade lane and the vessel ‘AAL Brisbane’. The cargo,...

13.10.2023

NG.Network combats residual storage

The category "residuals" includes those consignments that partner companies within the network receive in their storage halls following their own orders or those of other partners and subsequently prepare for delivery....

13.10.2023

"Curiosity of the Day"

The composer Arnold Schönberg, the inventor of twelve-tone music, was said to have had a panic fear of the number 13. He was born on 13 September 1874 in Vienna and died on 13 July 1951 in Los Angeles.

13.10.2023

GXO Logistics picks Willem Veekens

GXO Logistics, a global pure-play contract logistics provider, has hired European contract logistics veteran Willem Veekens as managing director for its operations in Belgium and the Netherlands. Immediately prior to joining...

13.10.2023

Elflein buys e-trucks with LFP battery technology

The German freight forwarder is acquiring three electrically powered trucks from the Swiss brand Designwerk, bringing the number of e-vehicles in Elflein's fleet to four. The new e-trucks are expected to be delivered to the...

13.10.2023

Express deliveries by drones and cargo bikes

The Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences and Wingcopter in Germany have launched the "drone-cargo- express-delivery" project. The "Liefermichel" pilot offers residents of remote districts in Michelstadt,...

12.10.2023

Powerful hybrid locomotives to run in Brazil

Rumo, Brazil’s largest railway operator, has taken delivery of two hybrid locomotives from Progress Rail. The EMD® GT38H will be the first hybrid units for cargo transport in revenue service. The locomotives use a diesel-electric...

12.10.2023

Digital revolution in Constanta

A consortium consisting of Romanian company ‘Critical Technologies SRL’, German firm ‘HPC Hamburg Port Consulting GmbH’, and the two Estonian maritime partners EN Shipping Services OÜ and Saaresalu OÜ has won a tender for the...