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15.06.2023

Record numbers of boxes and vessels at VCTPL

After a successful April 2023, with the handling of over 42 vessels, Visakha Container Terminal (VCTPL) at the port of Visakhapatnam (India) set two new records in May, when 49 vessels were processed and the number of teu handled...

15.06.2023

A full house for Qatar Airways Cargo

Air freight specialist Qatar Airways Cargo, along with its ground handling partner Qatar Aviation Services (QAS) Cargo, has achieved the Iata centre of excellence for independent validators in perishable logistics (Ceiv Fresh)...

15.06.2023

CS Leasing continues to expand management team

CS Leasing, a provider of intermodal lease and equipment solutions to global operators, shippers and logistics providers, has appointed Joshua Shen as marketing manager for China and East Asia. A seasoned industry specialist...

15.06.2023

GLS enhances courier service in Canada

The Netherlands-based parcel carrier has acquired Altimax Courier in Canada. The move strengthens GLS Canada’s position as an integrated parcel and freight player, the company said. With the takeover, GLS will also complement...

15.06.2023

Eco-friendly car transports

ARS Altmann in Germany has put its first fully electric standard "Scania P 25" car transporter into operation in a further step to improve its eco-balance. With the e-truck, the automotive logistics company can...

15.06.2023

Young forwarders raise nearly GBP 2,500

A fundraising quiz organised by the London East region of the British International Freight Association’s Young Forwarder Network raised almost GBP 2,500 in aid of the Homerton University Hospital Regional Neurological...

15.06.2023

"Curiosity of the Day"

Today, urban legend has it that the word "golf" is an abbreviation of "Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden".

15.06.2023

AMI invests in facility in Johannesburg

Air Menzies International (AMI), a global wholesale freight forwarder and part of Menzies Aviation, has invested in a new, purpose-built facility in Johannesburg, South Africa. Located less 1 km from O.R. Tambo International...

15.06.2023

New berth opened in Texas

In 2019, Port Freeport and McCarthy Building Companies signed a building contract for the expansion of Velasco Container Terminal (Texas). The works ended recently, and on 30 May 2023, a ribbon cutting ceremony took place for...

15.06.2023

More space for luxury fashion in the Netherlands

GXO Logistics is expanding its collaboration with Farfetch, the luxury fashion platform. The aim is to support Reebok's omnichannel logistics in Europe from two networked warehouses in South Holland, the company said. GXO...

15.06.2023

Funding to promote autonomous trucking

Fernride has secured USD 31 million in Series A funding to accelerate the transition towards automated and sustainable logistics. The German autonomous, electric trucking specialist has already integrated automated trucks...

Eine Story zweier Romands

Im Gespräch mit Lorenzo Stoll, Head of Cargo, Swiss International Air Lines. Die Luftfracht hat innerhalb der Swiss International Air Lines an Bedeutung gewonnen. Dem bisherigen Motto «Connecting Switzerland to the World, we are...

14.06.2023

Developing drone technology for retailers

Aeon Retail, Japan Airlines (JAL), and KDDI Smartdrone have formed a strategic partnership aimed at integrating drone technology into the retail sector. The three companies have signed a tripartite agreement to explore the...

14.06.2023

Intermodal terminal in Marseille to open in Q2/2024

Kalmar has been contracted to supply two electric reachstackers to French multimodal terminal operator BTM. The machines will be deployed at Terminal Ouest Provence (TOP) in the north of Marseille, France. TOP is a new...

14.06.2023

Winner of public tender for Heraklion Port

It is the group's second investment in a Greek state port after Igoumenitsa: The consortium of Grimaldi Euromed and Minoan Lines has acquired 67% of the shares of Crete's port of Heraklion. The price for the Heraklion Port...

14.06.2023

MOL's first female captain takes the helm

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, (MOL) has appointed Naomi Matsushita captain of the car carrier “Beluga Ace,” effective 6 June 2023. She will be the first female seafarer to serve as a captain for a Japanese oceangoing shipping company...

14.06.2023

Two new sustainable 650 teu vessels

A2B-online, a provider of flexible trailer, container, and shipping services, has announced the construction of two sustainable vessels with a capacity of 650 teu. The vessels were designed and developed in partnership with...

14.06.2023

Hellmann opens first Swiss direct load branch

Since the beginning of June, the logistics services provider has been dispatching partial and full truck loads from Kloten between all European countries and Switzerland. Hellmann is thus taking another important step in...

14.06.2023

More trucks on German motorways

On Germany’s federal motorways, the mileage of trucks with at least four axles that are subject to tolls increased by 1.6 % in May 2023 compared to April 2023, adjusted for calendar and seasonal effects. According to the...

14.06.2023

NCM wins contract in USA

Transcarga International Airways (T7), known as ‘the airline of Venezuela,’ named Network Cargo Management (NCM) as its GSA in USA, effective 29 March 2023. Javier Gonzalez, NCM’s sales manager based in Florida, said: “I am...