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09.06.2023

"Curiosity of the Day"

After Toby, his Irish Setter puppy, nearly tore up the manuscript of his novel Of Mice and Men in 1936, John Steinbeck wrote indulgently to his agent: "The poor little fellow may have acted like a critic." Steinbeck...

09.06.2023

Latam Cargo implements Iata's ONE Record

After two months of testing, Latam Cargo became the first airline to carry out a ONE Record digital corridor from South America, between the airports of Lima and Madrid. Together with the support of Usyncro, a solution that also...

09.06.2023

Europa Group: UK best Option for Ireland-EU goods

Europa Worldwide Group has reminded companies that the UK land bridge remains the most viable option for anyone seeking to move goods between Ireland and the rest of the EU post-Brexit. The agreement of the new Northern...

09.06.2023

RCG handling new timber transports

Due to the bark beetle infestation in South Tyrol, large quantities of timber had to be transported quickly from the region to other sawmills. The first timber train, handled by Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has now travelled from South...

09.06.2023

Time to vote for wind - until 18 June!

The public voting portal has opened for industry stakeholders and the general public to choose their favourite windship poster designs. The youth poster design contest "Wind Ship – the Future" is an initiative launched...

08.06.2023

Elvis recommends opening up new markets

Transport volumes have shown a significant increase from their exceptionally low levels at the beginning of this year. However, this development is far behind previous years, as Elvis (European Freight Association of...

08.06.2023

West African partner for Roll Group

The Nigerian heavy transportation and lifting company Cranes R Us has signed a long-term partnership agreement with Roll Group, a global provider of engineered shipping, transportation and installation solutions for heavy cargo,...

08.06.2023

Iata's profitability outlook for 2023

In an upgrade of its outlook for 2023, the International Air Transport Association (Iata) expects the airline industry’s profitability to strengthen this year. Cargo volumes are forecast at 57.8 million t, slipping below the...

08.06.2023

DHL promotes Niels Gaillard

DHL France's Supply Chain division has promoted Niels Gaillard to head of business development, two years after he joined the company. Gaillard will be responsible for contributing to growth and consolidating the logistics...

08.06.2023

Kalmar: another big order from New Zealand

Kalmar, which is part of Cargotec, a provider of cargo and load handling solutions, has secured a large order for four Kalmar hybrid straddle carriers from its long-term customer, the Port of Tauranga on New Zealand’s North...

08.06.2023

Financial incentives to promote modal shift

DP World in UK is taking the step of directly encouraging customers to move their imported goods off the road and onto rail. The initiative will charge a flat GBP 10.00 fee (EUR 11.6) on all import-laden containers. Customers...

08.06.2023

L.I.T opens trailer yard for car manufacturer

The freight forwarder L.I.T. (Logistics, Information, Transport) has inaugurated a trailer yard with room for more than 170 swap bodies at the Port of Hamburg in Germany. The facility serves as a buffer warehouse for the supply...

08.06.2023

MOL Sunflower is born

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced the name of the new company which will integrate two wholly owned ferry and coastal ro-ro vessel operators. It will be called MOL Sunflower. The new company is a combination of two...

08.06.2023

IRS named classification society of the year

The Indian Register of Shipping (IRS), a classification society and IACS member, has won the prestigious ‘Classification Society of the Year’ award at the 18th Shiptek International Maritime Awards. The awards honour...

08.06.2023

More capacity to HND, NCE, SJJ and Middle East

Qatar Airways relaunched services to Tokyo (HND) last week. The PAX flights bring the total weekly tonnage available to and from Japan to 600 t each way. On 30 May, the carrier also commenced four weekly A320 flights to...

08.06.2023

K+N expands its perishables network

Kuehne + Nagel has signed an agreement to acquire Morgan Cargo, a freight forwarder specialising in the transport and handling of perishable goods. The company is based in South Africa and runs satellite offices in key export...

08.06.2023

Irish medtech now to be transported by rail

Baxter has started to ship products by rail via the Irish Rail freight facility at Ballina, 40 km from its Castlebar site in Ireland. A number of containers containing lifesaving medical products departed for destinations in...

08.06.2023

Swissport to extend contract with ASL Airlines

ASL Airlines Belgium and Swissport Belgium are extending their collaboration at Liège Airport (LGG). The continuation of the partnership which dates back to 2017 further strengthens Swissport’s position in Liège. It covers...

08.06.2023

From Thailand to Felixstowe

Port of Felixstowe, located on the UK’s Southeast coast and part of Hutchinson Ports’ network, has signed an agreement for an additional 100 battery-powered autonomous Q-Trucks with Shanghai Westwell Technology. Clemence...

08.06.2023

Eimskip appoints Hjörvar Blær Guðmundsson

Hjörvar Blær Guðmundsson has been appointed senior manager of export Iceland at Eimskip. Hjörvar, who has experience and good connections in Iceland’s seafood industry, has worked in the same department since 2021. He holds a BSc...