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23.05.2023

Port of Kribi welcomes eco hoppers

The new built deep-water Port of Kribi (Cameroon), Kribi Multipurpose Terminal (KMT), part of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (Ictsi), recently introduced new eco hoppers to handle materials like clinker, gypsum,...

23.05.2023

Emirates expands network into Canada

Emirates Skycargo customers can now find and book interline cargo shipments tp Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary on Air Canada flights, via key Emirates European gateways. With the enhanced online booking capabilities...

23.05.2023

Thornton Tomasetti chooses Lisa Mackay

Thornton Tomasetti has appointed Lisa Mackay as vice president of its New York transportation team. Mackay has more than 30 years of experience in the design, inspection, rehabilitation and management of high-profile...

23.05.2023

Klog joins SAE network

System Alliance Europe (SAE) is continuing to expand its general cargo cooperation. With the Portuguese provider Klog Logistics, the number of network partners has risen to 49. In recent years, the Porto-based company has...

23.05.2023

Supermarket chain to convert fleet to low CO2

Truck manufacturer Iveco will supply 700 LNG trucks to the German supermarket chain Edeka in Minden-Hannover. The company aims to convert its entire fleet from diesel to LNG propulsion by 2025. Edeka placed orders for the...

23.05.2023

MSC starts intra-Asian "Shikra" service

MSC is introducing "Shikra”, a new, independently managed service to enhance connections between China and India. The shipping company comments that it wants to meet growing global demand and strengthen the connectivity and...

23.05.2023

Clearing foreign cargo at Chennault Intl Airport

A long-standing major player in commercial and military MRO services, Chennault International Airport in Lake Charles, Louisiana, is seeking to add air cargo to its portfolio. The airport has established procedures with US...

23.05.2023

US class I railway awarded

Florida-based US class I railway CSX has been recognised by intermodal providers as the top-performing railroad in North America. The “Intermodal Service Scorecard” ranking assessed the company’s performance in Q1/2023. To...

23.05.2023

Takeover and investment in automation

Germany-based parcel service provider GLS is expanding its service portfolio and purchasing the fulfilment service specialist Versandmanufaktur. With the acquisition, customers can now carry out all their logistics processes with...

23.05.2023

Conquering new frontiers in logistics software

Nico K. Perreira da Silva joined Riege’s team in Switzerland as senior sales manager at the beginning of May 2023. Before moving to Riege Software, the IT specialist for system integration worked as chief operating officer...

23.05.2023

“Curiosity of the Day”

Henry John Deutschendorf Jr, born in New Mexico (USA) in 1953, later took the stage name John Denver. The country and folk music singer, whose hits include ‘Take me home, country roads’ in 1971 and ‘Rocky Mountain High’ in 1972,...

23.05.2023

CBP promotes Jayson Ahern

Jayson Ahern took up his new position as US Customs and Border Protection's area port director at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in late April 2023. He leads the day-to-day CBP operations at DFW, as well as the ports of...

23.05.2023

A strong partner in East and Central Africa

Three months after setting up its own African office, Dutch breakbulk and heavylift specialist Roll Group is further expanding on the continent by appointing CMTL Logistics as commercial agent in Tanzania. Roll Group aims to...

22.05.2023

DHL to use UAE rail network

UAE’s Etihad Rail and DHL Global Forwarding have signed a strategic partnership agreement to establish a joint venture company, which will enable DHL to use Etihad Rail’s network to conduct its main operations within the...

22.05.2023

ICS identifies new risks for energy transition

Political instability is an underestimated “Risk Multiplier” on the path to a successful green energy transition in maritime, as the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)'s Maritime Barometer Report 2022-2023 pinned...

22.05.2023

Transhipment well-oiled

At 1.36 million t, cargo throughput at the Swiss Rhine ports rose by 17% in Q1/2023 compared to Q1/2022 (1.2 million t). This was due to an 83% increase in imports of mineral oil products (696,324 t). In contrast, imports of...

22.05.2023

Talking robots to deliver parcels in Helsinki

During this spring and summer, a pilot project in Helsinki, Finland will test whether electric and autonomous vehicles can deliver small construction supplies needed at worksites to customers in the area – quickly and flexibly....

22.05.2023

Pharma logistics with an e-truck

The pharmaceutical logistics specialist Unitax now deploys a 40 t e-truck in local transport, one of two custom-built electric tractor units (E-SZMs) that will be used in the ‘E-Haul’ research project to be conducted by the...

22.05.2023

15 years safe on the ground

The Safety Audit for Ground Operations (Isago), an industry programme for the global oversight of ground handling service providers (GHSPs) introduced by the International Air Transport Association (Iata), has been advancing...

22.05.2023

Aeronet Worldwide promotes Robert Turner

Robert Turner has been named CEO of Aeronet Worldwide. Prior to this promotion, Turner, who joined Aeronet in 1989, was executive vice president of the management group and the Texas region. With this appointment, former CEO...