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13.04.2023

"Curiosity of the Day"

The German writer Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805) is said to have drawn inspiration from the decaying scent of rotten apples.

13.04.2023

Sharp increase in US container import volumes

In its recent analysis of logistics data for the shipping industry, Descartes Systems Group reports that import volumes show some consistency with pre-pandemic levels for the first quarter of the year but continue to point to a...

13.04.2023

Managing 500,000 shipments by 2024

Contract logistics specialist ID Logistics is extending its Ideo control tower in Europe with the creation of a subsidiary in Poland. The new location will add about thirty more supply chain managers to Ideo’s network, which is...

13.04.2023

Promoting railfreight in Pacific Northwest

The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) in USA is launching its 2023 rail cargo incentive programme aimed at driving growth and cost-effective operations in the Pacific Northwest region. The programme will provide a USD 50...

Profitabel in der Pandemie

Flughafen Taipeh im Expansionsmodus. Da die Planer des Flughafens Taipeh-Taiwan Taoyuan (TPE) mit weiterhin steigenden Verkehrszahlen rechnen, haben sie einen entschiedenen Expansionskurs eingeschlagen. Zur Infrastruktur der...

12.04.2023

Port truck parking with fast chargers

In addition to the Goordijk truck parking area (210 spaces) on the right bank of the Scheldt, Port of Antwerp-Bruges has now opened Ketenis, a new free parking area on the left bank of the Scheldt with 280 parking spaces. The...

12.04.2023

Lufthansa Cargo to link Larnaca, Athens and Milan

Starting in April, Lufthansa Cargo is expanding its European route network. The new freighter destinations include Larnaca (Cyprus), Athens and Milan. In total, Lufthansa Cargo will serve twelve destinations in the intra-European...

12.04.2023

Leschaco Group: changes to management board

Leschaco Group has announced the following changes to the management board (fltr): Constantin Conrad has officially assumed the role of chief executive officer, whereas chief operating officer Oliver Oestreich will retire in...

12.04.2023

LEI and EFL Global merge

The supply chain and logistics provider EFL Global, which is headquartered in Sri Lanka, has acquired the Canadian family-owned logistics company Locher Evers International (LEI). The acquisition is effective immediately, and the...

12.04.2023

An efficient shunting service on equal terms

With the automatic shunting facility at the Antwerp-North marshalling yard in the Port of Antwerp-Bruges (PoAB), freight trains can be assembled up to six times faster - but the facility is sometimes underutilised. PoAB, Railport...

12.04.2023

Hybrid machines to halve emissions

Port of Savannah in Georgia, USA, is investing USD 170 million on 55 hybrid-engine rubber-tired gantry cranes. The hybrid machines will be exclusively powered by electric batteries, with diesel generators running only to recharge...

12.04.2023

Cathay Cargo partners with Tower Cold Chain

Cathay Cargo has signed a global long-term rental agreement with Tower Cold Chain, giving its customers access to a wider range of temperature-controlled solutions in terms of container size and payload volume. Allowing the...

12.04.2023

Helgafell on its first voyage to the North

The vessel "Helgafell" from Samskip, headquartered in Rotterdam, but originally founded in Iceland in 1990, set sail from APM Terminal's short-sea terminal in the Port of Gothenburg, Sweden, for the first time. From now...

12.04.2023

Quantron: a new team to plan entry into US market

Six new executives have joined the Quantron USA team (from left): Matt Pearson as chief operating officer, Damaris Meyer as chief finance officer for Quantron USA and Quantron-as-a-Service USA, Richard Ansell as vice president of...

12.04.2023

Astre growing in Portugal

Transport and logistics service provider Astre has added Transportes do Valado to its network, thus expanding its portfolio on the Iberian Peninsula. Valado is a Portuguese company that operates in 193 countries worldwide. It has...

12.04.2023

Car logistics company banking on the railways

The Italian carrier Captrain Italia has launched a new rail service. It is now operating twice-weekly rail transports between Piadena in Lombardy and the Italian port of Citaveccia, 70 km north-east of Rome, for its long-standing...

12.04.2023

"Curiosity of the Day"

The length of the chameleon's tongue can be twice its body length.

12.04.2023

New trucks for dumpsters and construction sites

The Swiss family-owned company Oeltrans has added a Renault Truck C520 P10x4, which is equipped with a swap body, to its fleet of 20 trucks. During the winter months, the hook loader is mainly used for the transport of...

12.04.2023

Fednav brings Hamburg closer to the Great Lakes

Since this month, April 2023. the shipping company Fednav from Montréal (Canada) has been connecting the Port of Hamburg with the Great Lakes in North America with its "Atlantic Lakes Line" service. The FAL...

12.04.2023

Empowering whales to fly

Flying Whales Québec has selected Honeywell's 1-megawatt generator to supply power for its new hybrid-electric airship, the LCA60T. The companies have signed a contract for the integration and supply of the power device. The...