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02.02.2023

Schneider banking on UK

The Basel-headquartered Schneider Group has acquired Global Freight Connections (GFC), which is based in Basildon, UK. GFC was founded in 2002 by Paul Marshall and is a long-standing partner of several Schneider affiliates in...

02.02.2023

Tiaca appoints Eric Hartmann for Latin America

Tiaca’s board of directors has named Eric Hartmann as its regional representative Latin America in keeping with the organisation’s aim to have and maintain a regional presence in key areas across the globe. As a regional...

02.02.2023

Kick off for Inland Rail construction in Victoria

The Australian Inland Rail project has taken an important step forward with the beginning of major construction works in the state of Victoria. Building works are currently also underway in Queensland. Connecting Melbourne...

02.02.2023

"Curiosity of the Day"

At the height of his success, there were various Charlie-Chaplin lookalike contests. Once he took part in one himself, but he didn't even make it to the finals.

02.02.2023

Preighters between Phuket and Penang

Effective today, 2 February 2023, Qatar Airways Cargo will operate an A330 passenger freighter to Penang (Malaysia) via Qatar Airways’ passenger flights to Phuket (Thailand), four times a week. This adds over 70 t of available...

02.02.2023

A Danish marriage

Titan Containers has acquired Alpha Containers in Denmark. Founded 1998, Alpha Containers will continue to run the business from its existing office in Aarhus. Alpha Containers has a strong position in Jutland, where Titan...

02.02.2023

A new intra-American service

Haifa-based carrier ZIM is launching its new service ZIM Colibri Xpress (ZCX) which will connect ports on the South American West Coast with the US East Coast. The rotation will be the following: San Antonio (Chile), Callao...

02.02.2023

Closer cooperation at Shanghai airport

Carsten Hernig, previously vice president region Latin America & Caribbean at Lufthansa Cargo, assumed the dual role of deputy general manager and vice president production, sales & marketing at Shanghai Pudong...

02.02.2023

A good year for the channel operator

The Getlink Group, which operates the Eurotunnel among other mobility infrastructures, witnessed a strong year in 2022. The group's revenue amounted to EUR 1.6 billion, more than doubling the results of 2021 (+107%). Getlink...

02.02.2023

Brussels' bridge in the making

The repair work on the deck of the Buda Bridge can finally begin now that the legal experts have finished their inspection. A boat hit the bridge one month ago, making it impossible for it to operate. The Buda Bridge, owned...

02.02.2023

Transport network grows

The general cargo cooperation VTL Vernetzte-Transport-Logistik in Germany recently gained three new partners. Hofmann Internationale Spedition is returning to the cargo family after eight years and thus strengthening the network...

02.02.2023

Turkish Cargo enters Cargo Ai's marketplace

Turkish Cargo is now live on Cargo Ai’s marketplace solution "Cargomart" for users in four countries. In the pilot phase, users in France, Spain, Netherlands, and Singapore will have access to booking Turkish Cargo’s...

Trotzdem nach Taiwan

Zwei Technologiefirmen ziehen Logistikbüros aus Hongkong ab. Wie schwer es Hongkong hat, seine globale Ausstrahlung zu wahren, unterstreichen die Überlegungen zweier Chip-Entwickler, ihre Logistikzentren nach Taiwan übersiedeln...

01.02.2023

Malaysia: double-digit growth for domestic cargo

Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB), a private company that manages 39 airports in Malaysia as well as Istanbul's Sabiha Gökçan Airport (SAW), reports that overall cargo movements for the network of airports remained...

01.02.2023

More trains to and from Sweden

Swiss intermodal specialist Hupac is expanding its Scandinavian portfolio. From 6 February 2023, the Hupac train will offer four round trips per week on the route between Cologne Eifeltor (Germany) and Malmö (Sweden)....

01.02.2023

Zongteng Group chooses WFS

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded a contract to handle Zongteng Group’s new Boeing 777 freighter flights at Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport. The service started on 16 January 2023 as mentioned in our...

01.02.2023

Sporting legend reveals winners of Bifa awards

Kevin Keegan, this year’s host, has revealed the winners of the annual Bifa Freight Service Awards and expressed his delight for those crowned as champions in the various categories. For the air cargo services category,...

01.02.2023

Expanding fleet and business

Thermologistic is investing in its vehicle fleet. The Frankfurt (Germany)-based global logistics company is acquiring 19 Euro 6 tractor units and two special trailers for the price of EUR 2.2 million. At the same time, the...

01.02.2023

Gothenburg on a par with 2021

Goods volumes in the Swedish Port of Stockholm remained stable in 2022 despite a declining economy. Total cargo streams at Ports of Stockholm decreased marginally, from 9.1 to 8.9 million t, dropping 1.6 % below the very high...

01.02.2023

A strong year for Bertschi

The family-owned Bertschi Group has published selected figures of its 2022 results. The Swiss group saw its volumes declining in H2/2022. Nevertheless, revenues went up by 8% to cross the threshold of 1 billion and reaching CHF...