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04.07.2022

First flight into Asia for DHL Air UK

DHL Express has introduced a new Hong Kong – Nagoya/Chubu – Cincinnati - East Midlands route. Operating its inaugural flight to Asia, DHL Air UK commenced the service on 26 June 2022. Currently travelling three times a week,...

04.07.2022

From Copenhagen to Hong Kong

Danish provider Scan Global Logistics (SGL) is continuing its expansion strategy and acquiring Sea-Air Logistics (SAL), effective 5 July 2022. SAL is an air and ocean freight logistics provider headquartered in Hong Kong....

04.07.2022

A growing trend in container vessel capacity

There is a growing interest for one segment of middle-sized container vessels. According to Niels Rasmussen, chief shipping analyst at Bimco, new container ships below a capacity of 8,000 teu have become increasingly popular. He...

04.07.2022

Trading air cargo capacity online

Air charter broker Avico has started listing freighter capacity with the online marketplace Airblox, a fintech platform which enables brokers, freight forwarders and airlines to trade cargo capacity in the form of standardised...

04.07.2022

New transport mode for agriculture products

Since the opening of the China-Laos Railway on 3 December 2021, cross-border transportation has been on the increase. The railway has carried 4.03 million t of goods during the last six months. The line also provides a new mode...

04.07.2022

Mycrane picks Piet Kraaijeveld

Mycrane, a Dubai-based digital disruptor for the cranes and construction space, has appointed industry veteran Piet Kraaijeveld as chief operating officer to strengthen its global management team. He has 30 years’ experience in...

04.07.2022

Frigosuisse changes hands

The company Frigosuisse in German-speaking Switzerland is to become part of the Stef Group. Founded in 1931, Frigosuisse specialises in the storage, preparation of orders and distribution of temperature-controlled food products....

04.07.2022

Hydrogen to fuel the ports of Stockholm

In Sweden, the Ports of Stockholm and the British company CMB Tech are partnering to build a hydrogen fuelling station adjacent to the port. In the initial phase, port vehicles will be converted to run on green hydrogen. The...

04.07.2022

Korean Air Cargo renews Ceiv Pharma certification

Korean Air has once again received Iata’s Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators Pharma (Ceiv Pharma) certification. With over fifty years of experience and expertise in cargo transport, Korean Air provides...

04.07.2022

Extending rail links for Irish ports

Ireland is to receive EUR 13 million in co-funding for transport projects under the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility. The funding will help to improve transport connectivity and safety and support the development of future...

04.07.2022

Lars Nennhaus returns to Duisburger Hafen

At its ordinary meeting on 21 June 2022, the supervisory board of Duisburger Hafen unanimously appointed Lars Nennhaus as its new chief technology and operations officer, with effect from 1 January 2023. The industrial engineer...

04.07.2022

"Curiosity of the Day"

The pig-nosed bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai), found in the valley of the Kwae Noi River in western Thailand, is the smallest mammal besides the Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus). They reach a head trunk length of 29 to 33 mm...

04.07.2022

For more impact in Asia-Pacific

Having received regulatory approval, Geodis has now finalised its acquisition of Keppel Logistics. This transaction consolidates the group’s contract logistics footprint and e-commerce fulfilment services in Asia-Pacific and...

04.07.2022

More space for Rhine terminal

After a Europe-wide tender procedure, Delta Port has awarded Contargo the contract for an additional area in the port of Voerde-Emmelsum, on the Lower Rhine near Wesel (Germany). The container terminal will be enlarged, and...

01.07.2022

Latam resumes flights to the Falkland Islands

Tomorrow, 2 July 2022, the South American airline Latam will resume its scheduled service from Punta Arenas (Chile) to Mount Pleasant in the Falkland Islands, which was suspended in March 2020. The once-weekly A320 has an...

01.07.2022

Which are the most climate effective measures?

The freight sector plays an important role dealing with climate change and in reaching the Paris Agreement goals. But which measures are in fact the most efficient in the freight transport business? A new study, funded by the...

01.07.2022

Frankfurt-Hahn airport finds buyer

Jan Markus Plathner, the insolvency administrator for the companies of the Frankfurt-Hahn Airport Group, has announced that the transaction process for the Frankfurt-Hahn Airport Group and its assets has now been successfully...

01.07.2022

100 new truck parking spaces

Today (1 July 2022), Asfinag is opening two new rest areas on the S 3 Weinviertler Schnellstrasse near Wullersdorf and Schöngrabern in Austria. They will offer a total of more than 140 vehicle parking spaces, including 104 for...

01.07.2022

Boeing's nine suppliers of the year 2022

At its “2022 supplier of the year” event, which was held in Los Angeles earlier this month, Boeing announced the following winners for each category: Supplier diversity: Delaware Resource Group of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City;...

01.07.2022

World trade on its way up again

In May 2022, the container throughput index published by the RWI Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) soared to 123.6 points from 122.1 points (seasonally adjusted)...