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28.06.2022

2022 Connie Award in Long Beach, CA

Joseph S. Gregorio Sr., CEO and chairman of Pacific Crane Maintenance Corporation, (PCMC), has been named recipient of the 2022 Connie Award, which will be presented by the Containerization and Intermodal Institute (CCI) on 14...

28.06.2022

"Curiosity of the Day"

Many babies will cry without tears until they are one month old.

28.06.2022

Mining company orders 5,000 gondola cars

In Russia, United Wagon Company and Ural Mining Group have signed a memorandum to supply 5,000 gondola cars. The freight cars will be delivered in batches until 2024. The 12-9853 gondola car with hatches is manufactured at...

28.06.2022

2021 a milestone for Girteka

Girteka released its financial results for 2021 in late June 2022. The Lithuania-based transportation company saw its transport business revenues growing by more than 20% compared to 2020, despite a significant rise in operating...

28.06.2022

An icon's 250th anniversary

An ancient symbol, the Port of Barcelona's Clock Tower is celebrating its 250th anniversary this year. In 1751, construction began on a light tower on the tip of the seawall that was being built in the Port of Barcelona, which at...

Fähren auf Rädern

DFDS erweitert sein Portfolio um eine Schienengüter-Division. Ganz neu ist das Thema für die Dänen zwar nicht. Mit der Übernahme von Prime Rail in Deutschland aber hebt DFDS Transporte auf der Schiene kombiniert mit dem...

27.06.2022

More military vehicles from Australia to Ukraine

The first four M113AS4 armoured personnel carriers to be gifted by Australia to Ukraine departed RAAF Base Amberley (HNE), near Brisbane, recently. Loaded into a AN-124 aircraft of Antonov Airlines, the four vehicles are the...

27.06.2022

Adding an intermodal service for containers

Metrans is responding to ever-increasing demand for intermodal services and long-standing congestion problems in many ports. Traffic volumes in the German port of Wilhelmshaven, for example, are constantly growing, either on...

27.06.2022

Hapag-Lloyd extending Wax

The Hamburg-based carrier Hapag-Lloyd is extending its West Africa Express service (Wax) and adding a call at the port of Le Havre. The shipping company says that the new port of call will offer a direct product with a fast...

27.06.2022

Hermes NG system goes live at Dnata Singapore

Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT) has completed phase one of its digitalisation collaboration with ground handler Dnata Singapore, with the successful implementation of its Hermes NG system at Changi airport. Now live,...

27.06.2022

A new approach in urban logistics

In Strasbourg, Urban Logistic Solutions (ULS) and Geodis are joining forces to reduce their impact on the environment. They are now using a pusher-barge system and e-bikes to supply merchants and individuals in Strasbourg’s city...

27.06.2022

Railways to transport more grain from Ukraine

In addition to aid deliveries to Ukraine, ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has also been transporting grain from Ukraine with all available resources since the beginning of the war. From March to May 2022 alone, RCG transported...

27.06.2022

Emanuele Grimaldi at the helm of ICS

The board of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents 80% of the world’s merchant fleet, has appointed Emanuele Grimaldi (left), president and managing director of Grimaldi Euromed, as chairman of the board....

27.06.2022

Building up space in Frankfurt

UK-based Priority Freight has relocated one of its German operations to a larger facility in Frankfurt. The company has maintained a presence in Germany for many years, initially in Krefeld and at Düsseldorf airport, but the...

27.06.2022

How many containers lost at sea?

The World Shipping Council (WSC) recently published its ‘Containers Lost at Sea Report’, covering 2020-2021. Approximately 241 million cargo loads in containers were handled by international carriers last year. The analysis...

27.06.2022

Another warehouse for the FRA logistics hub

Fraport, the owner and operator of Frankfurt Airport (FRA), is building a new airfreight warehouse at FRA’s Cargo City South, thus filling another vacant lot at this important logistics centre. The new facility will be used...

27.06.2022

Zero-emission commercial vehicles go online

Quantron is breaking new ground in the sale of new vehicles on online platforms. For this, the e-mobility company uses the reach of Truck Scout 24, an established commercial vehicle online sales platform. An important part and...

27.06.2022

WAL: 27 mentees for first mentorship scheme

The 27 mentees from the first Women in Aviation and Logistics (WAL) mentorship project have successfully completed the programme, reporting a boost in confidence and benefitting from networking with senior members of the...

27.06.2022

New maritime code for Cape Verde

From sustainable fishing projects in the Adriatic Sea to the new drainage programmes in the Niger Delta, the International Maritime Safety Security and Environment Academy (Imssea) is committed to playing an active role....

27.06.2022

Sealord goes for Infor

Supply chain traceability is a major issue in today’s logistics sector. Sealord, a major seafood company in the southern hemisphere, has selected two software solutions from Infor in an initial seven-year, multi-tenant SaaS...