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07.07.2022

Certificates for China

For its affiliate in China, freight forwarder Dimerco has achieved international standards ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 for its environmental management and occupational health and safety management systems. ISO 14001 helps...

07.07.2022

Melvin takes the helm at SC Ports

South Carolina Ports’ Barbara Melvin is now stepping into her new role as president and CEO and the first woman to lead one of the top ten operating container ports in USA. Over the past 24 years, Melvin has served SC Ports in a...

Muskeln statt Emissionen

In der urbanen Güterlogistik baut Vevey in seinem Pilotprojekt auf Velokuriere. 2000 Pakete waren es 2021, die von pfeilschnellen Kurieren auf Lastenvelos statt motorisierten Fahrzeugen im Stadtzentrum von Vevey zu ihren...

06.07.2022

Emirates adds B777F and extends network

Emirates Skycargo has taken delivery of its latest B777F. In 2021-22, annual tonnage carried by Emirates' freight division exceeded 2.1 million, an increase of 15%, with the transport of perishables exceeding 260,000 t, and both...

06.07.2022

20 new locomotives for North-South traffic

Switzerland’s SBB Cargo Internationa has ordered 20 Vectron multisystem locomotives equipped with the XLoad package from Siemens. The railfreight carrier will lease the locomotives from Süd Leasing under a long-term rental plan....

06.07.2022

IAG Cargo joins Neutral Air Partner

Neutral Air Partner (NAP) welcomes IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG) as an airline partner with an aim to help its members grow their business and further develop cooperation in all areas of the...

06.07.2022

Tilburg terminal now back in service

The project took about a year to complete. DB Schenker’s land transport hub in Tilburg, Benelux, in the industrial area in Katsbogten, where renovation work began in 2021, has now been reopened. The modernised terminal area...

06.07.2022

Transalpine traffic saves 23,500 t more CO2

Swiss-based rolling highway (rola) operator Ralpin transported almost 70,000 trucks last year. This almost a quarter more than the 56,000 trucks in 2020 and represents a decrease of 23,500 t of CO2. Operative losses were...

06.07.2022

Jeffrey Curmi appointed CEO of Transport Malta

Brigadier Jeffrey Curmi has been appointed CEO of Transport Malta within the ministry for transport, infrastructure, and capital projects. Curmi joined the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) in 1994 and served as commander of the AFM...

06.07.2022

Cyber threat under control?

The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has published two new unified requirements (UR) on cyber resilience, which will be mandatory for all ships whose construction contract is signed on or after 1...

06.07.2022

TGW Logistics picks Alexander Leitner

Alexander Leitner has assumed the newly created position of senior vice president for innovation and technology at TGW Logistics Group. In this role, he will lead the intralogistics specialist's innovation strategy, reporting to...

06.07.2022

Trimodal service between Russia and India

Trans Container has launched a regular service for foreign trade cargo shipments on a multimodal route between Russia and the Indian port of Nhava Sheva (Mumbai) via Novorossiysk at the Eastern coast of the Black Sea and the Suez...

06.07.2022

SAS files for chapter 11

To proceed with the implementation of key elements of its business transformation plan called "SAS Forward", SAS and certain of its subsidiaries have voluntarily filed for chapter 11 in USA, a legal process for...

06.07.2022

Another kind of retail presence

DHL Express recently added a new kind of location to its network, by setting up its second mobile pop-up store in Austin, TX, USA. The 670 cbm mobile service point offers an easy-to-use shipping option for customers,...

06.07.2022

GSC widens Saudi network

The Saudi ports’ plans for 2030 are making progress. Over the last years, the Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has been able to attract seven new shipping line services to strengthen their ports' connectivity. GSC is one of...

06.07.2022

"Curiosity of the Day"

Hamburg’s town hall has 647 rooms, six more than Buckingham Palace.

06.07.2022

India shores up its defences

The Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) recently certified the Caisson Gate and Intermediate Gate for the Indian Navy’s aircraft carrier dry dock at Mumbai. The register thus supports the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ (self-reliance)...

06.07.2022

A330-300 E Class cargo conversion ready to go

Vallair, the mature asset specialist, has unveiled the first ever E Class widebody freighter conversion capability at its brand-new hangar in Châteauroux, France. In partnership with Regio Lease & Deucalion Aviation,...

06.07.2022

Birmingham to receive UK’s first EV mixer

The British construction company Tarmac has placed an order for the UK’s first battery electric mixer truck from Renault. Due to be delivered in Autumn 2022, the vehicle will be immediately put to work in Birmingham, supplying...

06.07.2022

Günther Haberland dies

The DSLV Bundesverband Spedition und Logistik announced that Günther Haberland passed away last Sunday, 3 July 2022 after a long and grave illness at the age of 69. Haberland chaired the inland port logistics committee of the...