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16.06.2022

Next hybrid PCTC sets sails

The Norwegian car carrier UECC has just taken delivery of its second multi-fuel LNG battery hybrid PCTC. Built on China’s Jiangnan Shipyard, this PCTC, to be named “Auto Achieve”, will further contribute to reducing emissions in...

16.06.2022

The sixth Italian office is in Florence

Bolloré Logistics has opened a new Italian office in Prato, Florence. This location lies within the “Interporto della Toscana” logistics hub. The new site is part of the company's strategy to further strengthen its activities in...

16.06.2022

Slight increase for USA's cargo airlines

US airline industry (passenger and cargo airlines combined) employment increased to 751,165 workers in April 2022, 4,752 (0.64%) more workers than in March 2022 (746,413) and 16,178 (2.20%) more than in pre-pandemic April 2019...

16.06.2022

"Curiosity of the Day"

In 1998, Hillary Clinton was the first First Lady to be featured on the cover of the American magazine "Vogue".

16.06.2022

Portuguese haulier picks Trailer from Luxembourg

The Portuguese company Laso Transportes is strengthening its fleet with fifteen 3-axle flatbeds from Luxembourg-headquartered manufacturer Max Trailer. These vehicles will be delivered over the coming month. The platform...

15.06.2022

Freedom Bridge opens for traffic

South Sudan’s long-awaited symbol of peace and freedom is now a reality: the construction of country’s first arched steel bridge over the Nile River in Juba, South Sudan, has opened for traffic. Until now, the old Juba Bridge was...

15.06.2022

American Airlines Cargo picks Emma Oliver

American Airlines Cargo has appointed Emma Oliver as director, cargo sales Europe, Africa & Middle East (EMEA) and Asia Pacific (APAC). She returns to the cargo sector following two years of supporting the passenger business,...

15.06.2022

Korean Air: Vienna calling!

Korean Air Cargo is recording rising cargo figures at Vienna Airport. In the pandemic years 2020 and 2021, tonnages increased by more than 40%, and the South Korean airline reported steadily rising growth rates in the first five...

15.06.2022

David Heller SVP of safety and government affairs

TCA’s David Heller has been promoted to senior vice president of safety and government affairs. In this capacity, he will expand TCA’s reach as it relates to safety and strengthen the association’s advocacy on Capitol Hill, to...

15.06.2022

China gets closer to Latin America

Hong Kong-headquartered carrier OOCL, an affiliate of Cosco Shipping since 2018, is introducing the Transpacific Latin Pacific 6 (TLP6) service as a link between China and West Coast South America. In addition to OOCL’s...

15.06.2022

Polish haulier expanding services in Europe

A. Hartrodt's Polish subsidiary is investing in setting up its own truck fleet to launch a new international road haulage product this autumn. The forwarder will hire a specialist for this offer and initially deploy two vehicles...

15.06.2022

Pentagon acquires Carlborn

Pentagon Freight Services, headquartered in London and established in 1974, has acquired UK-based Carlborn Shipping. Carlborn, founded in 1897 in UK with strong Scandinavian connections, specialises in the renewable energy...

15.06.2022

Cargolux and Bolloré Logistics sign SAF agreement

Cargolux and its long-term partner Bolloré Logistics have signed an agreement for the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in joint operations. The deal, covering 800,000 litres of SAF, is part of the Cargolux SAF programme....

15.06.2022

Marguisa Atlantic is born

Danish shipping company United Marguisa Lines (UML) and Dutch charterer Sa Di Chartering have founded a new entity in the multipurpose sector, particularly for players involved in the trade of bulk, general and project cargo....

15.06.2022

Michael Henke: honorary doctorate from Finland

The Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, Finland, has awarded Professor Michael Henke an honorary doctorate. The director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML and holder of the chair of...

15.06.2022

Hellmann takes over Czech CEP unit

Czech and Slovakian-based overnight express provider Optimnet Solutions is joining the German Hellmann group. Shareholder Ondřej Zíta remains managing director and will report to Wilfried Hesselmann (head of CEP Europe,...

15.06.2022

Rail carrier reopens business in Ukraine

LTG Cargo Ukraine has resumed business in Ukraine. This decision follows the assessment of a significant increase in demand from Ukrainian businesses for the transport of grain and other products outside the country. The...

15.06.2022

Plans for boosting cargo business in Mozambique

Mozambique's Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique (LAM) seems to be seriously considering the use of maindeck capacity in the international market to respond to business opportunities, especially in the transport of high-end agricultural...

15.06.2022

Artificial intelligence for Bremenports

The Oslebshauser Lock has been securing sea cargo handling in Bremen’s industrial port on the right bank of the Weser River for more than 110 years. Now it is being digitalised. The Ihatec (innovative port technologies) funding...

15.06.2022

New building for Bruckner Spedition

Real estate developer Panattoni is building a new logistics centre in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany, for Spedition Brucker. With 800 employees, the forwarder operates 205,000 sqm of logistics space in eleven branches and nine other...