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12.04.2022

Dship Carriers grows footprint in South Korea

Dship Carriers has named DNA Shipping as its exclusive commercial agent in South Korea. “We look forward to collaborating with DNA Shipping. With the expertise of Stanley Cho, the managing director of DNA Shipping, and his...

12.04.2022

New electric vehicle for western Switzerland

Camion Transport (CT) continues to upgrade its fleet. The transport and logistics company, which is headquartered in Wil, Switzerland, recently added a DAF CF electric tractor unit from the Dutch manufacturer DAF Trucks to its...

12.04.2022

More cash for Logistics Tech

The Boston-based technology company Tive, a specialist in supply chain transparency, closed its series B financing round with a result of USD 54 million. Led by AXA Venture Partners, Sorenson Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, Fifth...

12.04.2022

Two crash landings in two days

Two Latin American cargo planes crashed on landing last week. No people were harmed. First, on Friday 8 April 2022, a DHL Aero Expreso B757-200F overshot the runway at San José Airport (SJO), Costa Rica. It had departed from...

11.04.2022

Bushmasters flown to Ukraine

Following a direct request from Ukraine's president Volodymir Zelenskyy during his address to the Australian parliament on 31 March 2022, Australia will provide further support to the government of Ukraine by gifting 20...

11.04.2022

European railfreight players push digitalisation

Nineteen railfreight companies have signed a partnership agreement to further promote digitisation and data sharing in the sector within the framework of the growth programme “Rail Connected”. The foundation for the partnership...

11.04.2022

Air Canada Cargo adopts eBooking and eQuote

Air Canada Cargo has selected CargoAi’s eBooking and eQuote platform for freight forwarders. “We’re looking forward to further leveraging our API capabilities and the opportunity to reach out to additional users via the...

11.04.2022

Another fish flapping its wings

The next carrier is developing its own division for airfreight by transferring the activities of its existing in-house aircraft operator, Star Air, to the newly born unit Maersk Air Cargo. The major Danish carrier has opted for...

11.04.2022

First driverless trains to run by 2023

SNCF has joined forces with industrial partners to develop driverless trains. Two consortiums have been formed for this purpose, one for passenger and the other for freight traffic. For Fret SNCF’s freight section, the French...

11.04.2022

CMA CGM kisses the bride

The rumours have proved to be true, accelerated by the war in Ukraine. CMA CGM Group is acquiring almost 100% of Gefco’s shares. The group, founded by the French car manufacturers PSA in 1949, is mainly active in automotive...

11.04.2022

Interrail Europe chooses Igor Maiorov

Igor Maiorov has been appointed to the management board of Interrail Europe, Germany. He took up his post on 1 April 2022. Maiorov has been with the company since 2017, holding various management positions, most recently as...

11.04.2022

From Moscow to ‘friends’ and vice-versa

Alexey Isaikin (left), chairman of the board of directors of the Volga-Dnepr Group, and Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin signed a cooperation agreement to ensure the stable, expeditious, regular and reliable provision of Russia's...

11.04.2022

Equipment enhanced at MCT

Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT), which serves as International Container Terminal Services Inc’s (ICTSI) container handling facility in Misamis Oriental in the southern Philippines, is going to employ two Mitsui hybrid rubber...

11.04.2022

Major takeover in Southern African logistics

Two partners in Southern Africa have completed a major takeover in the African logistics industry. The African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), an infrastructure-focused private equity fund, and the Mokobela-Shataki...

11.04.2022

New hub to solve capacity problems

The general cargo cooperation Online Systemlogistik (OSL) will start operating a western hub at the facility of its system partner Rottbeck in Bottrop, Germany, this summer. Goods handling is to start on 1 August 2022 at the...

11.04.2022

Onelearn picks Abhinava S. Narayana

Onelearn Global, a provider of digital training solutions to serve the maritime, energy, hospitality and industrial sectors, has appointed Abhinava (Abhi) S. Narayana as chief executive officer. He will be headquartered in...

11.04.2022

"Curiosity of the Day"

Originally, Viagra was a drug against high blood pressure and heart problems. But the male test subjects showed clear side effects.

11.04.2022

Pipistrel and Lobo Leasing sign partnership

Pipistrel, which specialises in electric aviation and unmanned flight systems, and Lobo Leasing, a global vertical lift leasing platform, have signed a letter of intent with deposits for the acquisition of 15 Nuuva V300...

11.04.2022

For spare parts to China and Mexico

Imperial, a provider based in South Africa offering automotive and other logistics services, has been awarded a contract by BMW to manage the foreign supply centre (AVZ) at the Leipzig location in Germany. The project started on...

11.04.2022

Trucks older than five years to be banned

Saudi Arabia's public transport authority is introducing a ban on importing trucks that are more than five years old. The regulation will take effect on 5 May 2022. It will apply to all heavy transport vehicles whose total weight...