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04.04.2022

Smiling faces in Hong Kong

2021 was good to Kerry Logistics. In its annual results, the Hong Kong-based group reported revenues amounting to HKD 81.7 billion (USD 11.2 billion), a rise of 53% compared to 2020 (HKD 53.3 billion). Operating profit clocked in...

04.04.2022

Thessaloniki prepares for ULCVs

The Greek port of Thessaloniki posted a container throughput of 471,000 teu in 2021, an uptick of 2.2% compared to 2020 (461,000 teu). The number of vessels calling saw an increase of 7.1%, from 1,286 in 2020 to 1,377 in 2021....

04.04.2022

Alaska Air Cargo: two more 737 cargo freighters

Alaska Air Cargo is adding two Boeing 737-800 aircraft to its dedicated freighter fleet serving the state of Alaska. These additions will increase the freighter fleet from three to five aircraft. “Fleet expansion positions...

04.04.2022

Australia to expand intermodal facilities

Australia’s new federal budget includes an AUD 3.8 billion (EUR 2.57 bn) investment in the country’s intermodal infrastructure. The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has welcomed the budget’s recognition of the importance of...

04.04.2022

Nearly 1,500 safest drivers join Circle of Honour

UPS has inducted 1,495 of its drivers into the Circle of Honour, an elite group of UPS drivers who have not had an avoidable accident for 25 years or more. Made up of drivers from four continents, this new class has a total of...

04.04.2022

Brazilian terminal orders new equipment

At the Port of Pecém in northeast Brazil, Terminais Portuários do Ceará (Tecer Terminais) has ordered two Kalmar heavy forklift trucks and two Super Gloria reachstackers to be delivered in Q4/2022. Tecer Terminais has been...

04.04.2022

Swissport chooses Ilse De Loof

Ilse De Loof will join Swissport as general counsel & company secretary and member of the executive leadership team on 1 April 2022. De Loof served as group general counsel & corporate secretary at the...

04.04.2022

"Curiosity of the Day"

Hippos sweat red mucus that protects them from sunburn.

04.04.2022

MSK Pharmalogistik finds new location

The family-run pharmaceutical logistics service provider MSK Pharmalogistic from Heppenheim, Germany, is moving into a new location. In the new Panattoni Park Mannheim North, the company is planning a logistics centre certified...

ITZ 15-16/2022

Liebe Leserinnen, liebe Leser,Dass man den Frieden am ehesten bewahrt, wenn man sich auf den Krieg vorbereitet, ist kein Merksatz, der sich auf politisch-militärische Zusammenhänge beschränkt. Die Logistik, die als Begriff aus...

Nacht und Sterne

Eine französische Express-Firma übernimmt eine deutsche.

01.04.2022

740 km of Indian network electrified

Konkan Rail, one of the biggest rail networks in India, is moving towards net zero carbon emission: In its efforts to electrify its entire broad-gauge network, Konkan Railway has accomplished the 100% electrification of all its...

01.04.2022

Delivering poppy seed pods is not funny

At Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, CBP agriculture specialists and officers examining arriving international cargo inspected a shipment of manifested “dried flowers.” Inside the packages, they found 2.5 kg of Papaver sp....

01.04.2022

Schenker's profit exceeds EUR 1 billion

DB Cargo and DB Schenker, Deutsche Bahn's railfreight and logistics divisions, are on the upswing. DB Cargo carried 6.3% more goods by rail in 2021 than in 2020. Transport performance rose by 7.9% and operating performance on...

01.04.2022

Yet more chartered vessels

In a new charter transaction with a group of investors initiated by MPC Capital, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has decided to add more vessels to its fleet. The Haifa-based shipping group will charter a total of up to six...

01.04.2022

Keeping the wheels turning in the air

Within just two weeks, Czech cargo handler Skyport has handled over 11 t of automotive parts across six charter flights from Prague to Girona (GRO) in northeast Spain. Both ATR-42 and Saab 340 aircraft, operated by Air Charter...

01.04.2022

HMM nominates Kyung-bae Kim

HMM has selected Mr. Kyung-bae Kim, the former Hyundai Glovis CEO, as the final candidate for the next HMM CEO. Kim is regarded as a logistics expert who had led the steady growth of Hyundai Glovis while serving as chief...

01.04.2022

Modern vehicles for Congo's terminal operations

Congo Terminal, a subsidiary of Bolloré, recently commissioned ten tractors and ten trailers worth more than EUR 1 million. This is the fourth order for rolling stock since the concession began in 2009. These latest...

01.04.2022

French takeover in Singapore

Singapore-based Keppel Logistics is to be Geodis' next acquisition. The takeover is designed to increase the French Group's contract logistics footprint and e-commerce fulfilment services in Singapore and Southeast Asia, as CEO...

01.04.2022

2022: mixed picture at the Spanish ports

The Spanish ports moved a total of 88.3 million t of goods in the first two months of 2022, 8.6% more than in the same period of 2021. While January practically reached the pre-pandemic level, this trend did not continue in...