The first load is already on its way as a pilot export shipment. The transport, including all (customs) formalities, is being handled by Russian Railways Logistics (RZDL) for the Resource Group, which is one of the largest...
Brexit continues to pose major challenges for transport companies serving routes to UK. With Hegelmann Transport Ferry Service (HTFS), the Hegelmann Group has organised its own solution for logistics companies to help them handle...
Zipline, a major global player in instant logistics, has successfully completed the first long-range drone delivery of both authorised mRNA Covid-19 vaccines requiring ultra-cold-chain in Ghana. The collaboration of Zipline,...
In Japan, Tadotsu Shipyard, a part of the Imabari Shipbuilding Group, has completed and delivered the 90,000 dwtT bulk carrier "Lin Miarak". The vessel will be regularly engaged in coal transportation for the...
Global air and travel services provider Dnata has appointed Stewart Angus as its regional chief executive officer for Europe. In his new role, Angus will lead Dnata’s airport operations at 23 airports in six countries in...
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending a EUR 150 m loan to the Turkish government for the construction of a 67 km section of the high-speed railway line from Istanbul to the Bulgarian border....
When US actress Debbie Reynolds (1932–2016) was cast in the musical ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ (1952), she couldn't dance. Her colleague and musical superstar Gene Kelly (1912–1996) taught her.
Imperial Logistics has inaugurated a larger tank-cleaning facility to extend its cleaning services for third parties as well as its own Netherlands-based tanker fleet. The new location, at Terneuzen, replaces Imperial’s smaller...
In June 2021, DHL Freight and Shell started piloting a Bio-LNG solution (bio-liquefied natural gas from sustainable biomass) on three trucks to sustainably reduce CO2 emissions in road freight traffic for DHL's customer Grundfos,...
The Swiss Federal Council has amended the ordinance governing the working hours and driving and rest times for professional drivers, thus adapting Swiss regulations to EU legislation. Most of the changes will come into force...
Turkish Cargo, the airline with the world’s strongest cargo flight network, received the 'Air Cargo Excellence' award in nine different categories at a logistics fair in Bratislava, Slovakia. The airline offers flights to 97...
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl), the city's largest independent air cargo handler, has opened the Integrated Hactl Control Centre, as a single centre of command that is manned 24/7/365. The iHCC centralises...
The Georgia Ports Authority in USA has completed and opened the second set of nine new rail tracks for a total of 18 tracks at its Mason Mega Rail Terminal. The expansion immediately increases intermodal capacity to and from the...
Illinois-based supply chain solutions leader AIT Worldwide Logistics has reached an agreement to acquire New York City-based Select Express & Logistics, a 3PL that arranges final mile delivery and assembly services for big...
Throughput volumes in the Bremen ports rose again in Q3/2021. Container throughput over the first nine months of the year totalled 3.8 million teu, up 10.2% from the same period in 2020. Total throughput at the quays in Bremen...
The Duisport Group is reassigning various key positions in its subsidiaries: Vanessa Hanhart and Sandra Strohbücker, who already head the group's superstructure and infrastructure management divisions, have been appointed...
Via its agent Antonov Logistics Salis, the Antonov group has been awarded a five-year contract with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato)’s support and procurement agency (NSPA) to continue working on its strategic...
After a long time of cooperation in South Africa and beyond, Grindrod and Maersk are extending their partnership concerning Grindrod Intermodal' logistics services and Ocean Africa Container Lines (OACL)'s maritime operations....
The world is not enough: food delivery giant Door Dash, which has just inked a USD 8 billion deal to buy Finnish startup Wolt, is widening the door to the European market. Before the deal with Wolt, the group only delivered...
Based at Prologis Park, Europa Worldwide Group’s Birmingham site has promoted two of its 100 employees. Jamie Hedgecox (previously Birmingham branch manager) has become regional manager (central) after being with the company for...
