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19.01.2022

"Curiosity of the Day"

Cats are responsible for 14% of the world's extinctions of birds, mammals or reptiles.

19.01.2022

Another warehouse on the Swiss border

The Noerpel group, which currently operates 18 freight forwarding and logistics locations in Germany and Switzerland, is planning a new warehouse. Panattoni, a project developer for industrial and logistics real estate in...

19.01.2022

Agroexpress now runs to Azerbaijjan

The Adroexpress introduced by Russia has now also runs to Azerbaijan. The new route enables exporters from both countries to deliver their products quickly and easily to Azerbaijan by rail with operator RZD Logistik (RZDL)....

Die Ocean Carrier im Kaufrausch

Wenn innerhalb eines Jahres soviel verdient wird wie in zehn Jahren nicht, weckt das die Kauflaune. Während die grossen Reedereien in 2021 Gewinne von ca. 80 Mrd. EUR erzielten, zeigt sich der in Genf ansässige Carrier MSC,...

18.01.2022

Neva – Moscow shuttle launched

In Russia, Fesco has introduced another regular train service on the St. Petersburg – Moscow route. The Neva-Moscow shuttle departs once a week from one of marine terminals of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region and arrives...

18.01.2022

Key appointments at Air Canada Cargo

Air Canada Cargo has appointed Peter Laub senior director cargo – USA & Latin America, and promoted three other industry veterans to key leader ship positions: Janet Wallace is now senior director, cargo transformation, Milt...

18.01.2022

A proper global e-commerce division

The global e-commerce market grew by 24% in 2020, producing market sales revenues of USD 4.2 trillion. Another year of record growth in 2021 is expected to boost sales to nearer USD 4.9 trillion. USA-headquartered Seko...

18.01.2022

Two air cargo partners in Paris

By creating "Cargotech", Cargo Digital Factory, the inhouse solution developer of the global GSSA ECS Group, and the French software and data-science company Wiremind Cargo will focus their efforts on intelligently...

18.01.2022

Antwerp back on track

The Port of Antwerp reported a total cargo throughput of 240 million t in 2021, a 3.8% increase compared to the previous year, even above the pre-pandemic figures of 2019. Container traffic moved sidewards, sticking to the level...

18.01.2022

Strengthening general cargo network

As many as eight carriers have now joined Online Systemlogistik (OSL) in Germany. Werner Transport & Logistik and 17111 Logistik strengthen the general cargo network in Schleswig-Holstein, followed by Spedition Vögele,...

18.01.2022

WFS and Polar Air Cargo extend partnership

Polar Air Cargo, a global provider of time-definite, airport-to-airport scheduled air cargo services, has expanded its cargo handling partnership with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in North America through a new long-term...

18.01.2022

Shipping election materials for the Philippines

U-Freight’s Phils and U-Ocean brands in the Philippines have won a competitive government tender held by the country’s commission on elections (Comelc) to deliver the material and equipment from the Philippines to various foreign...

18.01.2022

Changes in Finnlines’ management

Merja Kallio-Mannila joined the Finnlines group’s board of management on 1 January 2022. She continues in her present roles as deputy head of group sales, marketing & customer service, and as head of sales & customer...

18.01.2022

SSY takes over Anchor Shipping

The 1880-founded Simpson Spence Young (SSY), a major British shipbroker, has acquired Anchor Shipbroking, based in Piraeus. Anchor Shipbroking specialises in sale & purchase. Expanding this division has long been a key focus...

18.01.2022

Optimising wagonload traffic in Scandinavia

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is now routing its freight traffic from Linz (Austria) via the RCG hub in Rheinkamp near Duisburg (Germany) to Malmö in Sweden, from where the cargo is distributed within Scandinavia. In Rheinkamp,...

18.01.2022

Empire Holdings buys West Air

Empire Holdings, parent company of Empire Airlines, has purchased West Air, a Fedex feeder airline headquartered in Fresno, California. Founded in 1978, West Air operates Cessna Caravans for Fedex, serving parts of...

18.01.2022

Kabir Ahmed re-elected Baffa president

Chairman of Conveyor Logistics Kabir Ahmed has been re-elected president of Baffa (Bangladesh Freight Forwarders Association) for a further two years. The election for the association’s directors was held simultaneously in...

18.01.2022

Acquisition in Oslo

Oslo (Norway)-based shipping research and advisory company Via Mar is to become part of Vessels Value, which has over 200 employees across eight offices worldwide in UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul and Manila. Via Mar...

18.01.2022

"Curiosity of the Day"

The journalist Clare Hollingworth (1911-2017), who was the first journalist to report the outbreak of the Second World War, had then been working as a correspondent for only three days.

18.01.2022

New warehouse in northern UK

UK-based Bertling Logistics has opened a warehouse at the Port of Middlesbrough. The 2,500 sqm facility also operates an electric Citroen Van and a 5Te CAT electric forklift truck. These vehicles enable Bertling to offer...