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12.10.2021

Test with driverless transport vehicles

Dachser is conducting long-term tests to find out the extent to which mixed operations in warehouses can take place with driverless and manually-operated vehicles. To this end one vehicle is being tested in Langenau and one at...

12.10.2021

Canada won't let the sun go down

Canadian logistics company Mid-Nite Sun Transportation, which operates under the Rosenau Transport brand, is being taken over by nternational CEP company GLS. Founded in 1957, Rosenau Transport has 24 owned hubs and depots in...

12.10.2021

Barry Vitou and Anne-Marie Ottaway join HFW

Global, sector-focused law firm HFW has hired Barry Vitou and Anne-Marie Ottaway as white-collar criminal defence and investigations experts. They both join HFW from Greenberg Traurig, where Vitou was global co-chair of the...

12.10.2021

"Curiosity of the Day"

Nearly one-fifth of all kidneys donated in the USA are thrown away, partly because the allocation process takes too long or no suitable recipient has been found.

12.10.2021

Five weekly flights to West Africa

IAG Cargo is introducing a new direct route to Dakar, Senegal from Madrid, running five times a week with Iberia A330 and A350, as the company responds to increasing demand for the transportation of goods to West Africa....

12.10.2021

USA: Aransas terminal to handle project cargo

In Port Aransas, TX, family-owned company Aransas Terminal Company (ATC) is redesigning the marine terminals of Harbor Island. ATC is a new baby born in July 2021 to lease, administer, operate and maintain the port facilities...

12.10.2021

Takeover in Belgium

German Rhenus Group has acquired 80% of Wijnands Bulk Care, a logistics service provider located in Lanaken, Belgium, effective October 2021. Originally founded in 1934, Wijnands Bulk Care specialises in the transport of loose...

12.10.2021

Logistics to keep C-17 Globemasters ready

Under contract for performance-based logistics (PBL) support of the C-17 fleet since 1998. Boeing will continue assuring the C-17 Globemaster III's worldwide mission readiness through a follow-on contract awarded by the US...

11.10.2021

Land bridge services launched

Rhenus is offering a land bridge service in South Korea. Providing a viable alternative for time-sensitive cargo, the new product includes rail links between South Korea and Europe. Rail shipments can be up to 40% faster than...

11.10.2021

Hongyuan sees Brussels as gateway to Europe

Hongyuan Group, a Chinese cross-border trade integrated service provider based in Beijing, has chosen Brussels airport (BRU) as the strategic location for its new European headquarters. This long-term lease will expand the...

11.10.2021

New packaging brand after acquisition

Sparck Technologies is born. The baby is a creation of Packaging by Quadient, the 3D automated packaging solutions company which has a new father. The name change comes after Amsterdam-based investor Standard Investment...

11.10.2021

Is this India's coolest cargo airport?

Kempegowda International Airport serving Bengaluru (BLR) has emerged as the No.1 airport in India for perishable shipments. According to the country's specialised authorities, BLR processed 48,130 t of perishables in FY 2020-21,...

11.10.2021

US e-truck plants to be served by CSX

Ford and Korean SK Innovation will invest USD 11.4 billion in new campuses in USA to produce the next generation of electric trucks and the batteries to power them. The plants will be served by US class I railways CSX. Production...

11.10.2021

Mobility award for Zillertal railway

The "wood on rail" initiative has won the VCÖ Mobility Prize Tyrol 2021. Already in the first month of operation, around 23,270 t of wood were transported by rail, thus saving 2,250 truck trips. Binderholz, a...

11.10.2021

Euromed highlights tasks for shipping industry

At the 24th edition of the Euromed-Convention in Valencia last week, Guido Grimaldi, president of the European association ALIS, put forward that the pandemic not only underlined the importance of the logistics industry, but...

11.10.2021

More space for automobile logistics

The BLG Group has expanded its automobile logistics site in Dodendorf, Germany for its South Korean client Hyundai. The additional space of 95,000 sqm now brings the inland terminal's surface to 230,000 sqm for around 11,000 new...

11.10.2021

Drone delivery trial in Ireland

With the Iata World Cargo Symposium taking place this week - attended by ITJ, of course - Dublin and Ireland are in the centre of the aviation stage. At the end of last month, Fedex Express, in collaboration with Future...

11.10.2021

Kögel has new CEO

Christian Renners became chairman of the management board of Kögel Trailer on 1 October 2021. He is also head of sales, marketing and business development. His aim is to further strengthen customer focus and provide the most...

11.10.2021

Green equipment for NYNJ

Maher Terminals at the Port of New York & New Jersey has ordered three new ship to shore (STS) container cranes. They will be installed alongside the existing eight Liebherr STS cranes at Maher’s terminal. The first two...

11.10.2021

First 5G rail terminal to be located in Hungary

It is a unique rail logistics project: construction has just begun on the new East-West Gate Intermodal Terminal (EWG) in Fenyeslitke, Hungary. As Europe's largest smart railway logistics terminal, to be completed by Q1/2022, it...