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26.10.2021

Fashion now close to Halle/Leipzig

Mytheresa, a virtual B2C sales platform for fashion items, is opening its new logistics centre at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany. It will be the company’s second location after its headquarters in Munich. The proximity to the...

26.10.2021

HPC with new MD duo

Nils Kemme has been appointed MD of Hamburg Port Consulting. He will work with fellow managing director Suheil Mahayni. The joint MDs are united in their goals: "Together we can demonstrate how we want to develop our...

26.10.2021

Fire onboard "ZIM Kingston" under control

The fire, which broke out onboard the "ZIM Kingston" last week, has been extinguished, the carrier said in a press release. On Friday 22 October 2021, the vessel, chartered by ZIM, en route from Pusan to Vancouver, ran...

Nelt setzt auf Diversität

Kapazitätserweiterung eines intermodalen Terminals in BelgradDie Kapazität des intermodalen Terminals von Nelt in Belgrad ist erhöht worden. Der Terminal liegt in Nachbarschaft eines vielbefahrenen Autobahnkreuzes und in...

25.10.2021

Bernard Jiang president of UPS China

UPS has appointed Bernard Jiang as president of UPS China. With close to 20 years of experience in international supply chain and trade management, Jiang will oversee UPS’s business and operations in China. “As the Chinese...

25.10.2021

Over 20 destinations connected to new hub

On track for growth: It’s been 25 years since DB Schenker opened a branch office in Verona (Italy) – and now the organisation is moving into a new facility in the Interporto. More than 20 destinations are connected by the new...

25.10.2021

Eimskip: changes in executive management

Iceland-based transport company Eimskip has appointed Böðvar Örn Kristinsson as interim executive vice president of its domestic operations. Guðmundur Nikulásson who has held the position since 2009, will be stepping aside due to...

25.10.2021

USD 100 million for seven fat years

Miami-headquartered Cargo Force, which is part of a ground handling group that includes Alliance Ground International and TCSC Security founded in 2002, is expanding on a big scale. The group is opening four new facilities in...

25.10.2021

Astral picks Pilot Freight in Dubai

Kenya‘s Astral Aviation, which wants to expand its cargo business in UAE, has chosen Pilot Freight as its GSA in Dubai. The contract came into effect ten days ago, on 15 October 2021. Astral employs its B767-200F, which it added...

25.10.2021

Harmonising regulations for combined transport

As part of a study, UIR and UIRR have drawn up proposals for the promotion of combined transport (CT) for the EU agency for railways (ERA). As a key recommendation, the publication calls for the creation of a special...

25.10.2021

Another service to link Gulf with Pacific

Singapore-headquartered Pacific International Lines (PIL) is launching a new weekly direct service connecting central and south China to the Gulf region in the Middle East. The new link complements the already existing CSG...

25.10.2021

Savino Del Bene connects Milan MXP to NY JFK

Savino Del Bene, a global logistics and forwarding company, has introduced new weekly charter services on the Italy – USA freight lane. Starting from 24 October 2021, the charter flight will connect Milan MXP to NY JFK, during...

25.10.2021

Bitature is Bolloré's new chairman in Uganda

Bolloré Transport & Logistics welcomes Patrick Bitature as the chairman of the board for its Uganda subsidiary. The entrepreneur and philanthropist is the founder and chairman of Simba Group of Companies, an East African...

25.10.2021

K+N maintains steady course in 2021

The figures speak for themselves - most logistics services providers cannot help achieving excellent results due to or despite the current supply chain disruptions. The Swiss logistics group Kuehne & Nagel International's...

25.10.2021

Next LNG carrier in operation

The Knutsen shipping company from Norway recently held the official naming ceremony of the ‘Ravenna Knutsen’, a medium-sized LNG carrier for the transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on a small and medium scale. In September...

25.10.2021

1,000 swap bodies acquired

Aves One, an owner of durable rail assets based in Hamburg (Germany), has acquired 1,000 brand-new swap bodies for intermodal freight transport, investing EUR 10 million in the project. The first units have already delivered, and...

25.10.2021

CBP officers rescue dogs from Antigua

On 4 October 2021 at Morristown Airport, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and agriculture specialists processed the arrival of 25 rescue dogs aboard the Wings of Rescue from Antigua. All the adopted dogs have homes...

25.10.2021

Five honourees for Intl. Maritime Hall of Fame

The Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey has inducted five industry entrepreneurs into its 27th International Maritime Hall of Fame. The honourees are: Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, president and CEO, Celebrity...

25.10.2021

"Curiosity of the Day"

In the 1920s, a swimming costume made of wooden planks was meant to protect women from drowning.

25.10.2021

Flysch purchased for truck terminal in Koper

Work on the new second track of the Divaca-Koper railway line in Slovenia has begun with the excavation of the first two tunnels on the Crni Kal-Koper section. For the excavated material, mainly flysch, the company 2TDK has...