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14.09.2021

New partner for general cargo network

With immediate effect, Heuel Logistik is joining the general cargo network Online Systemlogistik (OSL) in the metropolitan area east of Cologne (Germany) and strengthening the network’s Europe-wide transport services. The system...

14.09.2021

ECS Group chooses Adrien Thominet

CEO Adrien Thominet has been appointed executive chairman of ECS Group, succeeding Bertrand Schmoll. Thominet has been with ECS Group for more than 25 years, becoming its COO in 2011 and then CEO in 2017. ECS Group provides...

14.09.2021

Militzer & Münch strengthens grip on Balkans

The Switzerland-based Militzer & Münch Group has opened two new country units in the Balkans region, besides existing locations in Greece, Bulgaria and Romania. The units in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Podgorica...

14.09.2021

WFS welcomes SriLankan at LHR

SriLankan Airlines has become the first new customer at Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) "Centerpoint" cargo handling terminal at London Heathrow. The airline has awarded WFS with a 32-month contract, commencing in...

14.09.2021

Connie Award goes to Eugene D. Seroka

The Containerization & Intermodal Institute (CII) will honour Eugene D. Seroka, executive director at the Port of Los Angeles, with the 2021 Connie Award at the Renaissance Newark Airport Hotel on 6 December 2021. “As the...

14.09.2021

Port of Calais: extension now open

The time has come. Once upon a time, Napoleon wanted to send his troops from the French Port of Boulogne-Calais to the British coast. Now, the Port of Calais opposite Dover has inaugurated the new extension of its facilities....

14.09.2021

Imperial logistics: latest results

Before the prospective takeover by DP World in February 2022, Imperial logistics has presented the figures of its last financial year, which ended 30 June 2021. Revenues were up 13% to ZAR 52.2 billion (USD 3.69 billion),...

14.09.2021

Taiwan: 30,000th vehicle handed over

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) has delivered the 30,000th Fuso truck in the Taiwanese market. The vehicle was handed over to construction company Yi Kung Construction, which currently operates 15 Fuso vehicles...

14.09.2021

Students to begin P2F conversion work soon

Wichita State University’s (WSU) National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) has received its first B777-300ER. As part of its growing MRO programme, WSU-NIAR WERX, in conjunction with the Kansas Modification Centre, will...

14.09.2021

Channel Port of Dieppe renews its board

Following last June’s elections, the 'Syndicat Mixte' Channel Port of Dieppe has now named the members of the bureau of its board of directors. Jean-François Bloc, regional councillor and Dominique Patrix, community councillor of...

14.09.2021

Valenciaport: advice on how to tackle Covid

Since it is vital to keep ports open during a pandemic, Fundación Valenciaport has launched a new advisory service for ports whose main objective is to provide port managers with a global and precise vision of the situation....

14.09.2021

A Projects acquires Trans-Trading

The Belgian group A Projects, which is based in Antwerp, has inked an agreement to acquire Trans-Trading Internationale Spedition, a German international freight forwarder that has regional offices in Willich, Hamburg and Munich....

14.09.2021

"Curiosity of the Day"

The wood in the famous Stradivari and Guarneri violins contains 25% less water than the wood in other violins.

14.09.2021

Belarusian sawmill orders Russian flat cars

Russian freight car manufacturer UWC will deliver a batch of new generation flat cars for the transportation of timber to the Belarusian woodworking company Vitebsk Sawmill. The cars are scheduled to arrive by the end of Q1/2022....

13.09.2021

Rail hub in Zalaegerszeg to open in 2023

HHLA subsidiary Metrans is expanding its network. The first foundations for a new Metrans terminal were laid in Zalaegerszeg (Hungary) earlier this month. The hub will be used for transport services along the Adriatic...

13.09.2021

Alitalia Cargo adds Mumbai service

The twice weekly "all-cargo" direct connections of Alitalia, whose successor ITA plans to begin operations on 15 October, to Delhi and Tokyo NRT will continue throughout the month of September. The company added a...

13.09.2021

Santos is back

Brazil's Port of Santos witnessed a major rise in volume in 2021. From January till July, overall cargo throughput grew to 88.9 million t, 6% more than in the same period last year. July 2021 was particularly strong in...

13.09.2021

Dimotrans sees crystal clear

The Lyon-headquartered Dimotrans Group recently acquired 85% of the capital of Crystal, a provider of intermodal services specialising in the air and maritime overseas segments. Four of Crystal Group's historical partners keep...

13.09.2021

More cargo handling capacity for Vancouver

Maersk and Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) have opened a new hub in Vancouver. The Pacific transload express facility will transload international containers into domestic 53 ft trailers, thus reducing storage costs and speeding...

13.09.2021

Andreas Chrysostomou joins CSA

Maritime industry veteran Andreas Chrysostomou has been named as the new executive director of the Clean Shipping Alliance. Chrysostomou, who’s currently the chief strategy officer of Tototheo Maritime, has enjoyed a long career...