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01.10.2021

Finally night shift in Long Beach

There is hope that the long queues of container vessels in the bays near the biggest US Ports on the West Coast will soon be a thing of the past. The Total Terminals International container terminal on Pier T in the port of Long...

01.10.2021

Modern equipment for grain transport

Rusagrotrans has ordered 500 hopper cars from UWC. The Russian manufacturer will deliver the wagons by end of 2021. Russagrotrans operates grain and other bulk cargo transports for the Russian agricultural industry and is...

01.10.2021

Securing air cargo from Africa to Europe

National Aviation Services (NAS) Ivoire, a West African division of the aviation services provider founded in Kuwait in 2003, has successfully completed its regulated agent third country validation process (RA3) for air cargo...

01.10.2021

Kuljit Ghata-Aura elected president of Boeing META

Kuljit Ghata-Aura was appointed president of Boeing Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META), excluding the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, effective 30 September. He joined the airline in 2010, and his most recent positions were regional...

01.10.2021

Continuing to carry pharmaceuticals

Pharma logistics is a thriving business: Lithuanian provider Girteka Logistics has passed its fifth annual good distribution practise (GDP) audit, scoring 96.45% following an independent assessment. The certificate will allow...

01.10.2021

AMPI joins Shipping Australia

The Australasian Marine Pilots Institute (AMPI) has joined the Shipping Australia association as a corporate associate member. AMPI is the professional body representing marine pilots all over Australasia. It assists in the...

01.10.2021

Jaxport names Wendy Hamilton

The Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) board of directors appointed new officers during its monthly meeting on 27 September 2021, unanimously electing financial services executive Wendy O. Hamilton as its chair. Hamilton...

01.10.2021

First leased and operated, then finally owned

US short line railroad Buckingham Branch Railroad (BBRR) is acquiring a 264 km long line in Virginia, USA, from milepost 276 in Clifton Forge to milepost 111.78 at Doswell, according to the US surface transportation board. BBRR...

01.10.2021

CMA CGM orders, Lufthansa Cargo gets two B777F

CMA CGM Group has placed the first direct order for its air freight division launched earlier this year. The global shipping and logistics group announced the purchase of two new Boeing 777 Freighters. It will give CMA CGM...

01.10.2021

"Curiosity of the Day"

Many of the genes responsible for male hair loss are located on the X chromosome, which men always inherit from their mothers.

01.10.2021

Un gelato che piace

W3logistics has gained another customer from the frozen food/food logistics sector: Gelato Classico produces perfectly crafted ice cream according to the Italian tradition in Germany and also supplies the organic specialist and...

30.09.2021

Gotthard: blasting instead of groundbreaking

Construction work on the second Gotthard road tunnel tube officially began yesterday, Wednesday, 29 September 2021, in Göschenen and Airolo (Switzerland). The 16.9 km tunnel, which will cost around CHF 2 billion, is being built...

30.09.2021

Greece to electrify haulage business

eTruck is expanding into Greece to provide emissions-free transport solutions for commercial and freight operators. The manufacturer of new energy vehicles has signed a dealership agreement with Athens-based Petros Petropoulos...

30.09.2021

Is Indonesia up for a global player?

The new player's annual throughput is estimated at 16.7 million teu per year. In Indonesia, with so many islands, domestic shipping costs are comparably high. Now, the authorities have decided to merge the public port operators...

30.09.2021

Second top manager moves from K+N to TST

A second top manager is transferring from Kuehne+Nagel to TST within a few weeks (see our article of 10.09.2021): Nadine Stoppa takes over the business unit management of the region West. She has been with K+N for more than ten...

30.09.2021

Raya Airways to set up drone network in Malaysia

Raya Airways has embarked on a proof of commercialisation (POC) in partnership with Pen Aviation to demonstrate the commercial viability of utilising drones to transport goods. This marks a significant milestone for the Malaysian...

30.09.2021

40 eco-friendly wagons added to fleet

UK-based Freightliner, a subsidiary of G&W Europe, has received 40 new intermodal FFA-G wagons, the first batch of the 230 ordered. The remaining wagons are due to be delivered by November 2021. The new wagon from Poland is...

30.09.2021

Movianto: appetite comes with eating

Movianto, a service provider specialising in logistics for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries and part of the Walden Group founded in France in 1951, wants to continue earning good money from the associated logistics...

30.09.2021

Another Arab airline connects with Israel

From today, 30 September 2021, Bahrain-based Gulf Air is launching its direct flights to Tel Aviv (photo), Israel, operating two flights per week. Acting CEO Captain Waleed Al Alawi: "We are delighted to announce the...

30.09.2021

Refrigerated containers equipped with GPS/GSM

Fesco has acquired another 300 new 4o ft refrigerated containers of increased capacity. They will be delivered in Q1/2022. The Russian transport company has already purchased 300 refrigerated containers this year. As a result...