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23.09.2021

(Too) much time spent in ports

Copenhagen-based maritime intelligence provider Sea-Intelligence used recent data published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and development (Unctad) on port stays of vessels to gain more information about current...

23.09.2021

Drones could save lives

5,000–10,000 people in Finland die from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests every year. Drones equipped with automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to the scene of emergency situations could save lives. A trial run is now underway...

23.09.2021

A distribution network without drivers

Miami-based truck leasing company Ryder and Embark Trucks, a developer of autonomous technology for the lorry industry, are partnering to build a network of logistics transfer points in USA. Ryder will provide yard...

23.09.2021

Pat Dobie and George Efkolodis join IAG Cargo

IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group has chosen Pat Dobie and George Efkolodis to power up its customer experience team. Dobie, previously chief transformation officer, will be chief customer and...

23.09.2021

First flight to Libya seven years later

Medavia - Mediterranean Aviation from Malta, a joint venture of the Spanish airline Air Nostrum and the Libyan Arab Foreign Investment Company, is the first European Union airline to resume scheduled flights to and from Libya. A...

23.09.2021

Roll-out of new port community system

PD Ports, the harbour authority for the River Tees, has introduced a new port community system (PCS). Teesport is part of these efforts. PD Ports has worked with the Port of Rotterdam to implement the system, which provides...

23.09.2021

Guido Meyer elected CFO/COO of eFrexx

Düsseldorf (Germany)-based logistics platform eFrexx has appointed Guido Meyer as its new CFO/COO. In addition to assuming responsibility for finances, Meyer will also drive the software company's internationalisation strategy....

23.09.2021

Turkey receives ETCS-equipped locomotives

Alstom has handed over the first locomotive, out of 26, equipped with the European train control system (ETCS) level 1 & 2 as part of the company’s contract with the Turkish rail company TCDD to supply signalling and...

23.09.2021

New parcel centres Down Under

An enlarged parcel hub in Perth, this is Australia Post's next goal. At 23,000 sqm, the new purpose-built facility will be equipped with adequate automated sortation and the capacity to process 14,000 parcels per hour on its...

23.09.2021

Voyage on bio fuels completed

It is a partnership of four: marine biofuels supplier Good Fuels, fleet operator Stolt Tankers, ship manager Synergy Group and British maritime investor Tufton are working together to develop a sustainability strategy. A test run...

23.09.2021

US cargo airlines continue upswing

Totalling 1,709,000 t, US airlines carried 4% more cargo by weight in July 2021 (preliminary figures) than in July 2020 and 4.2% more than in June 2021. The rise was fuelled by gains of 1.1% in domestic cargo (1,249,000 t)...

23.09.2021

SAE hires Tassilo Schneider

System Alliance Europe (SAE) has a new managing director. Tassilo Schneider took the helm at the European general cargo cooperation in early September. The internationally experienced business economist (M.A.) was most...

23.09.2021

"Curiosity of the Day"

On average, it takes people 9 seconds to decipher a CAPTCHA and thus prove their humanity to a computer.

23.09.2021

Fedro relaxes rules

Special designs to improve aerodynamics and thus reduce CO2 emissions can affect the length of the vehicles concerned. This puts heavy commercial vehicles in particular at a disadvantage compared with conventionally built trucks....

23.09.2021

More GDP-certified sites in Switzerland

DHL Freight has received GDP certification (guidelines on good distribution practice of medicinal products for human use) for its two Swiss sites in Pratteln and Buchs. Since its introduction in Europe in 2013, this...

22.09.2021

Rolling motorway to link UK with Mediterranean

Eurotunnel and Cargo Beamer are launching a new, 100% unaccompanied railfreight transport service across the Short Straits, from Calais (France) to Ashford (UK). The extension of the rolling motorway from Perpignan (at the...

22.09.2021

Crowley picks Massimo Messina

Crowley Maritime Corporation has appointed Massimo Messina as vice president, mergers and acquisitions (M&A). In his professional career spanning more than 25 years, Messina has helped to build investment banking practices...

22.09.2021

A further link between Sardinia and Italy

A new connection between Sardinia and mainland Italy: The Naples-based Grimaldi Group is launching the Civitavecchia-Arbatax-Cagliari link for the transport of freight and passengers on 23 September. The schedule includes three...

22.09.2021

Self-controlled cargo flights from Riga

Venipak Group, an international parcel delivery company headquartered in the Netherlands, is expanding its services to help meet the surging demand for freighter cargo shipments in eastern Europe. Launched last Saturday, 18...

22.09.2021

Electrifying Australia's parcel deliveries

In October, Australia Post will become the first local customer to integrate the electric light-duty truck into its daily operations. The organisation has the largest electric fleet in Australia, with over 3,000 electric delivery...