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18.06.2021

Wen-Parker Logistics picks VP of operations

New Jersey-based global freight forwarder and supply chain solutions provider Wen-Parker Logistics (WPL) has appointed Shana Riggs as its new vice president of operations. Riggs has held key operational roles with BAX Global,...

18.06.2021

"Curiosity of the Day"

The Apple apple lacks a bite to make it look like an apple and not a cherry, even in smaller representations.

18.06.2021

Riverboat delivery service pilot in London

An NHS trust has become the first in UK to pilot a daily riverboat delivery service. Guy’s and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust has teamed up with Ceva Logistics and Livett’s Group to trial the service during three months on the...

17.06.2021

From Canada to Cairo (and more)

In anticipation of its first maindeck freighters, Air Canada Cargo continues to introduce new all-cargo flights with its long-haul passenger aircraft. Starting today, 17 June 2021, a new service between Montréal and Cairo will...

17.06.2021

First trains to run on vegetable oil

Tarmac and its railfreight partner DB Cargo UK will be fuelling environmentally friendly hydro-treated vegetable oil (HVO) to all freight trains running between Tarmac’s Mountsorrel site in Leicestershire and its rail-fed asphalt...

17.06.2021

Crossing the Channel and the Atlantic

Customers of Lufthansa Cargo's special speed company Time Matters now have access to more than 30 additional direct flights per week between Paris CDG and ten US stations (Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles,...

17.06.2021

Chapman Freeborn appoints IMEA regional director

Global air charter specialist and part of Avia Solutions Group, Chapman Freeborn has appointed aviation expert Sharon Vaz-Arab as director, India, Middle East & Africa (IMEA). She will be based in the company’s office in...

17.06.2021

Geodis greening its fleet

Geodis is investing in a fleet of special vehicles for urban deliveries in France. The freight forwarder’s French organisation has ordered 200 units that will be fuelled with biogas. Delivery is scheduled for the end of 2021. ...

17.06.2021

Unprecedented profits continue

The Copenhagen-based maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence reported that the eleven largest shipping lines generated combined operating profits of USD 13.3 billion in H2/2020. Results for the large shipping companies remained...

17.06.2021

Czech carrier receives 35 wagons

Ermewa has extended its long-standing cooperation with its business partner, Czech railroad company Carbosped, by signing a contract for the lease of 35 new Eanos railfreight cars. Carbosped will use the leased wagons to...

17.06.2021

Cars made in Romania shifted to rail

Gefco and Renault have extended their agreement for the Mioveni-Constanta and Constanta-Bucharest finished-vehicle (FVL) flows for a further three years and retained FVL flows to Italy and Belgium. To achieve commercial...

17.06.2021

Developing an electrical airship platform

Skyborne Technology (STI), Research in Flight (RIF) as prime contractor and Auburn University from Alabama (USA) are now prototyping an electric extended range airship with modular payload under the 1st phase of the Air Force...

17.06.2021

Big money for Paycargo

Freight payment platform Paycargo has found more investors. A USD 125 million Series B investment was secured by global venture capital and private equity firm Insight Partners. The freight payments network currently counts...

17.06.2021

DP World invests in Canada

The Port of Saint John's in Newfoundland, Canada will benefit from a USD 250 million investment. Operator DP World’s plans include a consolidation of the Rodney and Navy Island terminals with a longer pier, a terminal upgrade and...

17.06.2021

Cargo iQ: new board members to continue strategy

Cargo iQ, a cross-stakeholder supply chain quality management organisation, recently appointed two new board members, Fedor Nokikov (photo) as marketing director at Volga-Dnepr Group and Clark Fritzsch as global head of business...

17.06.2021

New nonstop connections for Alaska

Alaska Air Cargo is increasing its year-round nonstop service to Anchorage (ANC) – adding routes to Chicago and Las Vegas, and expanding services to Phoenix and Maui from seasonal to year-round. Three new cities will also get...

17.06.2021

New partnership for zero emissions

The European Commission and the Waterborne Technology Platform have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a co-programmed partnership within the Horizon Europe framework. The partnership will provide and demonstrate...

17.06.2021

CNH Industrial finds CEO for On-Highway

CNH Industrial has named Gerrit Marx as the designated CEO of its On-Highway business, which is soon to be spun-off. Independent operations are set to start in early 2022, with Marx at their head. On-Highway will include the...

17.06.2021

"Curiosity of the Day"

Alcohol has a similar effect on bees as it does on humans, as the structure of the nervous systems is similar. Researchers use bees to study the long-term effects of alcoholism in humans.

17.06.2021

The art of logistics

At its Somaglia site in Italy, Ceva Logistics turned a logistics park into an open-air, urban art gallery. As part of the Prologis Parklife initiative, eight internationally Italian urban artists used 40,000 sqm of building...