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31.03.2021

Odyssey Logistics goes Laredo

Odyssey Logistics is launching a new operation in Laredo, Texas. Laredo is one of the main truck crossing points between the United States and Mexico. Odyssey’s new facility will serve as a bonded container freight station, a...

31.03.2021

CEO and executive director for Port of Gulfport

The Mississippi State Port Authority (MSPA) board of commissioners has announced, “after nearly an eight-month process”, the nomination of Jon Nass as its new CEO and executive director of the Port of Gulfport, effective 1 June...

31.03.2021

Remarketing two regional combi aircraft

Canadian North has appointed ACC Aviation, a global aviation consultancy offering asset management and financial solutions to airlines, lessors and financiers, as the exclusive remarketing agent to sell its two De Havilland Dash...

31.03.2021

TIR: double profit for Pakistani forwarder

A new TIR route has been opened between Russia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It covers a significant portion of the international north-south transport corridor, which stretches from Russia to India, and leads through...

31.03.2021

"Curiosity of the Day"

People breathe an average of around 670 million times during their lifetime.

31.03.2021

Arctic design for the Nordic route

Although a number of big carriers have turned down the idea of sailing the Northern Route from Asia via the Arctic to Europe, this option is still on the table. Nevertheless, very few container carrying ships could sail Arctic...

31.03.2021

A new location for Dachser

After just under a year of construction at Dachser's logistics centre in Erfurt, Germany, the new 20,000 sqm warehouse has opened its doors for business. The logistics provider is thus centralising its activities in Thuringia....

30.03.2021

Adapt all trailers for rail transport

In Lisbon (Portugal) yesterday, 29 March, the EU’s transport ministers held a joint conference to officially kick off the European "Year of Rail". For 2021, the Netzwerk Europäischer Eisenbahnen (network of European...

30.03.2021

Fradinger joins Unilogistics

Andreas Fradinger will join Unilogistics’ Europe division in May 2021 and help drive its expansion strategy forward. The family-run freight forwarder headquartered in Birsfelden near Basel is Switzerland’s exclusive...

30.03.2021

A good year for Yang Ming, too

Taiwan-based Yang Ming Marine has reported its 2020 annual financial results. Consolidated revenues increased by 1.4% to NTD 151.28 billion (USD 5.11 billion) last year (2019: 5.03 billion), while handled volumes amounted to 5.07...

30.03.2021

UK online retailers go Europe

A growing number of British online retailers are seeking to ease the extra customs and tax administration and costs involved in trading with the EU by shifting stock from UK warehouses to storage facilities on the Continent. ...

30.03.2021

Start-up taps into freight business

Vietravel Airlines, a start-up launched in January, is considering entering the cargo market with in-house dedicated freighters, building on its current charter agreement with Indonesian carrier My Indo Airlines, covering...

30.03.2021

First fully electric Scania in Switzerland

The first fully electric BEV Scania (Battery Electric Vehicle) has arrived in Switzerland. Migros Zurich has purchased two of these vehicles to replace older CNG trucks. They will now be equipped with a refrigerated box body with...

30.03.2021

DP World invests in Peru

The terminal of UAE-based DP World Callao in Peru, the country's major container port, is investing USD 333.6 million in its facilities to expand the current pier from 650 m to 960 m, increase the storage area to 303,000 hectares...

30.03.2021

Unilever banks on TST

British-Dutch consumer goods company Unilever has entrusted part of the logistics at the warehouse in Mannheim, its central location in Germany for the storage of household and personal care products, which include company brands...

30.03.2021

Asian Pacific cargo continues to grow

Preliminary February traffic figures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (Aapa) showed that a robust export activity amid improving global business confidence boosted demand for air cargo. For the region’s...

30.03.2021

Panattoni transforms industrial heritage

Honda of the UK Manufacturing (Honda) has signed a contract for sale of its Swindon site. Originally purchased in 1985, the site will be sold to Panattoni, one of Europe’s largest developers of industrial and logistics...

30.03.2021

KV to become ICE of freight trains

Hauliers and railways are pulling in the same direction: more than 230 hauliers are partnering with DG Cargo to shift more trucks onto the railways. The transport companies involved in Kombiverkehr and DB Cargo are focusing on...

30.03.2021

First post-Brexit fixed-wing AOC

ASL Airlines United Kingdom has received its air operator certificate (AOC) and its operating licence from the UK Civil Aviation Authority. This is the first fixed-wing AOC issued by the CAA post Brexit, and ASL Airlines UK,...

30.03.2021

Increasing rail capacity for Mid Canterbury

New Zealand’s railfreight carrier Kiwi Rail has signed an agreement with Fairfield Freight Hub, paving the way to increase rail volumes through Kiwi Rail’s current Ashburton rail site and creating the potential for a new...