ITJ | Transport Journal Mobile: Home

27.01.2021

Port director resigns

Ports of Indiana announced Ian Hirt’s resignation as port director of Indiana-Burns Harbor, effective 3 May 2021. While he is retiring to the private sector, as he said in his statement, the Ports of Indiana are looking for a...

27.01.2021

"Curiosity of the Day"

Trousers were invented to make riding horses easier. The oldest pair of trousers discovered so far is around 3,200 years old. It was found in western China.

27.01.2021

Three more locomotives for Italian fleet

Italian intermodal freight operator GTS Rail has ordered three more Traxx DC3 E.494 locomotives from Bombardier. This order will increase GTS Rail’s Traxx locomotive fleet to 20 units, of which eight are the latest...

26.01.2021

Shifting semi-trailers to rail

In Germany, the port of Duisburg (Duisport) has acquired a stake in Cargo Beamer. The aim is to bring semi-trailers onto trains. The companies already work together on an automated method to shift such vehicles from the roads to...

26.01.2021

Masil makes a first in Iraq

Iraq has awarded the exclusive contract for the delivery of a full suite of ground handling, cargo and fuelling services at Baghdad airport to Menzies Aviation’s joint venture with several companies in Iraq. Trading as Masil,...

26.01.2021

Rail upgrades in Lithuania

The GSM-R is to be updated within the next 1.5 years. To this end, Kontron Transportation and LTG Infra recently signed a contract for the instalment of a new communications system on the Lithuanian Railways (LTG). The...

26.01.2021

Another head; and another facility

The U-Freight Group has restructured the management team at its country headquarters in Amsterdam. Robert Rens has been promoted to operations director and will take over from Cas Scheij, managing director in the Netherlands, who...

26.01.2021

Is air-sea the key for Djibouti's hub plans?

Djibouti has strong international backing on the issue of "making Djibouti a hub for air-sea logistics for the region." In a recent summit conference, the outlook of combining Djibouti's expertise in the port and...

26.01.2021

Dialogue or complaint

ESC and Clecat, European associations grouping shippers and forwarders, recently criticised policies being pursued by shipping lines in a joint open letter addressed to the European Commission (see ITJ Daily of 6 January...

26.01.2021

Fjord Line picks CEO

Fjord Line’s board of directors has appointed Brian Thorsted Hansen as the company’s new CEO. Thorsted Hansen has extensive business experience and for the past 14 years has worked at the Danish shipping and logistics company...

26.01.2021

Contargo Transbox and Webarge team up

Inland vessel operator Webarge and container logistician Contargo Transbox launched collaborative shuttle operations in the port of Antwerp earlier this year. Both firms offer container shuttle services in the Belgian port and...

26.01.2021

Great plans with new customs suites

Davies Turner has opened a new customs services floor at its regional freight hub at Dartford in the UK. The new development allows it to increase staff numbers in the office by one third, whilst still observing government rules...

26.01.2021

Çelebi expands in Frankfurt

Preparing for the increasing flow of pharma shipments, Çelebi Aviation has opened new cold storage facilities at Frankfurt airport. Christopher Licht, the ground handler's managing director, welcomed Fraport SVP Cargo Max Conrady...

26.01.2021

Big deal in North America

Canada-headquartered TFI International is buying UPS Freight, the less-than-truckload (LTL) and dedicated truckload (TL) divisions of United Parcel Service for USD 800 million on a cash-free, debt-free basis before working...

26.01.2021

New unit for offshore wind services

As part of its portfolio in the offshore renewables sector, Harren & Partner has added the versatile jack-up vessel ‘Wind Lift I’ to its fleet and launched SAL Renewables as a specialised provider for offshore wind services...

26.01.2021

New in Newark

Jon Menges has been appointed as the general manager of Aeronet Worldwide’s Newark station. The 1,700 sqm facility is located in Carteret, near EWR and JFK airports, and the Port Newark container terminal.Menges has over 20 years...

26.01.2021

Japanese go safe with cool chain provider

ANA Cargo, the core air freight business of ANA Group, has partnered with CSafe Global, to introduce its active air cargo containers to the carrier's "prio pharma" line-up. The first and only Japanese airline to...

26.01.2021

More space for Iceland Foods

British frozen food retailer Iceland Foods' new contract with XPO Logistics raises the prior level of warehousing and distribution services. In a joint strategy, the freight forwarder will increase growth capacity for the...

26.01.2021

"Curiosity of the Day"

When the UK’s first escalator was introduced in Harrods in London in 1898, users were so stressed that the department store offered them smelling salts and brandy.

26.01.2021

Eco-trucks on trial

The ministry of transport of the German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg and Iveco Magirus are testing a hydrogen/fuel cell truck on eWay BW's field test corridor. The test track for overhead catenary trucks in the Murg Valley...