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26.02.2021

More regular stops in Dourges

Transfesa Logistics has a new international rail connection in Dourges, south of Lille (France). The service began in mid-2020, with a weekly stop, in both directions, to unload containers that come from Spain. The frequency has...

26.02.2021

First Flexi-Train in Russia in operation

Russian Trans Container and divisions of Russian Railways (RZD) at Kuibyshevskaya railway arranged a train for a geared-up transportation of mineral and rape oils in flexitanks from the Republic of Tatarstan to Novorossiysk port...

26.02.2021

20,000 pharma consignments within two years

IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group and Iberia, is celebrating the two-year anniversary of its pharmaceutical centre in Madrid, which is dedicated to its "constant climate" product for...

26.02.2021

Cora contracts logistics partner

Cora, a European-wide retail group of hypermarkets of Belgian origin located in France, has chosen Kuehne+Nagel as its logistics partner in Belgium and Luxembourg. The linchpin of the partnership is a dedicated 30,000 sqm...

26.02.2021

Allen Liu rejoins Chapman Freeborn

Chapman Freeborn has appointed Allen Liu as director North Asia cargo. Beginning his professional career in the aviation industry in 2006, he joined Chapman Freeborn as Cargo manager China in 2013 and then moved to Air Bridge...

26.02.2021

Finnlines sailing in the black

The Finnlines Group reported its financial results for the year 2020, which were commented by Emanuele Grimaldi, president and CEO. The pandemic left its mark. The group’s turnover was down by 16% to EUR 484.0 (EUR 574.8 million)...

26.02.2021

Scania gains new CEO

The board of directors of Scania has appointed Christian Levin as new CEO and president. He succeeds Henrik Henriksson, who is leaving Scania after 23 years and after more than five years as its CEO and president, and as Traton...

26.02.2021

Avia Solutions Group member supports DHL Express

The Acmi and charter operator SmartLynx Malta, a family member of Avia Solutions Group, an aerospace business group from Central & Eastern Europe, and DHL Express have signed a partnership agreement for the introduction of...

26.02.2021

Two family-owned Canadian hauliers merge

Canada-based Seaboard Transportation Group intends to acquire Armour Transportation Systems. Armour is one of Canada’s leading transportation specialists with over 2,000 employees, 24 terminals and more than 4,000 pieces of...

26.02.2021

Transcargo to become cargo-partner

With the signing of the contract on 16 February 2021, cargo-partner has taken over the Dutch company Transcargo. The financial details were not disclosed. The Austrians began their partnership with the Dutch company in May 2020...

26.02.2021

Rail prevails at Port of Hamburg

The Port of Hamburg presented its results of the year 2020 at a virtual press conference recently. Despite an upward trend since Q3/2020, total volumes in 2020 amounted to 126.3 million t, 7.6% less than in 2019. Container...

26.02.2021

Time-critical project cargo from Egypt to China

Deugro recently delivered a time critical project cargo for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant, comprising a volume of 810 cbm and a total weight of 209 t, on schedule, even though cargo measurements were provided at the last...

26.02.2021

"Curiosity of the Day"

The word “alcohol” derives from the word for a powder that was used to dye eyelids black. The Arabic term first meant “fine powder” and later “essence.”

26.02.2021

Semi-trailer for fine wood panels

Swiss timber haulier Toma Holz in Buttisholz has added a Renault Trucks T520 T6x2 with the Berliet Edition equipment to its fleet. The tractor unit of the semi-trailer is powered by a 13-litre engine with 520 hp, which has a...

26.02.2021

Narrow Aisle across the Atlantic

Narrow Aisle, a manufacturer of space-saving intralogistics solutions located in Great Britain, is further investing in the USA and Canada. From its current hub in Dallas, Texas, the company has been developing its American...

26.02.2021

Laysha Ward joins board of directors

Chicago (IL)-headquartered United Airline Holdings (UAL), has appointed Laysha Ward to its board of directors. Currently, Ward is executive vice president and chief external engagement officer of Target Corporation, a big...

26.02.2021

By when will MSC surpass Maersk?

The run for capacity enters the next phase. Geneva-based Mediterranean Shipping (MSC) is heavily investing in its fleet. This move concerns second-hand tonnage as well as new orders for 24,000 teu vessels. According to...

25.02.2021

ITJ Video News – 25 February 2021

In the ITJ Video News of 25 February 2021, editor-in-chief Chris Doepgen reports on a new mark reached by the global fleet of merchant ships; on the ‘North Sea–Baltic Sea' railfreight corridor; on the airfreight sector’s...

25.02.2021

Moving towards fossil-free road transport

DHL Freight and Volvo Trucks have partnered to speed up the introduction of heavy duty electric trucks to be used for regional transport in Europe. The combined effort marks another important step towards climate neutral...

25.02.2021

A Samba takes two

Effective March 2021, a joint office of two heavy lift shipping & logistics companies open their doors in Brazil. Intermarine Brazil and SAL Heavy Lift Brazil thus plan to expand their activities within the project...