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18.11.2020

A large state seaport Haropa

Appointed by the French prime minister Jean Castex, Stéphane Raison (Photo), formerly director general of the seaport of Dunkerque (France), took up his position of the designated new director general of the state seaport Haropa...

18.11.2020

More freight and new investment

Calculated in US currency, Korean Air generated a turnover of USD 1.32 billion and an operating profit of USD 6.57 million in the third quarter. It therefore posted a profit in the second quarter in a row – thanks to an...

18.11.2020

K Line listed on DJSI

The Japanese carrier K Line has now been listed on a major index for ESG Investment for ten consecutive years since 2011. The liner has again been selected as an Asia Pacific Index component of the Dow Jones Sustainability...

18.11.2020

Box Xpress goes for green energy

The private rail service company box Xpress, which specialises in container transport, will be even more environmentally friendly in the future. Beginning January 2021, the company will exclusively use “Tü Strom Bahn Natur,”...

18.11.2020

Daher sells heavy goods business

Freight forwarder Kuebler, which is headquartered in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany, is acquiring the heavy goods business of the German company Daher Projects, a subsidiary of the French Daher group. In addition to around 40 employees...

18.11.2020

Tiaca appoints board member

The International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca) has appointed Eng. Naif Ali Al Abri (Photo) as CEO of Transom, dedicated to delivering aviation related services in Oman. With his ten years of industry experience in high-level...

18.11.2020

More scanners at MPS Ghana

Merdidian Port Services (MPS) in Tema Port in Ghana, a joint venture between Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority and Meridian Port Holdings Limited, which is, in turn, a joint venture with Bolloré Transport and Logistics and APM...

18.11.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

Botanically speaking, cacti do not have spikes but thorns.

18.11.2020

Testing refrigerated wagons in Norway

Swedish railfreight company Green Cargo and the German transport company DB Schenker are testing new refrigerated wagons with Schenker’s North Rail Express (NRE) product in Norway. The innovative freight wagons, which were...

18.11.2020

Level brings IAG's cargo to Latin America

IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG) and its sister airline Level, have announced a return to regular services from Barcelona to Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chile. Level's services were affected by...

18.11.2020

Daniel Bean honoured

Jax Chamber has elected Jaxport board secretary and retired US Navy Captain Daniel K. Bean (Photo) as the recipient of the 7th annual RDML Kevin F. Delaney Hall of Fame award in recognition for his significant contributions to...

18.11.2020

Partnering for e-commerce

In Dubai Commer City, a warehouse zone dedicated as an e-commerce free zone, Hellmann has opened a multi-client warehouse. The planned investment to make the free zone a major hub for international e-commerce amounts to AED...

Ehrgeizige Pläne

Insbesonders jetzt – innerhalb der global anhaltenden Covit 19-Pandemie – nimmt der Transport und die Lagerhaltung von pharmazeutischen Artikeln einen wichtigen Platz innerhalb der Logistik-Aktivitäten ein. Die Türkei ist hier...

17.11.2020

Moscow DME renews Isago certification

Moscow Domodedovo airport (DME) has successfully met the requirements of the Iata safety audit for ground operations programme (Isago), renewing its certificate. For the latest certification, the Isago team assessed...

17.11.2020

DB Cargo to invest in logistics for steel giant

DB Cargo has signed a ten-year contract with Arcelor Mittal, the world's largest steel company, to supply its blast furnace in Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany. By next summer, DB Cargo will purchase 352 multi-functional double...

17.11.2020

XPO promotes Patricia Sánchez

Global logistics solutions provider XPO Logistics has promoted Patricia Sánchez to the newly created position of customer service leader for the company’s business in Iberia and Morocco. Sánchez, who joined XPO in 2015 in the...

17.11.2020

Inaction risks wave of bankruptcies

New research of the International Road Union (IRU) reveals the continuing catastrophic impact of Covid-19 on the commercial road transport industry, with a very high default and insolvency risk across the sector worldwide....

17.11.2020

Baltic Exchange's air freight indices take off

The Baltic Exchange, which already provides benchmark assessments for the maritime markets, has launched weekly air freight indices. As announced earlier this year, it has partnered with Hong Kong-based air cargo pricing...

17.11.2020

A French coup and a new split

The internationalisation of the Versmold (Germany)-headquartered Nagel-Group, which started about twenty years ago, is undergoing a reshuffle. Under the direction of group's new CEO Carsten Taucke, a part of the network is to...

17.11.2020

Upward trend in hinterland traffic confirmed

Good news from the international association of ports and harbours WPSP Covid-19 task which has released its fourteenth report since April and the initial global outbreak of Covid-19, based on the data of 73 world ports. The...