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«Anspruchsvoll und flexibel»

Im Modal Split hat der Schienengüterverkehr im vergangenen Jahr nicht überall gepunktet. Anders stellt sich das Bild bei der Salzburger Eisenbahn-Transport-Logistik SETG dar, die 2021 ihr 20-jähriges Jubiläum seit der Gründung...

25.01.2021

High hopes for Etihad's pharma shipments

Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of UAE national carrier Etihad Airways, reports a 50% yoy rise in pharma shipments under its "PharmaLife" product. The growth comes as the carrier marks its second anniversary...

25.01.2021

US class I railways invests in core network

BNSF’s 2021 capital investment plan totals USD 2.99 billion. The largest component will be to replace and maintain BNSF’s core network and related assets, the US class I railway said. The maintain projects include nearly...

25.01.2021

Internet thwarts aircraft

The delivery of the second wide-body aircraft for Uganda's new national carrier Uganda Airlines, is taking its time. After the handover of the first A330-800 a month ago (photo), the second aircraft should have arrived today, 25...

25.01.2021

Clarksons’ overview on newbuilds

In 2020, global orders for newly-built ships amounted to 53.9 million dwt, 29% less than in 2019, according to current data from Clarksons Research. The decrease in orders for bulk carriers was particularly strong, with a drop of...

25.01.2021

10,000th Taiwan-made truck

In Dadu, Taiwan, the 10,000th locally assembled DAF truck has rolled off the assembly line just three years after production of the 5,000th vehicle. The jubilee truck was ordered by Yong Yuan Transport. It is a CF 480 tractor...

25.01.2021

Alvarez & Marsal to expand in Europe

Global professional services company Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has appointed Christian Ebner as managing director, with the aim of expanding the company's financial restructuring capabilities in Europe. Ebner will focus on...

25.01.2021

Chinese investment for Italian Post

Poste Italiane and Cloud Seven Holding recently inked an agreement to form an e-commerce partnership. The Italian group acquired 51% of the shares of Sengi Express, a company based in Hong Kong that specialises in providing...

25.01.2021

Continental appoints Jean-François Tarabbia

Jean-François Tarabbia assumed his new position as head of the connected car networking (CCN) business unit within the vehicle networking and information (VNI) division at Continental on 1 January 2021. He succeeds Johann Hiebl,...

25.01.2021

Students optimising tracking and tracing

Cargo Network is continuing its cooperation with the University of Darmstadt in Germany. Previous student projects on the digital monitoring of swapbodies are now being followed up by a bachelor thesis, which shall examine the...

25.01.2021

13% more cargo at Germany's airports

The German federal airport association ADV (working group of German airports) hopes that current developments in the air cargo industry may be seen as an early indicator of economic recovery. In December, cargo volumes at...

25.01.2021

Camaro VII arrives at Birsfelden

Swiss terminal operator Birsterminal and its partner, the Dutch carrier Dubbelman Container Transporten, recently celebrated the first visit of the inland barge "Camaro VII" to the port at the end of the navigable...

25.01.2021

A new player in Portugal

Munich (Germany)-based forwarder Spedition Robert Kukla has just opened an office in Portugal. Robert Kukla Portugal is headquartered in Lisbon and headed by Paula Dias. The managing director’s main task will be to expand the...

25.01.2021

Loop Energy picks CCO

Loop Energy, a mobile-power company from Vancouver (Canada) that provides zero-emission power systems for medium to heavy-duty transportation applications, has appointed George Rubin as new chief commercial officer. Effective 1...

25.01.2021

MOL fund for future investments

The Japanese shipping line MOL is establishing a wholly-owned corporate venture capital fund, called MOL Plus. It will make a broad range of investments, mainly in start-ups that can reform ocean shipping business models and...

25.01.2021

Eco-friendly air cargo

Bolloré Logistics has joined the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) programme of Air France KLM Martinair Cargo for its 2021 shipments between Paris CDG and New York JFK. This first of its kind collaboration illustrates the ambition...

25.01.2021

Over 500,000 t of Pacific seafood

Russian Railways (RZD) transported 507,500 t of fish products in 2020, 0.2% more than in 2019. The Pacific seafood was dispatched from the stations of Far Eastern Railways. For the shipment of seafood, RZD has introduced a...

25.01.2021

"Curiosity of the Day"

Elks can dive to a depth of 6 m.

25.01.2021

Polish distribution on new grounds

Clothing manufacturer LPP is building a new warehouse in Brześć Kujawski (Poland). The new distribution hub’s logistics processes will be coordinated by the warehouse management system PSI wms provided by PSI Polska Sp. z o.o....

Investoren retour

Big money counts. An Investitionsmöglichkeiten fehlt es den Beteiligungsgesellschaften im derzeitigen weltweiten Geschäftsklima nicht. Etablierte wie neu gegründete Logistikunternehmen sind Teil dieses Trends, wie zwei Beispiele...