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13.10.2020

Five new locomotives for UK rail operator

GB Railfreight (GBRf) has agreed to bring an additional five class 66 locomotives from Germany to the UK, in cooperation with Beacon Rail Leasing. The first two, classified as 29004/29005, have already been delivered to EMD...

13.10.2020

Recovering from Covid-19

Brussels airport is welcoming back All Nippon Airways today, 13 October 2020, as ANA has resumed flights between Tokyo NRT and BRU. The route will be operated three times a week with Boeing B787 passenger aircraft that will be...

13.10.2020

Samskip links Scotland to Amsterdam

Short-sea operator Samskip has made some changes to its Amsterdam–Hull service. The line currently offers three sailing a week on this route; in future it will introduce a second vessel and offer two Amsterdam–Hull and one...

13.10.2020

Four challenges and three trends, says Kaizen

In Madrid, the Kaizen Institute recently published its analysis of the situation in the logistics sector. The consultancy has identified four main challenges that logistics faces.The increasing cost of labour, more than 5% in...

13.10.2020

China–Georgia blocktrain launched

Maersk’s intercontinental rail product portfolio is further expanding, thanks the recent introduction of a blocktrain connecting China and Georgia – the first such product developed specifically for the needs of imports into...

13.10.2020

Korea founder Park handing over Jumbo management to Hwang

On 1 November, Ki Jun Park (left), managing director of Jumbo Korea, is handing over management to Jason Hwang, who joined Jumbo in 2017. Park will continue as an advisor to the board, so that Jumbo can continue to draw on his...

13.10.2020

Sardinia now closer to Italy

The Grimaldi Group has extended its services between the ports of Salerno and Cagliari by deploying the modern ferry ‘Venezia’. The Italian-flagged vessel has the capacity to carry 2,250 lane metres of vehicles, which corresponds...

13.10.2020

Dangerous goods from northern Vietnam

FedEx Express now accepts class 9 dangerous goods (DG) shipments to and from its Hanoi gateway. The new service will enable customers from select cities and provinces served by the gateway, including Hai Phong, Hai Duong, Bac...

13.10.2020

DB Schenker subsidiary automating customs processes

SW Zoll Beratung, which is part of the DB Schenker group, implemented an automated customs solution with an integrated accounting system provided by software service provider Dakosy.The major project includes links to the firm SW...

13.10.2020

Second GW location in New Zealand

In Christchurch, the biggest city on New Zealand’s South Island, Gebrüder Weiss (GW) opened a new representative office for air and sea freight services on 12 October. After Auckland this is the second location the transport and...

13.10.2020

Contract of Austrian Airlines CEO extended

The supervisory board of Austrian Airlines recently unanimously re-appointed Alexis von Hoensbroech as CEO and chairman of the executive board of Austria’s national airline for another five years to 2026.Von Hoensbroech has been...

13.10.2020

'Cargo toolbox' app to serve whole sector

KLM Cargo’s ’compliance knowledge centre’ (CKC) has developed a ‘cargo toolbox’ app, which can be used for co-loading segregation checks based on Iata norms (for example for DG). Air France KLM Martinair Cargo will be the first...

13.10.2020

London P&I Club joins seafarers’ welfare association

The London P&I Club has become a member of the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (Iswan), a network of international organisations committed to improving the welfare of seafarers.The London Club can now...

13.10.2020

InstaFreight offers second digital service

Transport management services are the second offering of the Berlin-based, digital freight forwarder InstaFreight. The company already provides forwarding services. Having successfully tested the pilot project with several...

13.10.2020

Rogers promoted to CFO at Echo

On 5 October Echo Global Logistics, a US provider of technology-enabled transport management services, promoted Peter M. Rogers from senior vice-president of finance and controller to the position of CFO. He succeeded Kyle L....

13.10.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

Bees that accidentally collide make something like a ‘woops’ sound.

12.10.2020

Lineas and Tabaknati build new hub

Belgium railfreight operator Lineas and logistics company Tabaknatie will set up collection points for containers outside of Antwerp (Belgium) to spread the number of trucks during the Oosterweel works on the Antwerp ring road....

12.10.2020

South America's "most modern import air cargo terminal"

The first stone was laid at Tabacarcen cargo logistics centre for the construction of the new import cargo distribution area located at the Quito airport. The investment for the work is USD 2 million, and it is expected to be...

12.10.2020

New multimodal access to the port of Barcelona

In a joint effort between the authorities and private companies, a protocol has been inked concerning the new southern road and rail accesses to the port of Barcelona. The ministry of public works, the Generalitat de...

12.10.2020

CP connected to shipping platform

Canadian Pacific Railways (CP) has joined Trade Lens, a blockchain-based platform that enables the secure and transparent transfer of container-shipping documents. This open-API platform will help CP intermodal shippers...