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01.12.2020

Medway starts LNG transport

Lisbon-based freight operator Medway invested in 14 specific tank containers for the transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for the Portuguese energy provider GALP. The purchase follows an agreement between the two companies...

01.12.2020

All the best, Mr Hoyer!

The entrepreneur Thomas R.J. Hoyer is celebrating his 70th birthday today, 1 December. The current chairman of the advisory board of the Hamburg-based Hoyer Group, established by his father, Walter Hoyer, in 1946, has worked in...

01.12.2020

Combined cool facilities at Riyadh airport

The cargo ground handler and logistics provider Saudi Arabian Logistics Company (SAL) opened new dedicated cool facilities at the Cargo Village in Riyadh, specialising in perishables and all types of pharmaceuticals, including...

01.12.2020

No progress for climate protection in freight traffic

Germany is making but little progress in its efforts to take more cargo off the roads and improve climate protection. According to figures calculated by the German transport association Allianz pro Schiene, railfreight‘s...

01.12.2020

A successful 2020 for Xpediator

UK-based Xpediator, founded in 1988, has issued a trading update for the current year ending 31 December 2020. Trading has been strong and the group expects to report adjusted profit before tax of at least GBP 6.0 million (EUR...

01.12.2020

World trade still in turmoil

According to the report issued by the general customs administration of the People's Republic of China, Iran's trade with China during the first nine months of last year amounted to USD 18.17 billion. In contrast, total trade...

01.12.2020

Spanish ports in 2020 so far

Until and including October, Spain’s state-owned ports handled a total of 420.3 million t of merchandise, about 9.8% less than in the same period of the previous year. The volume of containers in international transit...

01.12.2020

Hellmann develops air cargo tracking tool

The global full-service provider Hellmann Worldwide Logistics is launching "SmartAir!", a new tool for the real-time tracking of air freight shipments. Together with the Bonn-based start-up BlueBox Systems, Hellmann...

01.12.2020

President of IG AirCargo Switzerland retiring

After ten years as the president of IG AirCargo Switzerland, Peter Somaglia is leaving the post. He retired from the airfreight business five years ago and said that he “has now lost daily contact with the industry and its...

01.12.2020

More help for safe truck parking in UK

Motorway Buddy, the app to assist road hauliers and drivers to accurately plan their overnight parking, has been enhanced with UK police-sourced theft and vehicle interference data to identify safer parking options. The app...

01.12.2020

Keep calm and eat Pizza

Pizza Hut in Germany has decided to continue its cooperation with Meyer Quick Service Logistics (QSL) Deutschland until 2025. As part of the extension of the contract, QSL is expanding its storage facilities for the fast-casual...

01.12.2020

More capacities to tackle pandemic

With the arrival of the first converted B767-200 freighter in Africa, which will join Astral Aviation in January 2021, the Kenyan carrier will offer an on-demand charter service for vaccines to Africa. This will complement its...

01.12.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

Men are more likely to have fluff in their navels than women, since they usually have more hair on their bellies.

01.12.2020

New cargo mark in Iraq

It was Yang Ming's “Mutuality”, a container vessel with a capacity of 6,589 teu that recently set a new record at Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT) in Um Qasr, Iraq. The BGT recorded a total of 1,768 moves on the vessel in 17.5...

01.12.2020

Jason Barry from Alaska to Canada

Air Canada has appointed Jason Berry as its vice-president for cargo activities, with effect from 1 January 2021. He will be based at the carrier's Montreal headquarters and report directly to executive vice-president and CCO...

01.12.2020

Rohe & Liesenfeld Canada joins network

Rohde & Liesenfeld Canada (R&L Canada) recently decided to become a member the Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN). The Canadian company was incorporated in 2001 and its offices are located in Calgary and Vancouver....

01.12.2020

Swiss brewery now delivers beer by e-truck

In Rheinfelden (Switzerland), the brewery Feldschlösschen and the Carlsberg group have taken delivery of the first 26 t vehicle of an order of twenty Renault trucks D Wide Z.E. Carlsberg and Feldschlösschen have decided to carry...

30.11.2020

ITJ Video News – 26 November 2020

In the ITJ Video News of the 26th of November 2020, editor-in-chief Chris Doepgen presents news on Valenciaport’s figures for October; Ethiopian Cargo’s new trans-Pacific route; a retirement at Danser; Union Pacific’s new...

30.11.2020

Lineas to serve Wolfurt, Wels and Wien Süd

Terminal Service Austria (TSA) has gained a new partner. As from mid-December, Belgium-based rail freight operator Lineas will offer Xpress train services to TSA terminals in Wolfurt, Wels and Wien Süd. Lineas trains will run...

30.11.2020

WSC expands

The World Shipping Council (WSC) board of directors has elected two co-chairs of the board and welcomed two new members to WSC. Rolf Habben, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd, and Jeremy Nixon, CEO of Ocean Network Express, are going to...