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01.09.2020

Jentsch Logistik rebranded

Cologne (Germany)-based Jentsch Logistik, which has been part of the Gras Group since 2007, will be renamed Gras Logistik effective 1 September 2020. This rebranding follows the expansion of the warehouse area to 10,000 sqm and...

01.09.2020

New delivery contract enhances position in UK

UK forwarder Eddie Stobart has been appointed by Morrison Supermarkets to provide transportation services. This contract is in addition to the work Eddie Stobart currently carries out on behalf of the retail chain. The new...

01.09.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

An elephant can lift about 360 kg with its trunk.

31.08.2020

More wagons for semi-trailers

With the purchase of 50 new wagons CFL intermodal, Luxembourg, continues to enhance its intermodal network in Europe. The new T3000 double pocket wagons produced by Tatravagonka are suitable for the transport of semi-trailers and...

31.08.2020

Swiss drones back in the air

Swiss Post and drone systems developer Matternet are resuming their drone operations to serve the healthcare sector. In Lugano, where they have been back in the air since 27 August 2020, they will transport laboratory samples...

31.08.2020

Dutch Flower Group finds partner in Dubai

Q7 Air Cargo, a perishable logistics company based in Dubai, is to acquire an interest in Dutch Flower Group (DFG), holding company of Airflo, a specialised perishable logistics group of companies with operations in Kenya and the...

31.08.2020

Trucks ready to deliver milk across UK

The British third-party logistics firm Wincanton has taken delivery of two new Volvo FM 8x2 tankers to work within its milk delivery division, supplied on a five year operating lease through Volvo Financial Services. Both new...

31.08.2020

Supporting the Tour de France for 40 years

Last weekend, on 29 August 2020, XPO Logistics took to the roads of the Tour de France as official transport partner for the 40th consecutive year. A team of 68 XPO drivers will pilot 52 trucks for 3,479 km, moving over 420 t of...

31.08.2020

Cosco Ports out of the doldrums?

The terminal and port operator Cosco Shipping Ports (CSP) reported its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2020 on an ambiguous note. While revenues dropped to USD 452.7 million (-12.6%) in comparison with the...

31.08.2020

Panama Canal extends relief measures

The trend is pointing upwards: after weak months of May and June, transits at the Panama Canal climbed from 845 in June to 933 in July, and August is showing a similar curve. As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to impact the...

31.08.2020

Franco-Dutch airline group on stand-by for vaccines

In recent years, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo has continuously upgraded its pharma and healthcare-related services by improving processes, training staff and forming dedicated service teams for customers, investing in...

31.08.2020

New train connects South Russia and China

Trans Container and Maxima Logistic have organised the dispatch of a block train from Krasnodar-Sortirovochniy station in South Russland to Gaoyi in China (Province Hebei). The train passed the Russian-Chinese border crossing...

31.08.2020

Pet supplies retailer partners with Shippeo

The Fressnapf Group, one of Europe’s largest pet supplies retailers (EUR 2.3 billion turnover in FY 2019), has partnered with Shippeo, a European leader in real-time transportation visibility solutions, as part of the company’s...

31.08.2020

Hill Dickinson mourns death of Patrick Hawkins

International maritime law specialist Hill Dickinson has reported the death of Patrick Hawkins, head of its office in Greece, and paid tribute to this industry giant. Hawkins died in hospital on Thursday 20 August 2020, having...

31.08.2020

Relief on track from Santa Barbara to Beirut

More than 60 t of critical aid will soon offer needed relief to medical personnel in Beirut, Lebanon. Fedex transported the emergency supplies via a dedicated charter flight to help health facilities responding after a deadly...

31.08.2020

Production of class 3 e-truck to start in 2022

Cityfreighter and AB-JOOST have signed an agreement to build Cityfreighter's beta version of the CF1 at AB Joost's production facility in Belgium. The CF1 is an electric class 3 truck for last mile logistics and has a modular...

31.08.2020

Port of Brussels only partially hit

It is not surprising that the waterway traffic at the Port of Brussels felt the impact of the global health crisis in the first half of 2020. Thus, clean traffic fell by 13% for the first six months of 2020 (while 2019 was a...

31.08.2020

ESR delivers strong H1/2020 results

ESR, an APAC focused logistics real estate platform, has announced its unaudited consolidated results for the six months ended 30 June 2020. The group recorded revenue of USD 198 million in H1/2020, up 26.9% from USD 156...

31.08.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

Around 75,000 umbrellas are left on the London Underground every year.

28.08.2020

100 connections to and from Bremen

With effect from 7 September 2020, specialist Provider TFG Transfracht will open up its Bremen location in Germany and connect it to all the 22 terminals in its comprehensive Albatros Express network. Thus, seaport-hinterland...