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20.08.2020

New board of directors for Ascent

Ascent Global Logistics has formed a new board of directors, which now includes independent directors Cordia Harrington, founder and CEO of The Bakery Cos., and Jim Van Leenan, former CEO of Flash Global Logistics and USPack...

20.08.2020

Baltic Sea Bridge reaches first milestone

Since the end of March, Mukran Port Terminals has been operating, in cooperation with DBO Bahnoperator, a fixed sea link, flagged Baltic Sea Bridge, as part of the New Silk Road between Asia and Europe. With the Mukran port...

20.08.2020

Argentineans return

Today, 20 August 2020, Aerolíneas Argentinas resumes flights to New York after five months. The second flight scheduled since operations were temporarily suspended in mid-March will take off next Thursday, 27 August....

20.08.2020

A&R Logistics acquires L.T. Harnett

A&R Logistics, an American provider of supply chain services for the chemical industry, has taken over L.T. Harnett (LTH), which supplies bulk liquid transportation and logistics services to the chemical industry....

20.08.2020

Kerry Apex ranked number one NVOCC

Kerry Logistics has announced that Kerry Apex, its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, was the number one non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) from Asia to the USA from January through July 2020, supported by a...

20.08.2020

Two networks strengthen their position in UK

UK-based Pall-Ex Group has acquired the Fortec Distribution Network. The network will carry on trading under the name of Fortec Distribution. It will therefore operate as a separate pallet network within the UK but be part of the...

20.08.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

Raw horsemeat is a popular ice-cream flavour sold in Tokyo.

Gruber gibt Gegensteuer

Das Südtiroler Logistikunternehmen Gruber Logistics erlebte wie die ganze Branche im Frühling einen Umsatzeinbruch. Der Identifikationskampagne und weiteren Massnahmen im Markt tat die Krise aber keinen Abbruch.

19.08.2020

Port access gained with rail take-over

Canadian Pacific (CP) has launched its international intermodal service through the port of Saint John, N.B. The inaugural train carried containers from the Hapag-Lloyd vessel Detroit Express bound for intermodal terminals on the...

19.08.2020

POLB's peak in July

The rebound in US container traffic has reached the West Coast. In the Californian Port of Long Beach, the month of July marked the peak of box throughput in the port's 109-year history. Terminals handled more than 753,000...

19.08.2020

Triple Seven for ABC, more China for Atran

A B777F joined the Volga-Dnepr Group fleet of 24 Boeing freighters earlier this week. The fuel efficient twin-engine freighter will begin operations with AirBridgeCargo (ABC), a subsidiary of the Volga-Dnepr Group, which is among...

19.08.2020

Yang Ming's H2/20020 on the rise

Benefiting from strong freight rates and relatively low fuel costs, Keelung-headquartered Chinese shipping group Yang Ming was able to improve its figures despite the corona impact. For H1/2020, the company’s consolidated...

19.08.2020

New groupage services in Europe

Transmec has launched new groupage services to 11 European countries and now provides fast, direct connections to the Balkans, Baltics and Malta. All run at least twice weekly via Transmec’s main hubs in Italy, with the Balkans...

19.08.2020

Logos acquires logistics estate in Melbourne

Real estate manager Logos has entered into an agreement to acquire a strategic logistics estate in Epping, one of Melbourne’s northern industrial suburbs, via an off-market deal. The estate, which is currently under...

19.08.2020

Meyer & Meyer: fourth generation takes over

At the end of 2015, fashion logistics provider Meyer & Meyer initiated a series of generational changes within its management: now Maximilian Meyer, a member of the fourth generation and great-grandson of company founder...

19.08.2020

ASL Airlines Ireland extends MRO partnership

ASL Airlines Ireland has extended its strong partnership with the European MRO for the support of its fleet of four ATR 42-300F and twelve ATR 72-200F. Sabena Technics will be servicing ASL’s fleet of ATRs from its Dinard...

19.08.2020

LNG for three PCTC

As previously reported (see ITJ Daily of 22 June), European Car Carriers (UECC), jointly owned by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Wallenius Lines, will build three LNG battery hybrid powered generation PCTC with China...

19.08.2020

A crucial step for road haulage

The electronic freight transport information (eFTI) regulation has been approved by the EU and will enter into force in August 2024. It establishes a legal framework for road, rail, maritime and air transport operators to share...

19.08.2020

JD Logistics launches warehouse in Langfang

JD Logistics has inaugurated a new warehouse in Langfang, Hebei province, near Beijing, equipped with the first automated storage and retrieval system for bulky items in Asia’s e-commerce industry. It is expected to greatly...

19.08.2020

Zeitfracht moves to Erfurt

Logistics services provider Zeitfracht intends to relocate its entire logistics business from Berlin to Erfurt (Thuringia, Germany), as Zeitfracht's CEO Wolfram Simon-Schröter announced when Wolfgang Tiefensee, Thuringia's...