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04.11.2024

Integrating solar and shore power systems

Asyaport, Turkey’s largest container terminal, has launched the nation’s first onshore power supply (OPS) system for container vessels, marking a major step in decarbonising maritime logistics. This system supplies...

04.11.2024

Priority product for time-sensitive shipments

Westjet Cargo is set to launch its new ‘Priority’ product, available on the WestJet Cargo network starting today, 4 November 2024. This premium offering gives eligible cargo top priority for loading and transport, guaranteeing...

04.11.2024

Railfreight slows down

Switzerland’s railfreight volumes are still not picking up. In Q3/2024, the sector recorded 2.74 billion net tonne kilometres (nkm), the second-lowest figure since the start of quarterly rail reporting. Only during the covid...

04.11.2024

"Curiosity of the Day"

Caterpillars can increase their weight 10,000-fold within three weeks.

04.11.2024

In the midst of Milan

Corsalis has launched a new project in the heart of Milan, where it is looking to repurpose an old car park into a modern logistics space. The site, dubbed “La Fucina Della Barona”, measures 4,250 sqm and is just 2 km away from...

04.11.2024

Cooperating for eco-friendly deliveries

Maersk and Danone have partnered to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in seaborne logistics through Maersk’s ECO delivery ocean service, which uses low-emission fuels such as biodiesel or bio-methanol from waste feedstocks....

04.11.2024

Driving growth in air and ocean freight

Global logistics provider DP World has appointed Philip Blumenthal as senior director of ocean freight and Peter Dyeremose as senior director of airfreight. Blumenthal’s previous position was chief transformation officer at...

ITJ – neuer Besitzer

Die MedTriX Group AG und die Logismedia Group AG haben eine Einigung erzielt. Ab dem 1. November 2024 geht das International Transport Journal (ITJ) und die dazugehörenden Medien ITJ Daily, Swisstrans, Worldtrans und der Swiss...

Motiviert im Messeturm

Nach gut zehn Jahren, in denen er das Speditionshandwerk gelernt und im Dienste Anderer ausgeführt hatte, hat Liborio Marchese den Schritt in die Selbständigkeit gewagt. Der Erfolg gibt ihm Recht: Spätestens Ende Dezember will er...

01.11.2024

PHL gets more green locomotives

Pacific Harbor Line (PHL) has received partial funding — together with the California Air Resources Board (Carb). The US short line railroad, which is part of Anacostia Rail Holding, is contributing USD 6.37 million toward the...

01.11.2024

Siemens sells logistics business

Siemens has announced its intention to sell Siemens Logistics to Vanderlande, making the automation specialist a long-term owner of the business. Owned by Toyota Industries Corp, Vanderlande focuses on logistics processes and...

01.11.2024

IAG Cargo restarts services to Saudi Arabia

IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), will resume its London Heathrow (LHR) and Jeddah King Abdulaziz International (JED) service from tomorrow, 2 November 2024. The six times weekly service...

01.11.2024

Quantron seeking way out of insolvency

The German manufacturer of green trucks and buses has had to enter preliminary insolvency proceedings. Lawyer Constantin Graf Salm-Hoogstraeten has been appointed as the provisional insolvency administrator and will now analyse...

01.11.2024

A sustainable hub in Stockholm

A new distribution hub in Stockholm is set to provide the logistics provider Danx with a strategic base to increase its cargo volume while simultaneously reducing its carbon footprint. The company is relocating to the new...

01.11.2024

DNV approval for new ammonia-fuel vessel design

DNV has granted HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) approval in principle (AIP) for a 15,000 teu ammonia dual-fuel container vessel, marking a significant step towards using ammonia as a marine fuel. This design incorporates...

01.11.2024

Digititalisation offensive for inland shipping

RheinPorts, a pioneer in the digitalisation of inland navigation, has elected a new management team: former managing director Felix Harder (left) will join Aurel Wernli and Joachim Holstein (right) to spearhead the digital...

01.11.2024

British widebody Airbus to Brussels

Virgin Atlantic has started flights between London Heathrow and Brussels for the winter season to transport cargo during the peak period. Operating between 27 October and 29 March 2025 on A330-300 and A350-1000 aircraft with...

01.11.2024

Hector Rail tests rear-view camera up north

Shunting is an integral part of Hector Rail's railfreight operations. It is now looking to test the rear-view camera of IT specialist Railway Metrics and Dynamics (RMD). The purpose of the trial is to evaluate how the camera...

01.11.2024

Teaming up for towage and pilotage operations

East Java Multipurpose Terminal (EJMT) has partnered with Sinarmas LDA Usaha Pelabuhan (Slup) to provide towage and pilotage services at the Lamongan shorebase in Indonesia. Slup will deploy two azimuth stern drive tugs,...

01.11.2024

ID Logistics to manage the store

ID Logistics has signed six-year contract with Intermarché to manage logistics operations at the latter’s site near Saint-Étienne, France. The 52,000 sqm hub was originally operated by Casino, from where it supplied its stores...