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12.06.2020

Difficult times ahead for car carriers

The research and data mining company Vessels Value has analysed the development of the demand for maritime vehicle carriers in 2020. Demand globally is down 18% year on year so far. In detail, some markets (Japan exports and...

12.06.2020

Locotrans purchases 50 box cars

Locotrans consistently upgrades its freight car fleet by acquiring cutting-edge rolling stock. The Czechian railway operator has therefore ordered about 50 new-generation box cars from UWC. The Russian manufacturer will deliver...

12.06.2020

Fresh hands to lead Cargobull Telematics

Marnix Lannoije, formerly head of electric & electronic system engineering - products at Schmitz Cargobull, has taken on the additional responsibility of managing director of his company's subsidiary Cargobull Telematics. In...

12.06.2020

More space for Eutraco in Willebroek

In December 2020, Eutraco will inaugurate the first 40,000 sqm of a brand new logistics site at Park De Hulst in Willebroek. An additional 20,000 sqm will be finished one year later. The entire project will be realised by MG Real...

12.06.2020

Swissport and Xiamen Airlines active in Accra and Belgium

After many years of loss-making operations, Swissport Belgium and its subsidiary Swissport Belgium Cleaning, will file for bankruptcy and prepare to cease operations. As a separate legal entity, the group's cargo business in...

12.06.2020

Rate reductions in the Port of Barcelona

The Port of Barcelona has decided to mobilise around EUR 23 million in favour of its operators between 2020 and 2022. At an extraordinary board meeting, the Port's board of directors approved a series of provisions that include...

12.06.2020

UPS expands its facilities

UPS is looking forward to a series of facility expansions in its healthcare-dedicated warehouse and distribution network in key global markets. This includes new GDP-compliant space opening in Central and Eastern Europe and...

12.06.2020

Tailored maintenance service for Lineas

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a comprehensive ten-year Kalmar care service agreement with Lineas Intermodal. The agreement covers the two Kalmar hybrid straddle carriers delivered to the customer’s main hub terminal in...

12.06.2020

Commissioner for Port of Trieste

The port of Trieste has been placed under temporary commissioner management after a decision by Anac, the Italian authority responsible, inter alia, for checking the validity of appointments of high public officers. According...

12.06.2020

Baltic Sea Bridge to expand

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

12.06.2020

Cashless payment at LNG service stations

UTA, a European provider of fuel and service cards, is expanding its supply network to include Liqvis' LNG (liquefied natural gas) service stations. UTA customers can now refuel their vehicles with LNG at this company's service...

12.06.2020

Border triangle sees rise in airfreight traffic

According to its director Matthias Suhr (at the table, between the new head of public affairs & communications Stefan Wyer, left, and vice director Frédéric Velter, speaker), Basel-Mulhouse airport is "carefully...

12.06.2020

Safety awards for WFS

The Airport Authority Hong Kong has awarded three annual safety awards to Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) for fostering the airport’s safety culture and enhancing safety awareness in the workplace. The WFS team were honoured...

12.06.2020

BLG Logistics shows solid performance in 2019

BLG Logistics reported sales of 1.159 billion in FY 2019, 1.5% up from 2018. Earnings before tax amounted to EUR 37.5 million. Automobile was the strongest division in terms of sales, generating EUR 603.7 million in 2019....

12.06.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

Dogs are capable of understanding up to 250 words and gestures. The average dog is as intelligent as a two-year-old child.

11.06.2020

Extending rail connections from Germany to Xi'an

DHL Global Forwarding has launched two new block train connections from Germany to China. Trains departing from the German KTL terminal on the BASF site in Ludwigshafen travel via Poland, Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan to the...

11.06.2020

40 million Chinese masks en route to Paris

RZD Logistics, SNCF Forwardis, Cosco group and UTLC are organising the delivery of medical devices from Nanchang in East China to Paris in France. A train consisting of 41 forty-foot containers loaded with 40 million medical...

11.06.2020

More booking features on www.aacargo.com

American Airlines continues its commitment to innovation by launching new features for its online booking platform on its website. These features provide customers with more autonomy when it comes to booking, schedule searching,...

11.06.2020

Study examines rail link from Addis Ababa to Port Sudan

The African Development Bank has approved a USD 1.2 million grant to Ethiopia’s government to finance a feasibility study for the construction of a standard-gauge railway link between Ethiopia and neighbouring Sudan. The...

11.06.2020

New security manager and HR manager in Turku

The Port of Turku in Finland has appointed two women for important positions. New security manager Pauliina Roti has been in the port since 2006. After operating the city ferry, she became deputy of the harbour inspector, and...