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18.05.2020

Eurokai group feels blank sailings

In Q1/2020, the Eurokai group recorded handling volumes of 2.67 million teu, a significant decrease of 10.2% compared with the 2.98 million teu in the same period of the previous year. The Contship Italia group generated a...

18.05.2020

New sites along Winchester & Western Railroad

US railroad Omnitrax is extending its new rail-ready sites programme to the West Virginia branch of the Winchester & Western Railroad (WW). This project connects rail-served sites with customers in need of property to access...

18.05.2020

Nokian Tyres adds supply chain leader

Nokian Tyres has hired Christy McDaniel as head of supply chain for the Americas region, a new position that will manage the tyre manufacturer’s logistics, supply chain planning and customer service divisions. The company...

18.05.2020

Humanitarian hubs and depots around the world

The UN Word Food Programme (WFP) has chosen Guangzhou in southern China and not the Alibaba metropolis Hangzhou (see ITJ 19-20/2020, p 14) as the place to set up one of its eight global humanitarian hubs. These locations form...

18.05.2020

DB Schenker transports Corona test kits

Logistics against the pandemic: DB Schenker currently ships rising volumes of Covid-19 diagnostic kits from pharmaceutical companies to public bodies and private companies all over the world. One example is the organisation...

18.05.2020

Two small and one big new aircraft

Founded in 2007, the Hungarian airline Fleet Air, whose Bulgarian subsidiary has registered three ATR freighters, has taken over two ATR42-300F. The medium-term goal of the regional airline, which carried out a comprehensive...

18.05.2020

SGKV: treat all modes of transport equally

Combined transport is one of the pillars of Europe's green deal for freight transport and the climate protection measures adopted by Germany's federal government. But how does one strengthen and promote combined transport?...

18.05.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

Ancient Rome was eight times more densely populated than New York is today.

18.05.2020

Reliance Partners expands senior leadership team

Reliance Partners, an American commercial insurance agency focused on logistics and transport, has named Thom Albrecht as CFO & chief revenue officer. Albrecht is a 32-year veteran of the transportation industry and served...

18.05.2020

Challenging year for Röhlig

Owner-managed logistics company Röhlig continues to expand its worldwide presence. Philip W. Herwig, managing partner at Röhlig Logistics, explains: “We continued to build up our network in 2019 and were able to record...

18.05.2020

Pre-Corona impact hits Hamburg

In the port of Hamburg, seaborne cargo throughput in the first quarter of the year amounted to 31.9 million t, 7.9% down on 2019. At 2.2 million teu, container handling was less affected, but still recorded a 6.6% decline. At...

15.05.2020

Rail solution to curb Pandemic in Africa

Bolloré has launched a rail service for export cargo from Mombasa in Kenya to Uganda through the Naivasha ICD in a bid to reduce the spread of Covid-19. By using the rail to transport cargo up to Naivasha, the company hopes...

15.05.2020

First cargo airline achieves San Marino AOC

Founded in 2018, San Marino Executive Aviation has become the first cargo airline to achieve the AOC of the Republic of San Marino, which as of April, had the highest death rate per capita due to Covid-19 of any country. SMEA...

15.05.2020

Exclusive agreement for thermal packaging solution

DuPont has entered into an exclusive agreement with Cold Chain Technologies for the global production, sales, distribution and technical service of "Tyvek cargo covers" for the life sciences industry. Starting in...

15.05.2020

Central Anatolian rail line reopened

In Turkey, the rail stretch connecting Samsun to Siva in Central Anatolia has been reopened for freight operation. The line was closed for five years and is now upgraded. The Turkish state-owned rail company TCDD has improved...

15.05.2020

Management-buy-back on the Danube

It is a re-transaction. South Africa-headquartered Imperial, which is stepping back from its European inland navigation activities, has sold its 90% holding in Multinaut Donaulogistik Gesellschaft to Peter Jedlicka, Multinaut’s...

15.05.2020

CCM enhances booking application with QR code functionality

Consolidated Chassis Management (CCM), the interoperable gray chassis pool manager in the United States, has added QR code functionality to its ChassisChoice.com booking application system. Utilising smartphone technology,...

15.05.2020

Louis DeJoy to serve as new postmaster general

The board of governors of the United States Postal Service has unanimously elected Louis DeJoy to serve as the 75th postmaster general of the United States and CEO of the world’s largest postal organisation. DeJoy is an...

15.05.2020

Drugs in turntables and washing machines

On 1 May 2020, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Cincinnati airport inspected a shipment originating from Mexico destined for Prague. The package contained a DJ Pioneer turntable. After examining the rusty,...

15.05.2020

Start-up delivers its first e-vehicle

The first electric utility vehicle made by Tropos Motors Europe was handed over to the industrial services provider Ifürel in Herne, Germany. The factory for the e-mobility brand, which has just been launched in the European...