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13.05.2020

Amazon Air expands network

Greater Los Angeles San Bernardino airport (SBD), which claims doing its "part to help industry friends through the crisis," has welcomed Amazon Air at its latest aviation tenant, joining over 75 other companies...

13.05.2020

German inland waterway to North Sea blocked

An inland barge collided with a bridge over the Dortmund-Ems canal in Emsland, Germany, causing the bridge to collapse. The Kunkenmühler bridge was built in 1954 and was 60 m long. Ship traffic was suspended on this stretch...

13.05.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

Birmingham has the greatest mileage of canals in Europe, three miles more than Venice.

12.05.2020

Train brings Russian chicken to China

Russian Railways Logistics (RZDL) is sending frozen chicken products per train to China for the first time, using the agro-express container trains that were introduced in 2019 to offer rapid food transports from Russia to China....

12.05.2020

Significant decreases in port throughput now over?

The international association of ports and harbours (IAPH) and the world port sustainability programme (WPSP) conduct weekly surveys on the impact of Covid-19 to monitor the current situation in world ports and trends compared to...

12.05.2020

Long HGVs exceed expectations

The Dutch transport and removal company Drent is now using a Krone long HGV for shipments to and from Scandinavia in response to increasing transport volumes. With a long HGV, the company can efficiently combine several cargoes...

12.05.2020

Strengthening trade lines to Scandinavia and France

Qatar Airways Cargo is now serving Copenhagen with eight (+ five) weekly A350 freight-only passenger aircraft, exceeding 500 t of total weekly cargo capacity each way. In Oslo, two B777F and A330F flights have been added to...

12.05.2020

From CFO to CEO

In 2017 Tim A. Hartnoll returned to his role of CEO of X-Press Feeders when Tristan Howitt felt that he needed to step down after his cardiac surgery. Now Hartnoll said: "Since then Francis Goh has ably taken over the...

12.05.2020

Kerry Logistics forms JV in Sri Lanka

Kerry Logistics has set up a new joint venture, Kerry Logistics Lanka, with IAS Holdings in Sri Lanka to strengthen its international freight forwarding capabilities in South Asia. Headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Kerry...

12.05.2020

Power-to-methanol in Antwerp

In Antwerp, seven partners have founded a consortium for the eco-friendly production of methanol, a main raw material for the industry in the port. The partners in this project are: energy supplier Engie, transmission system...

12.05.2020

No road tolls for CNG-/LNG trucks until the end of 2013

Germany's logistics associations welcome the federal transportation committee's decision to prolong the exemption from road tolls for CNG/LNG vehicles until the end of 2023, calling it an important step towards increasing...

12.05.2020

10% less cargo carried by Emirates Skycargo

The Emirates Group has announced its 32nd consecutive year of profit, against a drop in revenue mainly attributed to reduced operations during the planned DXB runway closure in the first quarter, and the impact of the Covid-19...

12.05.2020

New project on recycled site

Garbe Industrial Real Estate and Bremer project development have begun construction of a logistics centre in the Hanau Technology Park. Following extensive revitalisation, the new headquarters for "tesa nie wieder bohren...

12.05.2020

Berkshire Grey picks new CMO

Berkshire Grey, a robotics and AI company developing retail, ecommerce and logistics fulfilment automation for global companies, has appointed Christine Washburn as chief marketing officer. She joins the executive team and will...

12.05.2020

Greek shipping company inks charter contract

Greece-based Diana Shipping, a shipping company specialising in dry bulk vessels, has entered into a time charter contract with Pacbulk Shipping, Singapore, for one of its Capesize dry bulk vessels, the MV "Seattle"....

12.05.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

Frigatebirds can fly for months without ever touching the ground.

12.05.2020

Unitax expands executive team

Unitax, a pharma logistics provider based in Germany, has expanded its management team: Steven Reinhold (CFO) and Grit Jedamzik (COO) joined managing director and CEO André Reich at the helm in March 2020. In his new...

12.05.2020

Cargo flights soldier on

Under voluntary administration for three weeks now, Air Mauritius has resumed commercial cargo operations to and from some designated destinations. After two first flights to Paris last week, Mauritius' national carrier is...

12.05.2020

US class I railway transports for Vulcan Materials

Union Pacific (UP) has delivered 95 gondola railcars loaded with aggregate limestone rock from Medina County, Texas, to the US port Freeport. It is the first rail shipment from Vulcan Materials Company to arrive at the port’s new...

12.05.2020

Agility launches Global Response Aid

Agility has launched Global Response Aid (GRA), a Dubai (UAE)-based company established to procure certified diagnostic, testing and protective products and offer services such as a contact-tracing app and mobile testing used in...