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14.05.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

The hashtag symbol is technically called an octothorpe. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the "octo-" prefix refers to the eight points on the popular symbol, but the "thorpe" remains a mystery. One...

13.05.2020

New Salt Lake City intermodal service available

Infinity Intermodal in the USA has launched a new expedited temp-controlled intermodal service from Salt Lake City to Chicago and return. The new offering is three days door-to-door and allows Infinity Intermodal to provide...

13.05.2020

Coyne connects Armenia to Europe

Coyne Airways is stepping up its cargo services to Armenia with the introduction of a weekly B737-400F service from Liege (Belgium) to Yerevan. The service began on 10 May 2020 and is designed to bring much-needed direct...

13.05.2020

Paycargo Capital supports transport companies

Paycargo Capital, a sister company of online payment platform Paycargo, has seen a rise in demand for its short-term credit facility during the Covid-19 pandemic. Transport companies and cargo owners that are customers of...

13.05.2020

Maritime augments rail service in UK

Despite the economic uncertainty and downturn in container traffic due to Covid-19, Maritime Intermodal has launched a new railfreight service in UK from DP World Southampton to its terminal at East Midlands Gateway (EMG)....

13.05.2020

New function within Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles

On 1 June 2020 Stefanie Hegels will take over the management of the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles plant in Września (Poland), succeeding Christiane Engel. Hegels has been with the Volkswagen Group for almost 24 years and has...

13.05.2020

New Mediterranean loops operational

The AEM6 is an Ocean Alliance's weekly liner service connecting South Korean, Chinese and SE Asian ports with the Adriatic, including stopovers in the Red Sea and the Mediterranean, has started its amended loop. Evergreen's...

13.05.2020

Donating test kits at Entebbe airport

National Aviation Services (NAS), a global aviation services provider handling more than 370,000 t of cargo per year, recently donated rapid diagnostic testing kits to the Covid-19 national task force formed by the Ugandan...

13.05.2020

Fewer trucks crossing Swiss Alps

Last year, the volume of goods transported across the Swiss Alps by truck and rail was 4.6% down from the levels of 2018. This drop is mainly due to the economic downturn, particularly in Italy. In nominal terms, the amount of...

13.05.2020

Chinese RHI buys Cargotec out of JV

The ownership of the joint venture in China that Cargotec and Jiangsu Rainbow Heavy Industries (RHI) have been running since 2012 has been reshaped. Since then, Rainbow-Cargotec Industries (RCI) has manufactured port and offshore...

13.05.2020

Swissterminal launches “break & make bulk”

Swissterminal intends to enter the warehousing market and expand its role in global supply chains with “break & make bulk,” a new warehousing offer for general cargo in which Swissterminal breaks down or assembles bulk...

13.05.2020

Alta appoints executive director & CEO

The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (Alta) has appointed its future executive director & CEO: José Ricardo Botelho will assume the position effective 1 June 2020. He is Brazilian and has eight years of...

13.05.2020

U-Freight strengthens presence in Malaysia

The U-Freight Group is seeking to increase its presence in cross-border logistics between Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore and has confirmed the appointment of Ong Boon Seong as a director of U-Freight Logistics Sdn Bhd to...

13.05.2020

US short line operator expands in New Hampshire

Vermont Rail System (VRS) has entered into an agreement with US class III railroad New England Southern to purchase certain assets and operating rights in connection with railroad freight operations in New Hampshire, USA. State...

13.05.2020

Hellmann relies on Dakosy's customs software

Hellmann Logistics has implemented Dakoy's new Zodiak GE customs software on schedule. Just a year after deciding to opt for Dakosy, the company was able to throw the switch so that all branches in Germany now use Zodiak GE....

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...