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11.05.2020

Yet more solar energy for Gebrüder Weiss

Gebrüder Weiss now relies on sustainable electricity for its operations in Lower Austria as well. On a total area of 16,000 sqm, a new solar plant in the company’s location in Pöchlarn produces around 1,725 megawatt hours (MWh)...

11.05.2020

Two new executives back up management team

Markus Schrick and Matthias Wollenberg have joined the management team within the Mosolf Group. As managing directors of the newly founded subsidiary Mosolf Move-Tec, they will oversee the company’s product portfolio in the...

11.05.2020

An LCC with post pandemic cargo plans

As Ukraine is gradually relaxing lockdown conditions from today, 11 May 2020, the country's LCC Skyup Airlines, which began its operations in May 2018, is starting to develop cargo transportation. The carrier has received all...

11.05.2020

ONE to Oakland

The Japanese container condominium ONE has started operating its new weekly service called the Far East-Pacific 2. The first ship in the service, the ONE Aquila, just called the US ports Long Beach and Oakland International...

11.05.2020

US railroad joins research centre

OmniTRAX is the first railroad to join the Georgia-Pacific’s Point A centre for supply chain innovation in the USA. As a member, OmniTRAX is working with leading companies, start-ups and academic institutions to develop tangible...

11.05.2020

Dachser Mexico launches CHB service

Dachser de México (Dachser Mexico), a Dachser subsidiary, has added customs house brokerage (CHB) services to its capabilities portfolio. Understanding and complying with customs rules and regulations can be a difficult process...

11.05.2020

Simon Lembke to lead customs applications at Dakosy

Simon Lembke is the new head of customs applications at Dakosy. An expert for promising future-oriented technologies, he has a broad spectrum of experience in the transport and logistics industry which he was able to build up...

11.05.2020

Logistics providers fear missed opportunities for Alitalia

Alitalia’s decision to suspend the Rome – New York service in May has angered Anama (Associazione Nazionale Agenti Merci Aeree), the air cargo arm of the Italian freight forwarding association Fedespedi. President Alessandro...

11.05.2020

Algeciras and Tanger Med keep the Straits open

In times of Covid-19, the ports of Algeciras and Tanger Med are both keeping the Strait maritime link active for trucks and semi-trailers with the same level of service as before the pandemic. Both container terminals APM...

11.05.2020

Acquisitions boost growth

Despite increased economic uncertainties, TIP Trailer had another good year in 2019, with a revenue growing by 11% to EUR 626 million and an ebitda margin rising from 30% in 2014 to 39% in 2019. The Dutch trailer rental...

11.05.2020

Ifco sets up production plant in China

Ifco Systems, a provider of reusable plastic containers (RPC) for fresh food, has opened a production facility in China, in cooperation with the Polytec Group. The company has been manufacturing reusable Steco 6421 containers for...

11.05.2020

MCTC opens new Singapore Office

MCTC has opened an office in Singapore to service its growing client base in this important international maritime hub. The experienced team at MCTC Singapore will support local clients as well as the galley crews through regular...

11.05.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

The original oranges from Southeast Asia were a tangerine-pomelo hybrid, and they were actually green. In fact, oranges in warmer regions like Vietnam and Thailand still stay green through maturity.

08.05.2020

Big dream seems worth coming true

Maskargo has flown a Malaysia Airlines' A380 to London carrying only cargo. The flight departed Kuala Lumpur on 28 April 2020 with 26 t of cargo made up of mostly e-commerce goods originating from Guangzhou. CEO Ibrahim...

08.05.2020

500 new trucks for safe and sustainable transport

The German Hoyer Group has taken delivery of more than 500 new trucks, for which it has invested around EUR 42.7 million. The forwarder ordered the majority of the trucks to supply mineral oil in Great Britain. The vehicles...

08.05.2020

ONE invests in reefer fleet

The container shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE) generated a profit of USD 105 million by the end of its financial year 2019, ending March 2020. Singapore-based ONE, which originated from the merger of the container...

08.05.2020

Rail frequency from and to China reaches historic level

Normally, between 35 and 40 trains travel between Duisburg in Germany and various destinations in China every week. This number had declined in February and March. But since the lock-down was lifted in some provinces, China’s...

08.05.2020

Tigers launches PPE portal on its eShop

Tigers has launched a new dedicated personal protective equipment (PPE) section on its eShop, powered by its freight portal Smarthub:Connect. The global logistics and transportation company has also released new software updates...

08.05.2020

Not all figures deep in the red in Q/1

IAG Cargo has announced its Q1/2020 results, reporting commercial revenues of EUR 246 million over the period from 1 January to 31 March 2020, a decrease of 11.6% on the same period in 2019 at constant currency. Overall yield...

08.05.2020

New member for DTAC

Air Namibia has announced that its chief information officer, Victor Nghifindaka has been appointed as a member of Iata's digital transformation advisory council (DTAC) for a three year mandate, effective May 2020. The...