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15.04.2020

Ryan Hood to chair ITS (UK)

The UK’s Intelligent Transport Society, ITS (UK), has appointed Ryan Hood as its new chair. Hood is strategic account manager at the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL). He replaces WSP’s Ian Patey, with the appointment set to be...

15.04.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

The medical term for ice cream headaches is "sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia".

15.04.2020

Canadian leasing company enters cargo business

Echo Aviation Leasing Corporation, a Montreal-based provider of financial solutions to the general aviation industry, has completed the purchase, via its wholly-owned affiliate Echo Capital Fund II, of time sensitive overnight...

Anspruchsvoller Boom

Der E-Commerce wächst rasant und dürfte bald 500 Mrd. EUR schwer sein. Logistiker wie U-Freight passen ihr Geschäft den Entwicklungen an, müssen aber auch in ihre Infrastruktur investieren. Diese gewinnt auch bei Finanzinvestoren...

14.04.2020

New rail service between Padua and southern Italy

Mercitalia, part of FS Italiane, has launched a freight transport service in Italy linking Padova Interporto to terminals in Bari and Catania. The first phase throughout the Covid-19 emergency period initially involves...

14.04.2020

Big Gulf carriers connecting the planet

Emirates Skycargo has scaled up its cargo services to connect an increasing number of global destinations. The Dubai-based cargo carrier currently operates flights to 51 destinations globally, out of which 19 cities are served by...

14.04.2020

Deployment of scrubbers on the rise worldwide

The number of ships with installed or on-demand scrubbers is currently at almost 4,050 units, according to the latest data from DNV GL's 'alternative fuels observatory'. Although new orders for this technology slowed down as the...

14.04.2020

Ceva renews contract with Mondadori Group

Ceva Logistics has further extended its market-leading position as a book logistics provider in Italy through the renewal of its contract with Mondadori Group, an Italian publishing house for books and magazines. The new contract...

14.04.2020

Lanxess to head global procurement and logistics

Marcel Beermann will take over as head of the procurement and logistics group function at the German specialty chemicals company Lanxess on 1 June. He succeeds Frederique van Baarle, who will become head of the high performance...

14.04.2020

Eurasian rail service simplified

The United Transport and Logistics Company – Eurasian Rail Alliance (UTLC ERA), part of RZD Holding, has launched a regular multimodal container service between Scandinavia and China. The new service uses a unified CIM/SMGS...

14.04.2020

Covid-19 gives Combi "Jumbo" one more chance

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has joined hands with the health technology company Royal Philips and the Dutch government to create a special cargo air bridge between the Netherlands and China, offering two weekly flights from...

14.04.2020

El Al uses B787 and transforms B777

El Al Israel Airlines is stepping up the use of PAX widebody aircraft as freight-only aircraft. Its Dreamliner fleet consisting of three B787-8 and twelve B787-9 (photo) has a bellyhold cargo capacity of 20 to 50 t per...

14.04.2020

MPV/HL's situation to improve - long term

London (UK)-based maritime analyst Drewry said in its latest forecast for multipurpose and heavylift (MPV/HL) shipping that if the measures against the coronavirus (COVID-19) cease by 4Q/2020, the demand growth for breakbulk and...

14.04.2020

Elsen runs transports for clinics

Elsen Logistik, the logistics arm of the Elsen group, is operating shuttle transports for the Catholic clinic Koblenz-Montabaur in Germany, bringing supplies to and from the three locations of the clinic group. A closer...

14.04.2020

CBRE appoints new head of investment properties

The real estate company CBRE has appointed Katarína Brydone as head of investment properties of CBRE in Czechia effective from 1 June. Brydone succeeds Chris Sheils, who spent four successful years in this position and has...

14.04.2020

Customs clearance at the German-Polish border

Logistics specialist Spaarmann, part of the Rhenus Group, continues to handle customs clearance for its customers as usual, even during the corona crisis, by making use of a binational team and business sites on the German and...

14.04.2020

Another victim on the Baltic Sea

Ferry operator Stena Line is planning to remove the Sassnitz-Trelleborg route from its timetable for good. The main reason does not lie in the current travel restrictions arising from the corona pandemic but in the route‘s...

14.04.2020

Latam Cargo widens intra-American network

The Latam Cargo Group has announced new adjustments to its itinerary to benefit its customers and mitigate the impact that the Covid-19 outbreak has generated in the passenger business. On this occasion, the company will...

14.04.2020

David Cuenca to lead Chep Europe

Chep has announced a change in the executive management of its European business. Brambles has chosen David Cuenca, who currently oversees the company’s activities in Latin America, as the new president of Chep Europe. He will...

14.04.2020

Tigers releases updates for Smarthub:Connect

The logistics and transportation company Tigers has released new updates for its Smarthub:Connect freight and e-commerce portal, which are designed to help customers during current disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and...