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29.04.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

There is a comic about "Normalman", the only person on the planet Levram without supernatural powers.

28.04.2020

New tracks for port railway in Wilhelmshaven

The rail facility in Rüstersieler Groden in Wilhelmshaven, Germany welcomes 15 trains carrying up 52 wagons per week. The port railway is primarily used for the transhipment and transport of coal, which puts a great deal of...

28.04.2020

SAL moves into new Riyadh facilities

Saudi Arabian Logistics (SAL), a subsidiary of Saudi Arabian Airlines, has moved some of its services to the newly-launched facilities at Riyadh airport, where operational capacity has doubled and will reach 450,000 t a year at a...

28.04.2020

Pharma.Aero welcomes two new members

As announced at this year's Air India Cargo exhibition, Pharma.Aero has added two new full members to its air pharma network. Andre Blech, head of cargo operations and delivery at Etihad Aviation Group, said, "Our...

28.04.2020

Group7 to build in Hamburg

The logistics services provider Group7 intends to build a new hub in Hamburg (Germany). Spanning 26,000 sqm, the planned new building is one of the two largest logistics projects over the last 15 months, Hamburg-based BNP Paribas...

28.04.2020

India: Darcl Logistics receives 120 Bharat Benz trucks

India Commercial Vehicles recently completed a major order with the delivery of 120 BharatBenz trucks. The blue BharatBenz 4023T tractors were handed over to Darcl Logistics in Jamshedpur, North India. Darcl Logistics is a...

28.04.2020

Drewry: prices and lead rates better than expected

The coronavirus outbreak will lead to a contraction in the shipping container fleet and keep prices and lease rates under pressure in 2020 - although better than in 2019, says London (UK)-based maritime intelligence provider...

28.04.2020

Extending payment deadline for port dues

In order to ease the burden on companies in the port in the days of the pandemic, Antwerp Port Authority has agreed to let them delay payment of port dues for seagoing ships and barges. After consulting Alfaport, the Port...

28.04.2020

All divisions of KN affected

As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, business volumes declined sharply in the first quarter of 2020. Kuehne + Nagel Group's net turnover (-6.2%), gross profit (-5-1%) and earnings (-23.2%) were significantly below last year's...

28.04.2020

Railway helps to keep the lights on in UK

Teams at GB Railfreight (GBRf) are continuing to work closely with energy company Drax to maintain supplies of the sustainable biomass needed for the UK’s largest power station to generate electricity needed by millions of homes...

28.04.2020

A new battle front for Embraer

Strongly contested by Embraer, Boeing has terminated its master transaction agreement (MTA) with the Brazilian airframe manufacturer, under which the two companies sought to establish a new level of strategic partnership. The...

28.04.2020

DB Cargo strengthens its marketing team

DB Cargo has appointed Martell Beck to its marketing team. The former head of marketing at the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) will assume the leadership of the newly created segment “marketing and transport policy” on 1 June...

28.04.2020

Few detentions for BMA in 2019

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has been implementing its Qualship 21 programme (quality shipping for the 21st century) since 2001. The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) was recently included in the USCG 'Qualship 21' list,...

28.04.2020

Haeco helps to stuff passenger cabins

Haeco Cabin Solutions, a business unit of the Hong Kong-based Haeco Group, headquartered in Greensboro, NC, USA, has launched new devices to allow package stowage in the main passenger cabin. The solutions build upon...

28.04.2020

Port of Barcelona names new department heads

The port of Barcelona has appointed new directors for projects and infrastructure and concessions management. Miguel Ángel Pindado, who is already working for the port, will now also take over responsibility for external...

28.04.2020

VTL plans upgrade

Despite the currently difficult situation, the general cargo cooperative VTL has given the green light for the comprehensive future project VTL Next. “We do not just want to react, we want to shape our future by our own efforts....

28.04.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

Because she and all the other Cleopatras were perceived in Egypt as kings, she had to dress up as a man on state occasions, she even had to wear a silly stick-on beard.

28.04.2020

149 shippers honoured with safe handling award

It is easy to become distracted by the current response to Covid-19, but safety never takes a break. It is in this spirit of keeping everyone safe and healthy that Canadian National Railways (CN) recently named the winners of its...

Flächen bleiben attraktiv

Die Nachfrage nach Logistikimmobilien in Italien ist immer noch vorhanden, wie eine Transaktion von Ende März zeigt.

27.04.2020

International interest in Australia's export support

Six global freight forwarders and nine air cargo carriers have been selected to participate in Australia's International Freight Assistance Mechanism (IFAM) to re-establish global supply chains. In the first three weeks of its...