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26.03.2020

China: rail service to Wuhan launched

The ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak has led to numerous restrictions being placed on shipments to Wuhan (China), with shipments by truck becoming particularly difficult. Nippon Express has established a service to resolve...

26.03.2020

Alitalia - government ends deadlock

While aircraft are staying on the ground in many places, there has been some unexpected movement with regard to Alitalia. After the flag carrier from Italy, which is currently especially affected by the health crisis, faced...

26.03.2020

Craiss increases capacities

The German transport company Albert Craiss is taking precautions to counteract supply bottlenecks that may be caused by the corona crisis: besides extra trips to help deliver supplies to a retail chain in Baden-Wuerttemberg, the...

26.03.2020

Pro Glove expands its executive team

Pro Glove, a provider of industry wearables, has added yet another executive to its team: Thomas Nowak will become the company's new CFO and COO. In this role, he will be in charge of the finance, legal, logistics and production...

26.03.2020

US railway to reduce GHG emissions by 37.3%

CSX has become the first railroad in North America to have its new emissions intensity goal – which is consistent with reductions required to keep warming to well-below 2° C – approved by the science based target initiative...

26.03.2020

Less to pay for in port of Hamburg

Deferring charges is currently one of the guiding principles in Hamburg (Germany). In order to ease the current burden on the shoulders of the port industry, ocean carriers, inland shipping companies as well as port skippers may...

26.03.2020

Improving traffic in Peruvian port

In the port of Callao in Peru, the country’s main harbour and one of Latin America’s most important ports, dense fog and haze are a consistent challenge for port operations. The Dirección de Contrataciones del Material (Dircomat)...

26.03.2020

In-house assets to secure cargo demand into North America

Following the US travel ban on European countries, the cargo industry has seen a sharp decrease in aircraft capacity from Europe to the USA. Commodities that would have typically travelled as belly freight have now entered the...

26.03.2020

Wabco and ZF expect to close merger in Q2

Wabco and the global technology company ZF Friedrichshafen (ZF) report that they have received all approvals from regulatory authorities required to close their previously announced merger, with the exception of the Chinese state...

26.03.2020

Young CEO for Flenzies

The digital accelerator Flenzies has appointed Nicolai Rehn as CEO. Having a positive proof-of-concept, the 21-year-old will now be responsible for the growth strategy at www.flenzies.com, says company founder Anders Flensborg,...

26.03.2020

New haulier joins UK network

TPN – THE Pallet Network in UK has signed up another regional haulier, Hampson Haulage, based in Birmingham. Hampson is well established as a ‘bespoke’ general haulier, offering Hiab, flatbed and curtain-sided vehicles for a wide...

26.03.2020

Latam Cargo adapts operations

Working to offer its clients more capacity and satisfy their needs given the constantly changing scenario caused by Covid-19's effects, Latam Cargo has managed to mitigate the current difficulties through its eleven B767-300...

26.03.2020

Two new logistics halls

Garbe Industrial Real Estate plans the construction of two new logistics halls on its logistics site in Werne (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). An older, outdated logistics facility is currently being demolished for this...

26.03.2020

Kale Logistics Solutions wins innovation award

Kale Logistics Solutions was honoured with the digital port/terminal innovation of the year 2020 prize at the coveted global ports forum awards in Dubai, UAE for its port community system (PCS) codex. Kale Logistics Solutions’...

26.03.2020

Port of Zeebrugge goes for 5G

The Belgian Port of Zeebrugge’s 5G-ready, industrial-grade private wireless network deployment has entered its first operational phase. The aim is to provide private wireless connectivity to more than 100 endpoints across the...

26.03.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

Bakken in Klampenborg, Denmark, is the oldest still-operating amusement park in the world. The park, which opened in 1583, features more than 150 attractions, including a wooden roller coaster that was built in 1932.

26.03.2020

Further growth of Eurasian traffic forecast

In 2016-2018 the market along the Eurasian corridor grew vigorously, but in 2018 and especially in 2019 the dynamic changed from fast to moderate growth and volumes were estimated at 345,000 teu, according to the latest study by...

Da war doch was!

Fast macht die Angst vor dem Virus vergessen, dass Europa dieses Jahr noch andere konkrete Lösungen finden muss. Im Luftverkehr stehen insbesondere die Brexit-Modalitäten zur Bearbeitung an. Über den künftigen Kurs herrscht auch...

25.03.2020

EU action needed on road frontiers

Bottlenecks at EU borders have been causing unnecessary delays and interruptions of supply chains. The European Commission’s green lane guidelines just announced set a 15-minute maximum border crossing time for vehicles carrying...

25.03.2020

AEI to convert for Pacific carrier

Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) from Miami (FL, USA) has entered an agreement to provide Nauru Airlines with a 10-pallet position B737-300SF freighter conversion. The flag carrier airline of the Republic of Nauru which has its...