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29.05.2020

Technology upgrade for Brazil's trains

Rumo, Brazil's largest rail-based logistics operator, will deploy mobile satellite connectivity provided by Globalsat to increase the speed of its deliveries and improve health and safety during its operations. The two companies...

29.05.2020

Peli Biothermal expands network in Incheon

Peli Biothermal has opened a new network station and drop point in Incheon, South Korea, as the country eyes pharmaceutical development as a primary driver of economic growth. This network station is strategically located...

29.05.2020

Schneider takes over Nova Traffic

Basel (Switzerland)-based freight forwarder Schneider Group has augmented its network by acquiring the logistics company Nova Traffic, which runs offices in Kloten and Embrach (canton Zurich). The two groups of companies decided...

29.05.2020

Perils for crews and idle fleets

The coronavirus pandemic has left a lot of ships lying idle, which has created a number of new challenges, as a new publication of the Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (Agcs) shows. The difficulties include delays in...

29.05.2020

Champ's load planning tool for British cargo carrier

London-based maindeck carrier CargoLogicAir (CLA) has implemented Champ's "weight & balance" solution - flying again to provide much needed freighter capacity supporting the global supply chain in these challenging...

29.05.2020

1,000 more transport contracts for cool logistics provider

In Germany, Thermologistic has acquired the transport services provider Frankfurt Cargo Road as part of insolvency proceedings. With the takeover, the company's staff has grown by nine additional employees at the Frankfurt...

29.05.2020

Big prospects for smaller Californian airports

In April, the second straight month of better than 20% gains, more than 75,000 t (+26.6%) of commercial cargo were loaded and unloaded at Ontario airport. From January to April, the Southern Californian airport handled...

29.05.2020

Maiden call in Stockholm Norvik

The first container ship has called at Sweden’s most recent freight port, Stockholm Norvik Port. The unifeeder vessel "SCA Tunadal" claims the port’s maiden container ship call. The container terminal is run by...

29.05.2020

Penske Logistics appoints new managing director for Mexico

Bob Black is the new managing director for Penske Logistics in Mexico. His duties include overseeing operations and leading business growth and development in Mexico. Black has been with the Penske Logistics organisation for 20...

29.05.2020

Expeditors invests in digital platform

Expeditors International, based in Seattle, has acquired Fleet Logistics’ digital platform. The purchase will support Expeditors’ online LTL shipping platform Koho (gokoho.com), and aligns with Expeditors’ strategy and focus on...

29.05.2020

New short line link pays off

The new 8 km long short line rail link allows Drax, an American manufacturer of compressed wood pellets, to reduce supply chain emissions and biomass costs. The track connects Drax’s LaSalle pellet plant in northern Louisiana...

29.05.2020

Alaska’s students receive new classroom

US company Lynden Transport hauled a modular building from Edmonton (Canada) to Kaktovik, AK (USA) to serve as a classroom for students after the school burned down in February. Kaktovik is a Native Alaskan Village on the Arctic...

29.05.2020

Millions of masks from China to Atlanta

Geodis has transported 13 million masks from China to the USA on an AN-124. This PPE shipment, which arrived on 22 May 2020, is the largest delivered to Atlanta airport during the Covid-19 pandemic. Randy Tucker, Geodis...

29.05.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

McDonald's once tried to sell bubblegum-flavoured broccoli to encourage kids to eat more healthily.

29.05.2020

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics implements Cargowise

German logistics services provider Hellmann intends to implement Cargowise to enhance operational processes within its global air and sea freight operations by standardising systems and databases and enabling more efficient...

29.05.2020

Cutting emissions in Valencia

Captain Nemo reaches for Valencia: The Fundación Valenciaport participates in the Nemo project, which aims to improve air quality and reduce the impact of noise in cities in the European Union. It involves eighteen partners from...

29.05.2020

Port director to step down at the end of 2020

After many years of service as director of the Schweizerischen Rheinhäfen (Port of Switzerland) Hans-Peter Hadorn will step down for reasons of age at the end of 2020. The position will be publicly advertised. The economist...

28.05.2020

New train to link Ruhr area with Czechia

On 15 June, the Belgian railfreight company Lineas plans to launch a new regular international transport service: three weekly train runs in both directions will provide direct connections between Recklinghausen-Ost in Germany's...

28.05.2020

Airbridges from China to Nantes and from Vietnam to Columbus

The New York-based apparel solutions provider Wen-Parker Logistics has chartered Ohio's five first direct flights from Vietnam through Columbus Rickenbacker. Bryan Schreiber, manager, air cargo business development for the...

28.05.2020

Reducing C02 emissions by more than 714,000 t

Russian Railways plans to invest over RUB 4 billion (EUR 0.051 million) in environmental conservation in 2020. By implementing air protection measures in 2020, the company expects to cut emissions of harmful substances by 13,000...