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15.04.2020

Antwerp's strong figures in March

In the first three months of this year, 59.1 million t of goods were handled in the port of Antwerp (Belgium). In other words, total throughput in the first quarter of 2020 rose by 4% compared to the same period in 2019. With...

15.04.2020

Kimera Labs opts for Csafe Global parcel solutions

Csafe Global, a provider in temperature-controlled container solutions, will begin delivering its passive parcel shipping containers to Kimera Labs this month, allowing the company to ship their products anywhere in the world to...

15.04.2020

PSA Mittelmeerzug between Basel and Genoa runs on schedule

At the end of 2018, PSA installed the Mittelmeerzug, the first-ever direct rail connection between Genoa in Italy and Basel in Switzerland. The train reduces the transit time for containers by at least seven days (sailing time...

15.04.2020

Former port president dies of Covid-19

Joaquim Tosas i Mir, the former president of the Port of Barcelona, has died after contracting Covid-19 at the age of 74. Tosas i Mir ran the Port of Barcelona between 1996 and 2004. During these years he oversaw big development...

15.04.2020

Kuehne + Nagel plans no dividends for the moment

Kuehne + Nagel's ordinary annual general meeting for this year will take place as scheduled in Schindellegi (Canton Schwyz, Switzerland) on Tuesday, 2 May 2020. Pursuant to the guidelines issued by the Swiss federal council...

15.04.2020

Cyber attack on MSC contained?

The websites of the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), headquartered in Geneva (Switzerland), have been offline since Friday last week. There were first remarks from the carrier itself during the Easter bank holidays that it...

15.04.2020

Seko Logistics to support medical staff

Seko Logistics has launched a new Seko Cares initiative in partnership with Project C.U.R.E., the non-profit humanitarian relief organisation, to buy, donate and inspire support for frontline responders treating patients affected...

15.04.2020

Airmail by night

Freight and mail are usually carried during off-peak times – but they have been flying by night only for exactly 90 years: the world's first night-time air link took off in the night from 14 to 15 April 1930. The Fokkker D.VII...

15.04.2020

France introduces new transport certificate

As part of the implementation of the French prime minister's directive No. 6149/SG on Covid-19 in terms of border controls, the ministry of the interior has drawn up an official declaration to be used for France. This...

15.04.2020

Cargoclix installs Slot within 24 hours

The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic is throwing supply chains into confusion. Truck drivers in the food industry often report long waiting times at ramps for the loading and unloading of their cargo. The Freiburg...

15.04.2020

Duluth more welcoming these days

The Duluth Seaway Port Authority (MN, USA), which has been restrictive to landings lately, has just welcomed the first oceangoing vessel thereby officially launching the 2020 international shipping season. The vessel,...

15.04.2020

Belgian carrier honours Covid-19 heroes

European railfreight operator Lineas revealed the brand new "Heroes" locomotive in its main hub in Antwerp, Belgium. With the special edition locomotive, wrapped in white for the occasion, Lineas wants to honour today's...

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...