06.12.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

"Not today" were the last words of Guy Fawkes, just before he threw himself from the high platform where he was due to be hanged and quartered. He broke his neck and died instantly.
06.12.2019

Australian trucker expands fleet

Linfox Logistics Australia and New Zealand has invested in a fleet of more than 90 Quon CD 25 360 vehicles from the Japanese manufacturer UD Trucks for its bespoke beverage logistics brand, BevChain. The Quon features a host...
05.12.2019

Fresh premiere

Iata completed a perishables pilot project in Hong Kong recently (see also page 12 of ITJ 23-26 / 2019). It has now awarded the first ever quality seal of ­approval for the airfreight handling of perishable goods to the Alha...
05.12.2019

Going east to expand

DB Schenker is setting up eight new country organisations in the Caucasus and Central Asia region. The countries have been primarily served by partners so far; the services will now be operated by DB Schenker directly. The...
05.12.2019

New joint cargo plans at Abu Dhabi airport

Abu Dhabi Airports and Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics services arm of the Etihad Aviation Group, have announced a major project to enhance Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) into a state-of-the-art global air cargo...
05.12.2019

Total to deliver the LNG for CMA CGM's newbuilds

The French energy player Total and Marseille-headquartered CMA CGM have signed an agreement for the supply of approximately 270,000 t per year of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) over the coming 10 years. The supply is to feed CMA...
05.12.2019

Tarros Portugal celebrates ten years

It was 2 November 2009 when the M/V "Vento di Maestrale" entered the port of Setubal in Portugal. Now the Italian company Tarros wants to celebrate with its customers the first ten years of activity of the line that...
05.12.2019

More GDP certificates for Gefco

The French automotive logistics company Gefco has won the GDP certificate (good distribution practice) for the carriage of pharma products by road in nine more countries. After an analysis conducted by the auditing company...
05.12.2019

Two railways to transport bitumen across North America

Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) will serve a new diluent recovery unit (DRU) near Hardisty, Alberta (Canada). DRU technology separates the diluent that has been added to the raw bitumen in the...
05.12.2019

Conversion of military airport raises questions

The conversion of the military airport in Dübendorf (Icao: LSMD, Switzerland) into a civil airport has raised many important questions that were not taken into consideration when the project was planned in 2013. For security...
05.12.2019

DFDS strengthens ro-ro link between Belgium and Sweden

The ferry operator DFDS is bringing a new vessel into service with double capacity in comparison to its predecessor. The newly built “Hollandia Seaways” is one of the largest ro-ro vessels in the world and will increase capacity...
05.12.2019

Hong Kong's airport authority picks executive director

The airport authority Hong Kong (AA) has appointed Vivian Cheung executive director, airport operations. She succeeds Ng Chi-kee, who will retire. Reporting to the AA’s CEO, Fred Lam, Cheung will be a key member of the senior...
05.12.2019

Pfenning Logistics expands services for automotive industry

Pfenning Logistics is continuing to expand its service portfolio for the automotive industry in Germany’s Rhine-Neckar region. For Daimler, the logistics services provider has inaugurated a storage facility in Hockenheim. With a...
05.12.2019

Infrarail: RIA showcases small companies

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) in UK partners with exhibition organisers Mack Brooks for its upcoming rail trade show Infrarail, which will take place for the first time at Olympia London from 12 to 14 May 2020. The...
05.12.2019

Four more airports to tackle wildlife trafficking

Executives from the airports of Hong Kong, Munich (Germany), Sydney (Australia) and Toronto (Canada) have signed the United for Wildlife Transport Taskforce Buckingham Palace Declaration. They join more than 100 transport...
05.12.2019

New president for Germany's railway industry

At the annual general meeting of Die Bahnindustrie, the German association for the railway industry (VDB), Volker Schenk resigned from his position as president after a four years’ mandate. “This year was marked by a focus on...
05.12.2019

Pema joins TIP group

TIP Trailer Services, a provider of trailer leasing, rental, maintenance and repairs across Europe and Canada, has completed the acquisition of Pema, a company that rents and leases commercial vehicles across Belgium, Czechia,...
05.12.2019

New member expands pallet network in UK

Sustained growth across EV Cargo business Palletforce in UK has led to Kent-based Express European Couriers becoming the latest major haulier to join the expanding distribution network. Express European Couriers is the...
05.12.2019

More cranes for Liverpool

A delivery of three ‘megamax’ quayside cranes from China destined for the Liverpool2 container terminal in UK has just been completed. These cranes are part the second phase of the terminal project to provide additional capacity...
05.12.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

Barbie and Ken were named after the children of Mattel’s founders Ruth and Elliot Handler.
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