14.11.2019

Saloodo expands to Africa

Today, 14 November 2019, the logistics start-up Saloodo launched its platform for shippers and transport providers in South Africa, bringing the first digital road freight platform to the region. An efficient road haulage network...
14.11.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

The world's smallest volcano is Mexico's Cuexcomate, located just outside the city of Puebla. It stands at a mere 13.1 m with a base diameter of just 22.9 m.
13.11.2019

Bundled into Dubai

Dubai is also pursuing its own ‘Silk Road’ strategy. Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of the Emirati airline, has developed a product as a partner for transporting goods by air that is aimed at Emirati customers buying...
13.11.2019

From Germany to Hungary in one round trip per day

With effect from January 2020, Eurogate Intermodal (EGIM) will offer up to seven round-trip departures per week between German seaports and Budapest in Hungary. Of these, four round trips per week will run directly between...
13.11.2019

Etihad Cargo enhances control performance

Etihad Cargo has taken its data-driven digitalisation journey another step forward with the launch of its cargo control centre (CCC) at its head office in Abu Dhabi (UAE). Launching a year after the airline embarked on a...
13.11.2019

Heavy-duty transport in Portugal

When the Portuguese special transport company Laso Transportes won the contract to convey a 70 m long and almost 300 t heavy metal component from Vale de Cambra to the port of Leça da Palmeira, some 60 km away, it was clear that...
13.11.2019

European funds for the port of Piraeus

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will advance EUR 140 million on loan to the port of Piraeus to support the expansion and upgrading of Greece’s principal port. The largest ever loan for port investment in the country, which...
13.11.2019

Zeamarine appoints Namir Khanbabi

Zeamarine has appointed Namir Khanbabi as the new regional director for Asia and Oceania. He most recently held the role of chartering and operations director at AAL, where he was in charge of the global chartering, operations...
13.11.2019

Third shunting track at the Schwedenkai

An additional track will be built at the rail terminal at Kiel’s Schwedenkai, raising the number of entrance tracks to three. This will enhance the port’s line-up capacities for wagons in order to cut back the amount of train...
13.11.2019

Intermodal business under new ownership

Roadrunner in the USA has sold its intermodal services business to Universal Logistics Holdings, based in Michigan (USA), for USD 51.25 million in cash. Roadrunner Intermodal Services provides drayage and chassis management...
13.11.2019

New player on the waters: E2F in France

In France, a new body has been created to promote inland navigation: On 1 November 2019, the French national chamber of craft industry (CNBA) and the French committee of river owners (CAF) agreed to set up a new organisation to...
13.11.2019

Testing "Dumbo"

Russia has taken another step towards developing its own successor to the AN-124. Specialists of the Central Aerohydrodynamics Institute (Tsagi) in Moscow have now presented an aerodynamic model of the "Slon"...
13.11.2019

GE picks Selam Amare as country leader for Ethiopia

General Electric (GE) has chosen Selam Amare as the country leader for Ethiopia. In this role, Amare will oversee GE’s operations in the country and strengthen the businesses presence in the market. Prior to her appointment,...
13.11.2019

ESR establishes new logistics mandate in Australia

ESR, a large APAC focused logistics real estate platform, has established a new mandate with China Merchants Capital Investment. The new mandate – to be known as ESR Australia Logistics Trust (EALT) – will be funded with AUD 175...
13.11.2019

Scottish carrier starts fleet renewal with full freighters

Glasgow (UK)-based regional carrier Loganair is replacing its ageing Saab fleet with ATR. The first aircraft to be substituted will be the freighters. Danish aviation service provider Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) confirmed that...
13.11.2019

Maersk vessel tests battery propulsion

Electronic propulsion is the order of the day. Thus, a containerised 600 kWh marine battery system will be installed in a trial on board the “Maersk Cape Town” in December 2019 to improve vessel performance while reducing CO2...
13.11.2019

UK carrier delivers cement to infrastructure projects

GB Railfreight in the UK has transact a seven-year deal with Hanson Cement for railfreight services from the Ketton cement works in Rutland and the Ribblesdale cement works in Lancashire to terminals in London, Bristol and...
13.11.2019

New country manager for Serbia

The management of Gebrüder Weiss has appointed a new country manager for Serbia. Roland Raith is now responsible for running the company’s branch in this Balkan country. Furthermore, he is also in charge of Gebrüder Weiss...
13.11.2019

DHL and Hewlett Packard aim at improving invoice processes

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) have worked to deploy a blockchain solution for logistics payment processing. Based upon smart contracts...
13.11.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

If you drink 100 cups of coffee in one day, you put your life at risk. This amount contains a total of ten grams of caffeine, a fatal dose.
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