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25.10.2019

Fiata World Congress 2022 in Panama

Rolando Alvarez, president of Upcargo and also president of the Panamanian association of freight forwarders, has announced that Panama has been chosen to host the 2022 Fiata World Congress. This is a global event that brings...

25.10.2019

VIP visit to Stuttgart

Three machining centres of the machine manufacturer Hermle, which is based in Swabia (Germany), were recently transported by an AN-124 from Stuttgart Airport to the USA. Each of the machines weighed about 14 t and measured 3.50 m...

25.10.2019

The Russia Express Service returns

The Turkey-headquartered Arkas and its VSA partner Sealand Europe & Med, a Maersk affiliate, are restarting the seasonal Russia Express Service (Rex). The service will start in the 44th week from Mersin (Turkey). This new...

25.10.2019

Awards for the air charter industry

The Air Charter Association welcomed nearly 400 guests to London’s historic Guildhall to celebrate the presentation of the very first set of awards following the association’s recent rebrand. Formerly known as the BACA...

25.10.2019

Starting a new chapter

Pall-Ex is preparing for a new chapter in its 23-year history as founder, owner and chairwomen Hilary Devey has agreed to sell Pall-Ex Group to its network membership and management. Contracts were signed recently with completion...

25.10.2019

IPO of ESR

ESR Cayman Limited (ESR), a large APAC-focused logistics real estate platform, has announced the details of its proposed listing on the main board of the stock exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK). Of the 653,680,000 shares set for...

25.10.2019

Iumi wants more fire resistance

Iumi (the International Union of Marine Insurance) recently raised its voice saying that this year has already seen an alarming number of containership fires, including the “Yantian Express”, the “APL Vancouver”, the “Grande...

25.10.2019

DC-3 ditches in the sea near Nassau

One more DC-3 has been lost. An aircraft that was built in 1944 and was operating for Atlantic Airlines, a company that provides passenger and air cargo flights to and from Tampa (TPA), Orlando (MCO) and Lakeland...

25.10.2019

Customised hardware for trailer telematics

At the German logistics congress in Berlin (until 25 October) and under the Rio brand, Traton Group is presenting new solutions to improve fleet management. The company is showing hardware for trailer monitoring as well as a...

25.10.2019

Moving from UK to Singapore

Stuart Allen, B&H Worldwide's CEO, has relocated from the UK to Singapore to spearhead the company's ongoing APAC expansion. Based at the B&H Worldwide facility within the ALPS Free Trade Zone at Changi Airport, he will...

25.10.2019

Vestiaire Collective uses Descartes Customs Info

Descartes Systems Group, a global provider in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, has announced that Vestiaire Collective, a global community-driven platform for desirable pre-owned fashion, is using the...

25.10.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

In World War I, an American carrier pigeon was awarded a medal of honour, because, although gravely wounded by gunfire, it delivered a letter to its destination, thus saving the lives of a dozen soldiers. Now the stuffed pigeon...

24.10.2019

Sustainability through cooperation

Sustainability is a popular buzzword these days. The Belgian port of Antwerp wants to take it seriously – and is bringing its multimodal Belgian neighbours on board to take numerous measures together.

24.10.2019

Reefer rail service in Spain launched

Medlog, part of MSC, has started a new dedicated reefer rail service for Spain which capitalises on the latest flexible technology for on board power generation. The first commercial voyage has already taken place, with a...

24.10.2019

Marcel de Nooijer appointed CEO Transavia Netherlands

Marcel de Nooijer has been appointed CEO Transavia Netherlands, effective 1 January 2020. He succeeds Mattijs ten Brink, who left Transavia on 30 September 2019. De Nooijer is currently executive vice president Air France-KLM...

24.10.2019

Wedding of Antwerp and Zeebrugge definite?

The ongoing exchange of a closer cooperation of the two European port authorities of Antwerp and Zeebrugge in Belgium has entered its next phase. The ports officials said they have now given the green light for merger...

24.10.2019

Kiwis to quit Europe

From October next year, Air New Zealand will fly between Auckland and its alliance partner United Airlines' New York hub Newark Liberty International Airport three times weekly, year-round, using its latest configuration B787-9...

24.10.2019

Agility invests in a new facility in Saudi Arabia

Agility has opened a new 900,000 sqm logistics park in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), part of a series of investments in the country valued at SAR 1 billion (EUR 240 million). The new facility was developed by Agility Logistics Parks...

24.10.2019

EU to promote shift from road to rail in Italy

The European Commission has approved an Italian support scheme to encourage the shift of freight traffic from road to rail in the region of Emilia-Romagna in Italy. The scheme, which has an overall budget of EUR 6 million and...

24.10.2019

Busy times in Long Beach

The port of Long Beach on the US West Coast witnessed the best September of its 108-year history. In total, almost 707,000 teu were handled in September, slightly more (+0.8%) than during the same month a year ago. While imports...