17.10.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

Despite its teeming millions, China has only 1,000 regularly used surnames from a total of about 4,000.
16.10.2019

The five biggest winners

The Airports Council International (ACI) confirmed the provisional freight figures for 2018 recently (see page 20 of our Aviation Special in ITJ 21-22 / 2019). The growth registered by five major airports is revealing.

16.10.2019

Stadler wins first large contract in the Pacific region

Switzerland-based rail manufacturer Stadler has won a tender for the supply of 34 diesel-electric locomotives to Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) in Taiwan. Just over three weeks ago Stadler announced the establishment of a...
16.10.2019

Piraeus to handle 10 million teu?

The Greek committee of planning and development of ports (ESAL) has approved the Port of Piraeus Authority's (PPA) master plan of investments amounting to EUR 612 million (USD 673 million). The Greek shipping minister Yannis...
16.10.2019

Post Luxembourg develops contract logistics portfolio

Post Luxembourg is adding contract logistics to its portfolio of logistics services. The new logistics facility is located in a former cargo centre. The material flows will be managed by the warehouse management system LFS.wms...
16.10.2019

CEO of SBB Cargo to step down

Nicolas Perrin will resign from his position as CEO of SBB Cargo at the company’s annual general meeting in the second quarter of 2020. He has worked for the Swiss federal railways (SBB) for 32 years. During this time, he...
16.10.2019

Longest heavy-load railway sets off

The 1,814 km railway connects Haolebaoji South Railway Station in the Ordos, Inner Mongolia autonomous region with Ji'an Railway Station in Jiangxi province. It will mainly be used for transporting coal from northern to central...
16.10.2019

"Emirates Delivers" - from the USA to the UAE

Emirates Skycargo, the freight division of Emirates, has launched Emirates Delivers - a new e-commerce delivery platform that allows customers shopping from multiple online retailers in the USA to consolidate their purchases and...
16.10.2019

Four wings for a rocket

The naval architecture company VPLP is designing its first maritime transport ship using the technology of Oceanwings. The project concerns the development of a 121-m-long RoRo vessel for transporting components of the Ariane 6...
16.10.2019

Nine new trucks to boost recycling fleet

Surrey (UK)-based Britaniacrest Recycling has taken delivery of nine new Volvo trucks to boost its operations in the south east of England. The group of FE, FMX and FH models join a Volvo dominated fleet of over 45 vehicles. Two...
16.10.2019

Dutch airport operator expands Down Under

Already familiar with the Australian market through its participation in Brisbane airport, Royal Schiphol Group and the Australian institutional investment managers QIC have won the bid for a 70% stake in Hobart International...
16.10.2019

Uniform brand: AFG operates under new name

Effective immediately, the logistics services provider Allgemeine Fahrzeugübernahme-Gesellschaft (AFG), which was taken over by the Mosolf Group at the beginning of 2018, will be trading under the name of Mosolf Automotive...
16.10.2019

165 job losses in Basel

The DSV Panalpina Group has informed employees at the former Panalpina headquarters in Basel (Switzerland) about its plans for the location. As part of the integration, overlapping corporate functions and positions will...
16.10.2019

Port of Hamburg to remain stable in 2020

The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA, Germany) has decided to make no adjustments to port dues levied for use of the port of Hamburg by seagoing, inland or port vessels. In recent years, changes for seagoing ships were already below...
16.10.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

An EU directive stipulates the maximum permitted speed of escalators: 2.7 km/h.

16.10.2019

IAG Cargo offers end-to-end monitoring

IAG Cargo has launched a partnership with Cargo Signal, a Seattle (WA, USA)-based logistics platform that uses IoT technology, to offer customers a new tracking service for cargo. It provides customers with enhanced end-to-end...
16.10.2019

Agility gains prestigious award in Africa

The new Mozambique park of Agility Logistics Parks (ALP) has won the “best industrial and logistics development in Africa” award at the Africa property and investment summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. The award recognised the...
16.10.2019

ADAC invests in partner network

With “Werkstatt Plus” the ADAC Truckservice, a product offered by the German national automobile association ADAC, is expanding its quality and sustainability programme. A key measure is the introduction of a uniform system of...
16.10.2019

La Salle acquires facility in South Korea

La Salle Investment Management has completed the acquisition and leasing of Logiport West Anseong located in Anseong City, South Korea. The project’s gross floor area is 46,800 sqm and the construction was finished in December...
15.10.2019

Banking on India

Political stability in India has prompted global shipping lines to launch two new services to the country recently. The direct IEX link to and from Europe is one, the MIAX service another one; the latter ensures better links with...
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