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04.03.2024

Combining forces on roads in Asia Pacific

Kuehne + Nagel has entered into an agreement to acquire City Zone Express. Established in 2006 and headquartered in Malaysia, the company has over 500 employees and operates 260 vehicles and 80,000 sqm of warehousing space in...

04.03.2024

P&O Ferries charting a cleaner course

P&O Ferries significantly reduced its carbon emissions in 2023, cutting nearly 50,000 t with the introduction of a new hybrid ferry and the fleet support centre for fuel and energy efficiency. This follows a reduction of over...

01.03.2024

Polish leasing company orders 100 locomotives

Cargounit in Poland has signed an agreement with Siemens Mobility for the purchase of 90 Vectron MS locomotives, 30 of which have already been called up. A second contract was signed for the delivery of ten Smartron locomotives,...

01.03.2024

Germany's first remote operations centre

Seafar, a Belgian provider of technology and services for remote-controlled and crew-reduced inland shipping, and its partners HGK Shipping and Reederei Deymann have set up Germany's first remote operations centre in Duisburg....

01.03.2024

Captrain: changes at the helm

Johann Ubben, managing director of Captrain Deutschland Cargowest (CCW) and Captrain Netherlands (CT-NL) since 1 September 2020, will leave the Captrain Deutschland Group for personal reasons on 29 February 2024. In October last...

01.03.2024

Icao: forecasts for 2024

In its latest press release, Icao forecasts that global demand expressed in freight tonne kilometres (FTK) will be around 2% below 2019 levels for the full year 2024. It bases this projected decline mainly on anticipated...

01.03.2024

A tool to lower language barriers on the road

The logistics company Quehenberger (part of the German Gais Group) has developed an app for truck drivers that aims to improve the quality of service and support drivers on the road. The tool is linked to the transport...

01.03.2024

Investing in future logistics tech

Infinite PL is expanding its capabilities in the logistics technology market by taking a major stake in the UK-based tech company GN TEQ Limited. With this investment, Infinite PL seeks to grow its e-commerce and digital...

01.03.2024

MOL's plastic recycling trial

MOL and Idemitsu Kosan are launching a demonstration test to recycle used plastic waste generated on a very large crude carrier (VLCC). The test, conducted on the VLCC “Suzukasan” chartered by Idemitsu Tanker Co., will use the...

01.03.2024

Up to 120,000 kg cargo capacity every Friday

Network Airline Management and Taag Angola Airlines have renewed their long-term freighter aircraft contract, sealing their current partnership for the foreseeable future. Resuming its regular weekly scheduled service from Liege,...

01.03.2024

Study for an e-fuel supply chain

MOL, Itochu, HIF, and JFE Steel have partnered to explore the feasibility of a comprehensive supply chain for synthetic fuel and CO2 marine transport using green hydrogen. The study will first examine the use of e-fuel at JFE...

01.03.2024

"B" score despite increased challenges

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has once again gained a "B" score in the carbon disclosure project (CDP). This is despite the increase of requirements and the addition of completely new issues such as biodiversity or the EU...

01.03.2024

Freight's out, and away we go!

DHL and Formula 1 are extending their 20-year logistics partnership in a new multi-year deal to create more sustainable solutions for the sport and achieve their net zero goal for 2030. The two companies have seen many...

01.03.2024

From DB Schenker to Maersk

Logistics expert Ole Trumpfheller will assume the position of vice president and managing director of the North Europe Continent (NEC) area of Maersk, based in Hamburg on 1 May 2024. Trumpfheller is moving from DB...

01.03.2024

Linking Jacksonville with South America

The ocean carrier MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has combined two existing container services to create a new direct route between the Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) and the West Coast of South America. This new...

01.03.2024

"Curiosity of the Day"

When people laugh, they divide their breath into 1/15-second long bursts that are repeated every fifth of a second.

01.03.2024

Hudson Bay Railway secures funding

The Arctic Gateway Group (AGG) will receive up to CAD 60 million (EUR 40.9 million) from the governments of Canada and its province Manitoba. These funds will allow to finish the upgrade work on the Hudson Bay Railway and to...

01.03.2024

Eastern Airlines moves to the West

The Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, MO (EDCKC) and its partners have announced that Eastern Airlines has selected Kansas City, MO, for its new headquarters. The company has had a presence in Kansas City since...

01.03.2024

HFW expands its Greek ship finance team

Global, sector-focused law firm HFW has continued to expand its Greek ship finance offering with the hire of an executive team in Piraeus, led by partners Robin Parry and Ronan Le Du. Both have decades of experience on ship...

01.03.2024

A Kiwi cold chain hub

Maersk has opened a new cold chain site at the Ruakura Superhub, its biggest infrastructure investment in New Zealand to date. Valued at NZD 140—150 million and built for multimodal activities, the 18,000 sqm cold chain facility...