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14.02.2019

Thai LCC continues to expand cargo business

One month after selecting ECS Group as its GSSA, Nokscoot, one of Thailand's leading medium-haul budget airlines, has awarded a ULD management contract to Unilode Aviation Solutions. The agreement includes the replacement of...

14.02.2019

Koper integrated into Albatros Express network

TFG Transfracht plans to expand its rail services to ports in southern and western Europe this year. The German container transport provider said that a regular weekly service with faster transit times will be established to link...

14.02.2019

Moderate surge for DP World in 2018

Growth continued for DP World in 2018, albeit at a slower pace. The group handled 71.4 million teu last year, with gross container volumes rising by 1.9% year-on-year on a reported basis and 2.9% on a like-for-like basis....

14.02.2019

Kerry sets up Meat Lab in Hong Kong

Kerry Logistics and the Sutherland Company, a meat purveyor in Hong Kong and Macau, have founded a new joint venture named Meat Lab, Hong Kong’s first semi-automated meat processing plant. Meat Lab is unique in Hong Kong in...

14.02.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

About 300,000 letters per year are mailed through post offices in Loveland, a municipality in the US state of Colorado. Why so many? The senders all want to get a very special Valentine’s Day stamp.

14.02.2019

TT Club appoints new Senior Underwriter

TT Club, an insurance provider for the logistics industry, has appointed Andrew Peers as the senior underwriter for its UK, Benelux and Nordic underwriting team. Peers joins the Club from RSA, where he spent 17 years and led a...

13.02.2019

More cargo on the Danube

Inland shipping on the river Danube could be kissed awake from its beauty sleep by a liner service. The project is being analysed and developed in Vienna.

13.02.2019

Czech locomotives take to Slovenian tracks

CZ Loko is entering the Slovenian railway market with a delivery of its flagship EffiShunter 1000. The Czech manufacturer won a tender to deliver four shunters to the Slovenian national carrier Slovenske železnice – Tovorni...

13.02.2019

Changes in North America, continuity in South China

Starting today (13 February 2019), with its last Addis Ababa - Lomé - Los Angeles service, Ethiopian Airlines is to restructure its US network as of summer 2019. Washington DC flights will be increased from daily to ten...

13.02.2019

"Janus-faced" year for Cargotec

The Finland-based Cargotec group expects its 2019 operating profit to improve vis-a-vis 2018 (EUR 242.1 million). The company said 2018 was somewhat of a “Janus-faced” year. While order numbers rose in all business areas, the...

13.02.2019

STI serving cruise ships in European waters

The cruise ships operated by Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCCL) are vast. The largest - "Symphony of the Seas" can accommodate as many as 6,800 passengers – and they need food and a lot of other items. The service...

13.02.2019

700 hoppers cars for hauling Russian cereal

The Russian manufacturer UWC will supply 700 hopper cars for transporting grain and grain mill products to Trade House RIF, one of Russia's largest cereal crop exporters. Wagon delivery is expected to be completed by the end of...

13.02.2019

Honold and Husqvarna establish partnership

The German service provider Honold has set up a five-year strategic contract and distribution logistics partnership with the logistics unit of the Husqvarna group, a Swedish garden equipment manufacturer. The latter now has...

13.02.2019

Strike in Belgium will impact freight business

A 24-hour national strike is taking place in Belgium from 06.00 today (13 February 2019). The whole country will be impacted by a nationwide shutdown of public services including schools, public transport and ports....

13.02.2019

Swissport to take second half of HCH shares

Swissport has agreed to increase its shareholding in Heathrow Cargo Handling (HCH) from 50 to 100%. The HCH joint venture with Air France has been providing cargo handling services to the airlines at London Heathrow airport...

13.02.2019

Tinie Manders invests in electric truck

DAF Trucks has delivered a fully electric truck to Tinie Manders Transport, headquartered Geldrop (Netherlands). The e-vehicle joins the company's fleet of 50 tractors. The DAF truck, featuring VDL technology, is used on...

13.02.2019

Arvato SCM Solutions receives GMP certification

Arvato SCM Solutions in Spain has obtained GMP certification from the Spanish authorities. The new license, which allows the partial manufacture of medicines, expands the company's service portfolio in Spain and adds to those...

13.02.2019

IRClass opens two new offices in India

The classification society Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), has opened two new offices in India – one located in Paradip, a major maritime port town on India's east coast, and the second is in Guwahati, the largest city in...

13.02.2019

Barcelona calls for greater port autonomy

Spain’s Puertos del Estado recently organised a meeting for port authority presidents and directors in Palma de Mallorca. During the gathering, which was held to share positions on the new strategic framework of Spain’s port...

13.02.2019

Swap bodies for Hermes

Aves One, an investor in the long-life logistics asset sector, has acquired and ordered around 2,000 swap bodies worth approximately EUR 17 million. About 1,200 brand-new swap bodies were purchased, and most of them have been...