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04.02.2019

Strong Q4 rounds off a strong year

UPS has tabled its Q4 and full-year earnings for 2018. Total 2018 revenue increased by 7.9% to USD 71.9 billion on shipment growth; the revenue-yield expansion of 4.3% surpassed the 2017 yield by 200 basis points. The...

04.02.2019

Port Synergy - growth in 2018, upgrade in Le Havre

The France-based Port Synergy Group processed just over 2.3 million teu in 2018, 9% more than in 2017. The group’s share of the container market in France amounts to about 50%. The boxes are handled by its two main subsidiaries -...

04.02.2019

Transport order for sodium hydroxide

The Russian railway operator Unicon 1520, part of UWC, has landed a contract from the major polyvinyl chloride producer RusVinyl, a joint enterprise between Russia's Sibur Holding and the Belgian company Solvay. The agreement...

04.02.2019

Heppner chooses regional manager for southern Germany

Transport and logistics provider Heppner has chosen Alain Goehl as its regional manager for southern Germany, a very important area for the company, as it specialises in freight services between Germany and France. Goehl was...

04.02.2019

UK: DfT tables outlook up to 2050

The UK's Department for Transport (DfT) has launched Maritime 2050, the first long-term strategy developed in partnership with industry. The government emphasised the importance of the maritime sector to Britain’s future success....

04.02.2019

ANA Cargo adds triple seven on transpac route

ANA All Nipon Airways Cargo plans to begin B777F operations next summer. Since cargo demand between Asia and North America is expected to increase over the medium to long term, the carrier says it will respond with the...

04.02.2019

Bigger warehouse with direct link to Metrans

The international transport and logistics provider Cargo-Partner has extended its Dunajska Streda (Slovakia) facility by 4,100 sqm, taking it to just over 18,300 sqm. The site, which is next to the Metrans container terminal,...

04.02.2019

Central location for urban logistics

Vailog, a Segro group member, and Ikea recently inaugurated "Paris Air2 Logistique", a new logistics centre located in the inland port of Gennevilliers port in Paris. Ikea France and the gardenware retailer Leroy Merlin...

04.02.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

The UK Roundabout Appreciation Society lobbies for more esteem for roundabouts. The group’s motto is: "A roundabout is truly an oasis on a sea of tarmac".

04.02.2019

Boris Lukic now CEO Switzerland of the M+R Spedag Group

Boris Lukic has been appointed CEO Switzerland of the M+R Spedag Group. Over the last five years, Lukic has been a member of the executive board and head of the company’s overseas departments in Switzerland. As CEO, he assumes...

01.02.2019

Security first, politics second

Brandon Fried, a veteran with almost 40 years of experience under his belt, is a key industry player and the voice of the USA’s air cargo forwarders. He took over an Airforwarders Association mandate for the first time in the...

01.02.2019

Stena to deploy new ferry on Irish Sea

A new ro-pax ferry named the “Stena Estrid” has just been launched. According to the ferry operator’s plans, the newbuilding will go into service on the Dublin – Holyhead route at the beginning of 2020. The “Stena Estrid” is...

01.02.2019

Hg buys stake in Transporeon

After nearly three years of successful cooperation, the private equity company TPG Capital is selling its shares in the Transporeon Group to the investor Hg. Transporeon is a provider of cloud-based transport logistics. Hg...

01.02.2019

ABC mandates ACG to finance a B747-8F

California (USA)-headquartered Aviation Capital Group (ACG), an aircraft operating lessor founded in 1989, has been mandated by Airbridge Cargo Airlines (ABC) to structure, arrange, and provide a guarantee for a senior loan to...

01.02.2019

Haulier joins UK pallet network

Smethwick (UK)-based ICS Distribution has decided to turn its roadfreight and import expertise to pallet network distribution for the first time. The company has therefore joined The Pallet Network (TPN) in the UK. ICS, which...

01.02.2019

Dominique Lebreton appointed foreign trade advisor

Dominique Lebreton, member of the board and director of the audits, projects and marketing department at MGI, has been appointed foreign trade advisor to the French government. Foreign trade advisors are selected based on their...

01.02.2019

Riga airport has cargo ambitions

With the goal of becoming "a modern and convenient north European hub", Riga Airport (RIX) wound up 2018 with an encouraging increase in its key performance indicators. The volume of cargo handled at the Latvian...

01.02.2019

Slight upswing for Marseille Fos in 2018

The port of Marseille Fos made modest progress in 2018. The total cargo throughput grew to 81 million t, 1% more than in 2017. Last year, container traffic rose by 2% to 1.4 million teu, and dry bulk volumes surged by 12% to 15.2...

01.02.2019

Ceva Logistics renews partnership with Fincantieri

Ceva Logistics has renewed its partnership with Trieste (Italy)-based Fincantieri for another three years. Fincantieri, one of the world's top ten shipbuilders, builds both commercial and military vessels. The two companies...

01.02.2019

Laurels for UK railfreight operator

Direct Rail Services (DRS), based in based in Carlisle (UK), has received the prestigious Golden Whistle Award for the sixth time running, when the company was officially declared "The best performing railfreight...