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24.01.2019

Precision begins B757 conversion for Asia Pacific Airlines

Arranged by Aerolease Aviation, Hawaii (USA)-based Asia Pacific Airlines has acquired a B757-200 that is being converted at Flightstar Aviation in Jacksonville FL (USA). Re-delivery is expected in 120 days. The aircraft will...

24.01.2019

New locomotives for phosphate haulage in Tunisia

The Tunisian National Railway Company (SNCFT) has received ten new locomotives from their US manufacturer Progress Rail. They are the first batch of 20 locomotives that will be acquired for hauling phosphates. The remaining ten...

24.01.2019

New VP for Germany's goods transport office

Christian Hoffmann has been appointed as vice-president of Germany’s federal office for freight transport (BAG). He was selected by the country’s ministry of transport and digital infrastructure. Hoffmann has worked for BAG...

24.01.2019

DFDS and Felixstowe port boosting ro-ro capacities

Joint operation by UK port and ferries: The UK port of Felixstowe and the Danish ferry operator DFDS have agreed to increase roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) capacity at the port by about 40%. The expansion is supported by a new...

24.01.2019

Giant box terminal growing even bigger

The German port operator, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA), has expanded its largest container terminal in the port of Hamburg. The rail terminal at the Container Terminal Burchardkai (CTB), already one of Europe’s largest...

24.01.2019

Ole Ingrisch to chair Port-Safety board

Ole Ingrisch is to take on the role of Port-Safety board chairman in February 2019. Ingrisch has more than 30 years’ experience in the maritime and offshore industry. Currently serving as CEO of the port of Esbjerg (Denmark),...

24.01.2019

WFS achieves Iata CEIV Pharma certification in Amsterdam

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has gained Iata CEIV Pharma certification for its pharmaceutical handling facilities at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, one of Europe’s leading air cargo hubs for healthcare and life science...

24.01.2019

Circle growing rapidly

Circle, an Italy-based developer of software solutions for logistics processes, grew strongly in 2018. Sales rose by around 20% to EUR 4.9 million, and ebitda jumped by 30% to EUR 1.3 million. Luca Abatello, president and...

24.01.2019

Haropa growing globally, but lifting lighter boxes

Haropa, an entity formed by the three French ports Le Havre, Rouen and Paris, is continuing to grow. This week in Paris, Haropa’s three director generals (from l.) Nicolas Occis (port of Rouen), Régine Brehier (port of Paris)...

24.01.2019

DHL Express builds new hub at Copenhagen airport

DHL Express will make its largest ever investment in Denmark and the Nordic countries by building a new hub at Copenhagen airport. The 26'172 sqm platform, which includes offices and new automated systems, will be able to handle...

24.01.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

Gorillas and potatoes have two more chromosomes than humans.

24.01.2019

Ivan de Souza joins Deugro group

Ivan Rodrigues de Souza has been recruited as corporate vice-president – sales & business development by the Germany-based Deugro group, as of 28 January 2019. He shoulders responsibility for the global development of the...

24.01.2019

Container train covers 10,294 km in 18 days

The Russian company Fesco and China-based Zhengzhou International Hub (ZIH) are launching a regular container train from Hamburg (Germany) to Zhengzhou (China) via the Sino-Russian border crossing Grodekovo/Suifenhe. The...

24.01.2019

Central Asia after Central America

Qatar Airways Cargo has commenced freighter operations to Almaty, its second new destination in 2019. The carrier now offers more than 200 t of capacity each week to the largest metropolis in Kazakhstan. Arriving directly from...

23.01.2019

Rapid freight railways

Switzerland is set to invest around CHF 11.9 million in its rail infrastructure through to the year 2035. CHF 205 million has been earmarked for the freight segment, which is expected to be speeded up and...

23.01.2019

New Effi Shunter 600 for Čepro

Czechia-based Cepro has upgraded its extensive rolling stock fleet with the addition a new Effi Shunter 600 locomotive made by CZ Loko. The unit is fitted with a more powerful 709 kW Caterpillar C27 diesel engine, and its main...

23.01.2019

Subic Port sets milestone in 2018

SBITC, operator of the new container terminals 1 and 2 at Subic Bay Freeport (Philippines), reached a milestone at the end of 2018 when the 200,000th teu was lifted. The ICTSI subsidiary has a capacity of 600,000 teu per annum....

23.01.2019

Aercaribe revives Ecuadorian airport

Hard times came to an end for Latacunga Airport (LTX) when a first charter flight, operated by the Colombian airline Aercaribe Cargo, landed there last week. The facility, which has the second longest runway in Ecuador, had had...

23.01.2019

Promotion on two fronts at Kukla

Robert Kukla, a Munich-based forwarding company, has granted Axel Bohnensteffen and Daniel Comi full power of attorney. The trained forwarder merchant and business economist Bohnensteffen, who has been with Kukla since summer...

23.01.2019

New package delivery facility in Houston

The new UPS Willowbrook package delivery facility in northwest Houston has created 575 new full and part-time jobs. Now operating at full capacity, the platform significantly increases UPS’s delivery fleet serving Houston TX, the...