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14.02.2024

Fresh route for fruit exports

Through its subsidiary Unifeeder Group, DP World Marine Services has launched a Colombia-Panama maritime route. Linking the Colombian ports of Turbo, Santa Marta, Cartagena, and Barranquilla with the port of Manzanillo in Panama,...

14.02.2024

Taking a new, solar-powered route

Aerostar Airport Holdings (Aerostar) has invested USD 4.6 million in a new road connecting cargo facilities at Luis Muñoz Marín Airport (SJU), the island’s busiest freight hub. The new road, which will be lit by solar-powered...

14.02.2024

"Curiosity of the Day"

Two thirds of all people hold their nose to the right when they kiss.

14.02.2024

Climate-friendly carbon solutions

French logistics provider Geodis has announced plans to reduce direct and indirect carbon emissions through an approach in accordance with the Paris Agreement. Geodis will switch its fleet of vehicles to alternative modes...

14.02.2024

Hybrid carriers to Réunion Island

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has secured a deal with CMA Terminals, a subsidiary of CMA CGM, to supply three Kalmar hybrid straddle carriers for SAMR, CMA CGM Group's Indian Ocean hub on Réunion Island. Scheduled for delivery in...

14.02.2024

Bolstering regional project logistics

The international logistics and transport company Asstra Associated Traffic has welcomed Daniel Staples to its executive team. His career spans over three decades in the logistics sector and more than twenty years in the Middle...

13.02.2024

Unorthodox approaches

Italian logisticians with big plans for 2024. 2023 may have ended on a gloomy note in Italy, but the country’s exports are poised for growth this year. Fundamental trends have led players such as Ambrogio Intermodal to open new...

13.02.2024

Trailer manufacturer relies on rail

Krone in Germany is now delivering its vehicles by combined transport. In mid-January, the utility vehicles manufacturer introduced a block train which runs once or twice a week between Werlte (Lower Saxony) and Wörth amk Rhein...

13.02.2024

GXO picks sales expert

Pure-play contract logistics provider GXO Logistics has appointed Marco Galtelli as its new business development director for Italy and Switzerland. He will lead the business development, solution design and real estate teams and...

13.02.2024

A first for Santiago

Maersk has partnered with Puma to operate a semi-automated omnichannel fulfilment and distribution centre in Santiago de Chile, whereby the logistics provider will ensure end-to-end visibility from the brand’s factories in Asia...

13.02.2024

366 m record breaker in Brazil

The arrival of the “MSC Natasha XIII”, a 366 m vessel, at Brazil's Porto de Santos on 1 February marks a historic milestone. With a capacity of 14,400 teu, it's the largest ship to dock there, facilitated by the collaborative...

13.02.2024

Growing cargo business in Asia without freighters

LCC Thai Vietjet Air has signed a master GSSA agreement with ECS Group member AVS GSA Thailand. The strategic partnership allows Thai Vietjet Air to leverage ECS Group's in-house digital tools and expert knowledge to promote its...

13.02.2024

Bosch platform now available in Hungary

Bosch Secure Truck Parking has opened its first fixed truck parking facility in Hungary. Carriers can reserve their secure parking spaces directly on the Bosch booking platform. The facility is located at Tatabanya, around 40 km...

13.02.2024

EUR 11 million for green vehicles

After having handled 170,000 flights and served more than 21 million passengers at Rome Fiumicino Airport (Italy) in 2023, Swissport will now invest some EUR 11 million in eco-friendly vehicles on this site. Many of these new...

13.02.2024

Trans-o-flex CEO retires

Wolfgang P. Albeck (right) has decided to retire from his role as CEO of the express service specialising in the healthcare, cosmetics, consumer electronics and other sensitive goods sectors and move to the company's supervisory...

13.02.2024

A prime location for Primark

Built on 51,097 sqm in North Jacksonville and opened last week, the distribution centre is Primark’s latest expansion in the USA. The clothing retailer plans continue growing in the Southern US market, focusing on Florida, Texas,...

13.02.2024

DHL deploys hydrogen trucks in Germany

The logistics company will use the Paul Hydrogen Power-Truck, a vehicle based on the Mercedes-Benz Atego, for a one-year pilot for distribution and line hauls at its Cologne location. This is the second hydrogen to be deployed by...

13.02.2024

Damen's dredger lands in Indonesia

Damen has delivered the inaugural CSD600 dredger to PT Dua Samudera Perkasa in Indonesia, for river maintenance in Kalimantan. This first-of-series, dismountable cutter suction dredger, part of a comprehensive package including...

13.02.2024

A new way to finance freight aircraft

ABL Aviation, an independent global full-service aircraft asset manager, has delivered a Boeing 777-200LRF to air cargo carrier Atlas Air. The deal was structured as a Japanese operating lease with call option (Jolco) combined...

13.02.2024

Targeting Southeast Asia's project cargo market

Trans Global Projects (TGP) has appointed Dominic Toh as director, Singapore. He brings nearly three decades of logistics’ experience and has worked for major multinational project logistics companies. Based in TGP’s...