07.01.2019

Crew fighting fire on "Yantian Express"

The Hamburg-headquartered carrier Hapag Lloyd has announced that an incident occurred the "Yantian Express". On 3 January, a fire broke out in one container on the deck of the vessel and spread to additional containers....
07.01.2019

Balkan rail upgrade progressing

The modernisation of FYR Macedonia’s railway infrastructure will be able to make more progress. The EU has signed a grant agreement for a further EUR 68.6 million with Macedonian railway. The money will be used to co-finance the...
07.01.2019

Saudia Cargo flies in event material from Europe

Saudi Airlines Cargo Company recently transported 400 t of equipment and supplies for the internationally renowned Cirque du Soleil. The shipments were flown by four B747-400 freighters from the Croatian capital Zagreb (photo) to...
07.01.2019

Port of Dunkirk automates customs clearance

The long shadow cast by Brexit also falls on the French side of the Channel. The Regional Directorate of the Customs Authorities in Dunkirk has now authorized customs clearance round the clock in the port of Dunkirk. The...
07.01.2019

KN expands pharma chain network in Slovenia

Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has opened a dedicated pharma & healthcare warehouse in Slovenia. The new facility, located close to Ljubljana airport, will distribute finished products worldwide and will also be used to store and...
07.01.2019

PD Ports: Short sighted vision threatens UK’s growth

PD Ports has criticised the UK government’s decision to make no provision for freight for the planned GBP 3 billion (EUR 3.3 billion) trans-Pennine rail upgrade between Leeds and Manchester. The reported decision is both...
07.01.2019

Welsh food for Middle East

The Welsh temperature-controlled storage and distribution company Wild Water Group (WWG), has appointed GAC as its international freight forwarding partner, as from 2019. Under the alliance agreement, from this month...
07.01.2019

Moore Stephens: green times looming on horizon

The London-based accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens is positive about the financial future of shipping. The industry will continue to attract investors in 2019 if it fulfils its environmental, social and governance...
07.01.2019

Angus Procter elected as Wet FFABA chairman

Angus Procter of Braemar ACM-GFI has been elected as chairman of the Wet FFA Brokers Association (FFABA). He replaces Pat Donnelly, who has chaired the trade body since 2017. Founded in 1997, FFABA is the worldwide...
07.01.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

Umbrella literally means "little shadow" in Latin.
07.01.2019

New container train for hinterland traffic in Germany

ERS Railways is introducing a new direct, twice weekly intermodal service in Germany with effect from 12 January. The domestic shuttle service will run between the port of Hamburg and Singen close to the German-Swiss border. The...
04.01.2019

Turkish Cargo links pharma supply chain stakeholders

Turkish Cargo recently organized a special event entitled "Turkish Cargo & Iata CEIV Pharma Workshop" for pharmaceutical companies, Iata officials, agents and business partners. Held in Istanbul, the workshop...
04.01.2019

IRClass expands activities in Middle East

The Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), a classification company, is expanding its activities. In a bid to further strengthen its footprint in the Middle East, IRClass has received authorisation as a RO from the Hashemite...
04.01.2019

Airport logistics collaboration established

Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics (SPPAL) and the French engineering company Gaussin Manugistique have signed an agreement for the global commercialization of autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs) that transport unit...
04.01.2019

Port of Antwerp clinks "grand cru" glasses

The port of Antwerp expects its 2018 figures to outshine those from 2017, and has spoken of a "grand cru year". Antwerp says its position as a major European port and Europe's largest integrated chemistry cluster was...
04.01.2019

Qatar Airways ends successful 2018 investing in China

As part of its strategy to invest in the strongest airlines around the world, Qatar Airways completed an on-market purchase of certain A and H shares of China Southern Airlines on 28 December 2018. This investment results in...
04.01.2019

New IT system for Bremen port railway

The port of Bremen’s railway is to get a new modular IT system that will optimize train and wagon movement planning and scheduling. From autumn 2020, users will be able to use a customer portal to obtain information about...
04.01.2019

Redspher boost sales to EUR 300 million

The logistics group Redspher, which is owned by the on-demand transport provider Flash Europe International, generated a turnover of around EUR 300 million in 2018, thereby achieving the sales target it planned for 2020. The...
04.01.2019

Port of New Orleans - new commissioners take charge

The board of commissioners of the port of New Orleans selected a new executive committee in late December 2018. Arnold B. Baker was elected chairman, Tara C. Hernandez as vice-chair and Darryl D. Berger as secretary-treasurer....
04.01.2019

Rhenus acquires Cesped in Italy

Rhenus Logistics has purchased 100% of the equity share capital of Italy-based Cesped and its related companies. Guido Restelli, MD of Rhenus Logistics in Italy and future member of Cesped’s management board, remarked: “This move...
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