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03.06.2024

A first in South America

Avianca Cargo has integrated its core system, iCargo, with DB Schenker's digital infrastructure, which makes it the first cargo airline in South America to link up its system with the global logistics service provider. This...

31.05.2024

Hercules swallows tigers

Repatriation commenced – first F-5 leaves Switzerland. It’s a well-known fact that the USA is the world’s largest arms exporter, which includes sales of its state-of-the-art F-35 stealth fighter jet, for example. It’s less...

31.05.2024

Cargo operation "leeds" to energy certification

Turkish Cargo has completed the activities it has been carrying out for obtaining the LEED (leadership in energy and environmental design) v4.1 O+M: EB operations certification for the purpose of enhancing its service quality....

31.05.2024

Hannibal adds intermodal links in Eastern Europe

Set to launch by the end of 2024, the new railfreight service will link Italy, Hungary and Romania. The train will serve Contship Group's rail hub in Melzo (Italy) the Bilk and Arad terminals in Budapest (Hungary) and Curtici...

31.05.2024

Bang for Bucky

Bucky is Arvato’s latest addition to its robot fleet. The palletising robot is in service at the logistics provider’s site in Venlo, the Netherlands. Off the back of Arvato’s previous implementations of depalletising robots,...

31.05.2024

Improved UK - Ireland service

Britain is still exporting fewer goods than before Brexit, with volumes being around 15% below records registered in 2018. Ireland is Britain’s fourth largest export market, and the increased complexity associated with the...

31.05.2024

Kiel port with dual shore power supply

The port of Kiel successfully provided shore power to two cruise ships, “MSC Euribia” and “AID Anova”, simultaneously for the first time on 30 May. This achievement followed the successful integration of “MSC Euribia” into the...

31.05.2024

APM Terminals Poti appoints MD

Christian Roeder will succeed Julián Fernández as managing director of APM Terminals Poti, Georgia, effective 6 June 2024, and will join the company's European regional leadership team. Roeder joined the Maersk Group in 2000...

31.05.2024

20.5 million t of cargo within ten years

Doha's Hamad international airport (DOH) in Qatar marks a significant milestone as it celebrates its 10th anniversary of operations. From the first landing on 27 May 2014 (photo) to May 2024, DOH saw 2.1 million aircraft...

31.05.2024

Crude tanker demand to outpace supply

According to Bimco, the tanker shipping market is set to experience higher demand driven by trade restrictions, with crude tanker demand outpacing supply in 2024 but slowing in 2025 as ships may return to the Suez Canal,...

31.05.2024

Northrail changes hands

The European provider of locomotive leasing services has been taken over by Investor Rive, which has purchased 100% of the company’s shares previously held by Paribus Group. Investor Rive now owns 91.75% of the shares of...

31.05.2024

Standardising supply chain tech

The Scheduling Standards Consortium (SSC) has welcomed FourKites as a new member, the first real-time supply chain visibility platform to join the SSC. J.B. Hunt and Uber Freight came together in 2022 to establish SSC and...

31.05.2024

AAA: new fellows and associates

The Association of Average Adjusters (AAA) has applauded members who have achieved enhanced status after the latest examination rounds. The rigorous exams assess the expertise of participants in adjusting, insurance, and legal...

31.05.2024

First CES for air cargo

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the Sats Group, has been awarded a five-year-contract from US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to operate a new centralised examination station (CES) at New York’s John F. Kennedy...

31.05.2024

Solarduck targets gigawatt scale

The Dutch-Norwegian cleantech company Solarduck has expanded its regional office in Tokyo to manage business development in East and Southeast Asia for offshore floating photovoltaic (OFPV) technology and to meet growing demand...

31.05.2024

More green fuel for pallet distribution network

The European logistics network Astre is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% this year compared to 2023. It has therefore decided to use lower-emission fuels for all daily commuter journeys in its Palet...

31.05.2024

Two years of logistics in India

UPS is currently celebrating the two-year anniversary of its Indian joint venture. Dubbed Movin, it was launched in collaboration with Inter Globe Enterprises in 2022 and has since been offering logistics services throughout the...

31.05.2024

CPD accreditation for YFN event

The most recent event in the British International Freight Association’s programme for its Young Forwarder Network (YFN) was the first to be accredited for continuing professional development (CPD). Guest speaker, police...

31.05.2024

"Curiosity of the Day"

A medium-sized fair-weather cloud weighs as much as 80 elephants.

31.05.2024

Emirates to resume services to Lagos

Emirates will resume flights to Nigeria from 1 October 2024, running a daily service between Lagos and Dubai and offering customers more choice and connectivity from Nigeria’s largest city to, and through, Dubai. The service will...