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13.11.2023

Sustainability Award 2023: and the winner is ...

The International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca) announced the results of the fifth edition of the Air Cargo Sustainability Awards, run in partnership with industry IT solutions provider Champ Cargosystems. The awards aim to...

13.11.2023

Faster ETCS roll-out in Germany

Deutsche Bahn (DB), Stadler and its engineering joint venture Angel Star have prepared locomotives for the European Train Control System (ETCS) for the first time without the involvement of the locomotive manufacturer. Two DB...

13.11.2023

Who holds the older units?

In its latest report, Alphaliner pointed out that approximately 20% of containership fleet capacity, or almost 3 million teu, is 20 or more years old. This corresponds to about 1,200 container vessels which, due to their age,...

13.11.2023

New tech solution for Scan Global

At the beginning of November, Scan Global Logistics (SGL) decided to install E2open Parent Holdings’ cloud-based transportation management solution to run all transportation activities at its 160 locations. With this...

13.11.2023

Continental picks new head for speciality tyres

Gerd Bartels took over the management of the continental business area specialty tyres on 1 November 2023, with responsibility for tyre solutions and services for a wide range of industrial applications as well as two-wheel and...

13.11.2023

Asia’s quadrilateral TIR-traffic now operational

Two trucks of the Pakistani transport company NLC left Lahore (Pakistan) and crossed the world’s highest border crossings, Sust (Pakistan) and Khunjerab (China), before delivering goods to Almaty (Kazakhstan) via the...

13.11.2023

Kale Logistics to implement Turkey’s first ACS

Kale Logistics Solutions (Kale) will be implementing an airport cargo community system (ACS) for Istanbul Grand Airport (İGA), making it the first airport in Turkey to embark on digitalising cargo data exchange. The cargo...

13.11.2023

Bolloré: developments in India and Timor

Bolloré Logistics recently announced new business developments in Timor-Leste and India. On 20 October, Bolloré Logistics Timor inaugurated its newly renovated head office in Dili. With its office headquartered in this city since...

13.11.2023

South Korean shipbuilders take the lead

According to Clarksons Research, ship orders worldwide totalled 2.49 million compensated gross tonnages (cgt) in October this year. This represents a dip of 44% compared to the same month in 2022. Out of these orders, South...

13.11.2023

Union TLF Overseas re-elects Joël Glusman

At its meeting on 11 October 2023, the Union TLF Overseas board of directors re-elected Joël Glusman as president of the trade body, for a three-year term. Éric Martin-Neuville, managing director of the Geodis international...

13.11.2023

BNSF goes live with Tideworks’ intermodal system

The US class I railway has introduced Tideworks Technology’s Intermodal Pro terminal operating system (TOS) and traffic control equipment dispatch system at its facility in Memphis, TN. This will give BNSF centralised visibility...

13.11.2023

Swissport opens air cargo terminal at ZAZ

Swissport International, a global provider of airport ground services and air cargo handling, is expanding its cargo business in Spain and adding a new warehouse at Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ). Swissport’s cargo network now covers...

13.11.2023

Neptune acquires Greek logistics provider

Neptune Group’s Neptune Land Services (NLS) has acquired a majority stake in Ferst Logistics to expand its supply chain services. Based in Greece, Ferst Logistics specialises in transport and logistics services for the automotive...

13.11.2023

Sterling Transportation expands team

As a new member of the transport team, Sally Meyer will be stationed at the intercontinental airport in Houston, TX (IAH). With over two decades of sales experience in the industry, she brings a wealth of expertise to her...

13.11.2023

"Panda Express" in action again

Last Thursday, 9 November 2023, three giant pandas, including 25-year-old Mei Xiang, 26-year-old Tian Tian and their three-year-old cub, Xiao Qi Ji, arrived in Chengdu, China on a charter flight from Washington, D.C., after a...

13.11.2023

16 new trucks to upgrade and augment the fleet

The UK-based family-run haulier Griffins Logistics has taken delivery of 16 new trucks from Volvo. The three Volvo FM 460 Globetrotter 6x2 tractor units, eleven FE 320 6x2 and two FL 250 4x2 curtainsider rigids join a 40-strong...

13.11.2023

Eco-friendly shipping fund launches

HFW, a global sector-focused law firm, has facilitated the launch of the shipping industry's first sustainable fund named Low Emission Methanol Shipping Company (Lemsco). The fund, created by maritime investment advisor...

13.11.2023

"Curiosity of the Day"

Psychiatrists take their own lives twice as often as their patients.

10.11.2023

Terminal subsidiaries

On the fringes of the German government’s recent Central Asia summit, staged in September, Uzbekistan Railways signed a memorandum of cooperation to establish a joint venture with the Rhenus Group. It will expand and operate two...

10.11.2023

Barcelona–France: skipping the track-gauge trap

It’s a debut. A direct freight-dedicated rail connection to France has started operations from the port of Barcelona for the first time. From now on, the French cities of Toulouse and Lyon will be served by rail cargo links...