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15.09.2023

USA's dirty tanker exports surge

According to Bimco, the US dirty tanker export demand surged by 33% yoy in the first eight months of 2023, outpacing the global increase of 5%. This growth, driven by rising US oil production, positions the USS as the...

15.09.2023

Europa Direct: new support for freight forwarders

Europa Road has launched Europa Direct to provide unaccompanied part or full loads for freight forwarders shipping between the UK and the Benelux and Ruhr regions. A team of experts will be on hand to monitor capacity and...

15.09.2023

Emons Group celebrates 80th anniversary

The Dutch logistics provider Emons Group is celebrating its 80th anniversary today, 15 September 2023 at the event location Inspyrium in Cuijk. The event, called 'Futuring Emons’, will be attended by customers and partners and...

15.09.2023

Brazil's contribution to the industry

Azul Linhas Aéreas is honouring the French-Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont, who was born 150 years ago, with a special livery on one of its E2s. The Embraer aircraft was the protagonist of a celebration...

14.09.2023

Alternative route on the North-South corridor

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has introduced an alternative option for freight traffic between Italy and Germany with its new Verona-Wuppertal link following the recent closures in the Gotthard Tunnel (Switzerland) and the...

14.09.2023

A merger for sustainable packaging

As of 12 September 2023, Smurfit Kappa and Westrock, two packaging companies, have announced their collaboration on new sustainable packaging. Through this merger, the two groups will be combined into a new holdings company...

14.09.2023

One air freight tonne "weighs" almost EUR 153,000

In its analysis on goods flows and the development of Germany’s air freight market, the German Air Transport Association (BDL) reports that the value of goods transported by air reached a new high in 2022. In trade with countries...

14.09.2023

Weekly bimodal Central Asia service launched

Maersk has introduced a new transport service. It combines ship and rail and offers an end-to-end solution for Central Asia with a particular focus on Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The new service aims to enhance the efficiency...

14.09.2023

IHRO increases storage capacity

The medium-sized forwarding group IHRO is celebrating its 60th anniversary in September this year. Kai Ihro, managing partner of the group: "Today we provide warehouse logistics at five locations in our region on a total...

14.09.2023

MSC to acquire a minority stake in HHLA

Hamburg Port and Logistics AG (HHLA) has revealed that MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company’s subsidiary, Port of Hamburg Beteiligungsgesellschaft SE, intends to make a voluntary public takeover offer for all HHLA's class A common...

14.09.2023

John Mizerek to lead CMC Logistics

John Mizerek joins Container Maintenance Corporation-ITI Intermodal (CMC-ITI) as executive vice president, CMC Logistics (CMCL), a full-service trucking company offering drayage and trucking services to ocean carriers, cargo...

14.09.2023

Menzies Aviation renews Jazeera Airways contract

Menzies Aviation has extended its agreement with the low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways, marking the next step in an expanding partnership with the Kuwaiti airline, which includes passenger, ramp, and air cargo services at seven...

14.09.2023

Pallet network keeps UK hauliers on the road

Pall-Ex Group has launched a CPC (certificate of professional competence) training academy in the UK, offering the nationally recognised RTITB approved course. Training takes place either at the network’s central...

14.09.2023

Green energy provider bolsters presence in Poland

GLP has completed the construction of its last warehouse in Modlniczka near Kraków. Columbus Energy, a supplier of services for the green energy market, has also renewed its lease for 4,000 sqm of modern warehouse space at GLP...

14.09.2023

Dutch-built river pusher for Paraguay

The Paraguayan shipping firm 'Girona - Rio Sur Transporte y Logistica' has commissioned Dutch shipbuilder Concordia Damen to construct a 'CDS4115' shallow draft 5,400 HP river pusher. This vessel, measuring 41 x 15.5 m, is...

14.09.2023

Sierra Leone: new director general for SLCAA

Alhaji Fanday Turay, minister of transport and aviation of Sierra Leone, thanked the outgoing director general the Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority (SLCAA), Moses Tiffa Baio for his leadership and service to the aviation...

14.09.2023

"Curiosity of the Day"

If you were to string together all veins and blood vessels in a human body, they would be around 96,000 km long - enough to wrap around the equator approximately 2.5 times.

14.09.2023

My Freighter commissions Unilode

Unilode Aviation Solutions, a provider of outsourced unit load device (ULD) management, repair and digital services, and My Freighter, a start-up cargo airline based in Uzbekistan, have formed a partnership for ULD management...

14.09.2023

A new van to expand Renault’s electric portfolio

In October 2023, the French manufacturer will launch a new commercial vehicle in the medium van segment in Europe: the Renault Trucks E-Tech Trafic. With this new model, Renault Trucks will be offering a choice of 100% electric...

14.09.2023

German logistics companies partner up

DPD Germany and the Berlin-based logtech company Instafreight are entering into a strategic partnership to further digitise and optimise the purchasing and management of additional capacity in DPD’s full truckload network. In...