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31.01.2024

More support for the switch from road to rail

DP World in UK is raising its incentive for transferring freight from road to rail by almost 50% to GBP 100 (EUR 117). The modal shift programme, which is being trialled at DP World Southampton for twelve months, initially...

31.01.2024

A seamless transition

After more than 16 years at Tip/Pema Switzerland, Eric Jecker, previously managing director, is leaving the truck and trailer leasing company to pursue other, non-professional activities and is officially handing over his role to...

31.01.2024

NCM lands new contract

Network Cargo Management (NCM) has been appointed as the GSA for Bringer Air Cargo (BAC) in the USA, effective 19 November 2023. Javier Gonzalez, NCM’s sales manager based in Florida: “I am happy to confirm that we have been...

31.01.2024

Long sea route causes delays

In its latest Global Liner Performance (GLP) report, the Copenhagen-based maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence analyses the schedule reliability figures of the big carriers up to and including December 2023. Because of the...

31.01.2024

8.5 million vaccines in six weeks

Logista has distributed over 8.5 million vaccines across Europe during a six-week vaccination campaign. Based in Spain and Portugal, the logistics provider completed the task using cold chain logistics and relying on close...

31.01.2024

Port of Rotterdam opens charging station for e-trucks

The charging station is located in the Bodaanweg truck park in Waalhaven, where up to eight e-trucks can now be recharged simultaneously. The first five charging points were installed jointly by the Port of Rotterdam Authority...

31.01.2024

Lowe: new EVP for supply chains

Lowe's Companies has appointed Margi Vagell as executive vice president, supply chain, effective 1 March 2024. She succeeds Don Frieson, who has served as executive vice president, supply chain since 2018, and advised the company...

31.01.2024

Strengthening USA-Asia trade

DHL Express commenced services for the final Boeing 777 freighter deployed at the South Asia hub in Singapore last month. With a payload capability of 102 t, the aircraft joined the four other Boeing 777 freighters already...

31.01.2024

Gothenburg on course

Sweden’s port of Gothenburg was less affected by the geopolitical turmoil and economic slowdown in 2023 than other ports. Most cargo sectors saw an uptick, with the container segment taking the lead with 914,000 teu handled. This...

31.01.2024

Amazon's Austrian addition

The European VGP Group has developed a distribution centre for the online retailer Amazon at VGP Park Graz in Premstätten in Austria. Spanning an area of 62,000 sqm and including a multi-storey carpark with 671 parking...

31.01.2024

Two Californian short lines to upgrade network

Sierra Northern Railway (SNR) and Mendocino Railway (MRY) will receive a USD 31.4 million loan from the US transport department to expand and rehabilitate rail infrastructure in the Central Valley and Mendocino County in...

31.01.2024

GXO: two leadership appointments

At GXO Logistics, a pure-play contract logistics provider, Richard Cawston, president of the company’s Europe division, has assumed the newly created role of chief revenue officer (CRO) in addition to his current duties. GXO has...

31.01.2024

"Curiosity of the Day"

A whip cracks because the loop that moves along it when swung reaches the speed of sound by the time it reaches the tip.

31.01.2024

Preliminary trials for Liberty Lifter X-plane

The USA’s defence advanced research projects agency (Darpa) programme aims to design, build, float, and fly an affordable X-plane that demonstrates revolutionary heavy-air-lift capability from the sea. It is now taking the next...

30.01.2024

It takes two to tango

Expanded range of services on Rhine routes. The choice between rail or inland barge is sometimes limited by non-availability. Now Birsterminal has increased services for each mode of transport for 2024.

30.01.2024

Haropa stayed on target in 2023

In Paris, close to the Seine, Haropa Port's deputy general director Kris Danaradjou and its strategic planning director Cédric Virciglio presented the developments in 2023 and gave an outlook on the running year. "We took a...

30.01.2024

Four weekly roundtrips to Rotterdam

The Austrian OeBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) will operate scheduled services between Linz (Austria) and Rotterdam (The Netherlands) via Duisburg (Germany), initially offering four round trips per week. With the service, cargo can...

30.01.2024

Changes at Chep

Chep has appointed Xavier Garijo to the newly created CEO Americas position, following the announcement that Chep North America’s president, Laura Nador, stepped down on 31 December 2023.  Before joining Chep, Garijo was a member...

30.01.2024

An active year for Bertschi

Despite a 15% reduction in sales, the Swiss transport group Bertschi reported several successful projects in 2023. It opened its new chemical logistics centre, with a storage capacity of 25,000 t storage, in Zhangjiagang, China,...

30.01.2024

Container flows better than expected

The RWI/ISL Container Throughput Index, which measures global shipping activity, performed better than expected in December 2023, seeing a slight slowdown to 125.1 points from 125.4 points (revised) in November. Container...