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25.04.2023

A caravan from Seattle...

...and one of Dreamliners from Charleston soon. Iraq’s national carrier is making great efforts to meet international standards again, also with brand-new aircraft from the USA. This represents an important step towards getting...

25.04.2023

Hong Kong airport expands services to mainland

Fred Lam, CEO of the Airport Authority of Hong Kong (AAHK), introduced the novel sea-air intermodal cargo transhipment initiative to John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong special administrative region (HKSAR), and a group of...

25.04.2023

Intermodal transport partners share data

Hupac, Kombiverkehr, Hoyer, Paneuropa, Lokomotion and Kombiterminal Ludwigshafen have founded the new company DX-Intermodal (DXI) to jointly operate the KV4.0 data hub, which went live in March. The new platform connects all...

25.04.2023

ZIM christens two new vessels

At SHI Shipyard in Korea, the Israeli shipping company ZIM recently held a naming ceremony for "ZIM Mount Everest" and "ZIM Mount Blanc", two 15,000 teu LNG-powered vessels for its new fleet. “Godmothers”...

25.04.2023

Pharma offer diversified

Qatar Airways Cargo has relaunched and expanded its services offer to the pharma industry which was first introduced in 2014. Instead of two sub-categories, the carrier's portfolio now includes five sets of services – pharma...

25.04.2023

A sorting solution to improve speed and accuracy

Automation and software company Fortna has partnered with Budbee, a Sweden-based tech firm, to enhance delivery services for their customers. The automated parcel system includes a new sorting solution that improves speed and...

25.04.2023

Berthod banking on green fleet

Berthod Transport is the first company in Valais, Switzerland, to own an electrically powered 40 t Volvo truck. The vehicle has a range of over 300 km, which is easily enough for domestic transports between Sion and Zurich....

25.04.2023

Rhenus Air & Ocean picks Florian Braun

Florian Braun assumed his position as new operating officer (COO) at logistics specialist Rhenus Air & Ocean on 1 April 2023. Braun succeeds Jan Harnisch, who was promoted to the company’s CEO and had continued his duties as...

25.04.2023

Cargo Ai: cargo capacities stable in March 2023

Q1/2023 closed on a positive note showing signs of stability in terms of global capacity, tonnages as well as air freight yields, as may be seen in the report which compares month-on-month (MOM) data from March 2023 vis-à-vis...

25.04.2023

New straddle carrier at HHLA

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) has renewed its straddle carrier fleet at the Container Terminal Tollerort (CCT). Eight new units have started operating with hybrid drive: the straddle carrier stores surplus energy in a...

25.04.2023

500% growth in Brazil in just five years

UWL, an American-owned NVOCC and provider of global 3PL services, has opened a new office near the Port of Itajai, Brazil. The more than 740 sqm facility serves as the central location for most of the company’s Brazil-based...

25.04.2023

20 CNG stations for Western Canada

Tourmaline Oil and Clean Energy Fuels will build and operate a network of compressed natural gas (CNG) stations along key highway corridors across Western Canada. The two partners will invest USD 70 million in the project....

25.04.2023

Keith Lim de Nan joins Interoll

Interoll, a global provider of material handling solutions, has appointed Keith Lim de Nan as new manager for Singapore. He will oversee the company’s business and customer services in Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and...

25.04.2023

Stronger focus on timber transports

Delo Group’s affiliate Trans Container and Lesofond have joined forces to develop new strategies for export, import and domestic transports of a wide range of cargo. The companies recently signed an agreement to this effect. ...

25.04.2023

"Curiosity of the Day"

Polar bears are left-handed.

25.04.2023

A first for the Port of Houston

The Swedish company Stena sent the tankers "Stena Pro Marine" and "Stena Prosperous" to the port of Houston on the US Gulf Coast where they were refuelled via barge while discharging clean petroleum products...

25.04.2023

Three more 737-800 BCFs for Westjet Cargo

Westjet Cargo and the GTA Group inaugurated the launch of three 737-800 Boeing converted freighters in Toronto recently. More celebrations will take place in Halifax and Vancouver this month. The event marked the start of a...

25.04.2023

Mining company leases logistics hub in Germany

Garbe Industrial Real Estate has gained K+S as a tenant for the first of its two logistics halls in Wildeck in the district of Hersfeld-Rotenburg (Hesse/Germany). The supplier of mineral products for the agricultural,...

25.04.2023

VTG: Klaus Wessing to head sales in Europe

Klaus Wessing will assume his position as VTG’s head of sales and operations on 1 July 2023, reporting directly to Sven Wellbrock, chief operating officer Europe & chief safety officer. In his new role, the qualified...

24.04.2023

A new energy gateway

Positive results, even through crises. In these times of the ongoing European energy crisis, Lower Saxony’s ports are more relevant than ever before. Fossil fuels such as coal as well as alternatives that go easier on the...