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13.02.2023

Lethal cockfighting spurs seized by CBP

On 17 January 2023, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Louisville Port of Entry targeted a package arriving from Mexico City. The officers inspected the parcel and found 120 cockfighting spurs and two...

13.02.2023

CPC Logistics promotes Daniel Most

CPC Logistics, which provides professional truck driver and warehouse logistics services in USA, Canada and Puerto Rico, has promoted Daniel Most to chief operating officer (COO). After managing various operations for a...

13.02.2023

Jungheinrich strikes in USA

The Hamburg (Germany)-headquartered intralogistics specialist Jungheinrich is acquiring Storage Solutions Group, a USA-based provider of racking and automation solutions. The transaction is valued at USD 375 million. Storage...

13.02.2023

AMT changes hands

The Naples-headquartered Grimaldi Group has significantly enlarged footprint in the port of Amsterdam. In a first step, the group purchased 80% of the shares of the Amsterdam Multipurpose Terminal (AMT) with a 20-year concession....

13.02.2023

Polish carrier begins liquid fuel transports

Ciech Cargo has organised the first transport of liquid fuels, commissioned by Olavion – a rail transportation company currently under acquisition by the Unimot Group. The load of diesel oil was transported in Poland from Gdynia...

13.02.2023

Andreas Krause leaves Clark Europe

COO Andreas Krause (left) left Clark Europe at his own request on 31 January 2023 to take up new challenges outside the company. Krause had been employed at Clark’s European headquarters in Duisburg since 2008. He was...

13.02.2023

Real-time tracking for sustainable freshness

Working with its partners Sensitech, and Lobster Cloud, global air freight company Lufthansa Cargo has achieved a milestone in the monitoring and optimisation of the shipment of fresh produce. Special sensors and GPS...

13.02.2023

"Curiosity of the Day"

The Irish rugby team, currently ranked No. 1 in the world, includes players from both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

13.02.2023

30,000 cbm of solid fuel delivered

In the first four weeks of 2023, Rail Cargo Hungaria (RCH) transported 6,000 cbm of officially priced firewood from forestry production sites to retail outlets. Since October 2022, the company has already delivered 30,000 cbm of...

13.02.2023

For the best liner in coffee

The Italian liner Ignazio Messina & C. has received fresh laurels of a special kind. The shipping company has won the prestigious title of international ECF Best shipping line of the coffee year 2021/2022. The prize was...

13.02.2023

Building for Dachser

Dachser has begun the construction of another distribution centre in Germany, this time in Rottenburg am Neckar in Baden-Württemberg. The project has been contracted to Panattoni, which is now realising the eighth such...

13.02.2023

Airline industry association welcomes new member

DHL Aero Expreso has joined the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (Alta). José Ricardo Botelho, Alta's executive director and CEO: "We have a cargo working group that started meetings in 2021 and is...

10.02.2023

This time it’s an Airbus

In place of large Antonov or Boeing freighters. Inmarsat’s second I-6 class satellite is about to take off for orbit. Unlike the first, it will be transported to its launch pad by a particularly bulbous Airbus aircraft. A US...

10.02.2023

More train trips between Rotterdam and Germany

European Gateway Services (EGS) is raising the frequency of its trains on this route. From Friday, 17 February 2023, a train will depart from Rotterdam (The Netherlands) to Nuremberg (southern Germany) and vice versa four times a...

10.02.2023

On the impact of the 2M break-up

The Copenhagen-based maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence has put forward its analysis of the two-year transition period until the announced break-up of the 2M alliance. CEO Alan Murphy pointed out the picture is still...

10.02.2023

Two roles for Markus Unterstein

Generation change at Kögel Trailer, a long-established vehicle manufacturer based in Burtenbach in Bavaria, Germany. Markus Unterstein (right) will take over the positions of CFO (chief financial officer) and COO (chief operating...

10.02.2023

Milk run flights from Europe to West Africa

Intradco Global has transported 330 cattle from Europe to West Africa. The company specialises in animal transports and is part of the Chapman Freeborn and Avia Solutions Group. Intradco Global moved the genetic breeding...

10.02.2023

Charging network for heavy e-trucks

Contargo has commissioned SBRS, a provider of technology for e-charging infrastructure for road transport, to set up 33 charging points at 14 locations in Germany over the course of 2023. Each landing point is to be equipped with...

10.02.2023

El Mosca expands fleet

El Mosca, a Logista affiliate based in Southern Europe, has added the duo trailer format to its fleet. The duo trailer will be able to transport 70 t – twice as much as a normal truck- by means of two joined trailers, thus...

10.02.2023

Narrow Aisle picks Mike Hawkins

Narrow Aisle, a manufacturer of the flexi-truck range of very narrow aisle (VNA) intralogistics technology, has announced a restructure of its board as it prepares to drive global development in 2023 and beyond. With effect...