09.03.2023

Fashion and furniture shift to rail

CFL Multimodal and Klog Logistics have launched a new direct train service along the 2,000 km long route between Sète in France and Poznan in Poland. Along this rail corridor, which is one of the longest in Europe, the two...
09.03.2023

DHL Supply Chain picks Andries Retief

DHL Supply Chain, a global provider of contract logistics solutions, has appointed Andries Retief as CEO for its South East Asia cluster, covering Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia. He will report directly to Terry...
09.03.2023

DFDS and Volvo launch new electric trucks

European Passenger and freight shipping company DFDS and Swedish manufacturer Volvo launched a new fleet of 20 heavy electric trucks in the Port of Gothenburg, Scandinavia’s largest port, on 3 March 2023. The plan is to put 125...
09.03.2023

"Curiosity of the Day"

When relaxed, an adult blinks an average of 15 times per minute, a newborn baby only twice.

09.03.2023

SAA Cargo contracts Menzies Aviation

South African Airways (SAA) Cargo has appointed Menzies Aviation, the world’s largest aviation services company, to provide air cargo services at OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg, Cape Town International...
09.03.2023

WDS: a hub near Port of New York & New Jersey

World Distribution Services (WDS) has set up a location in the recently built Linden warehouse and distribution centre in Newark, USA. The facility is located only a few kilometres outside of the Port of NY/NJ and offers...
09.03.2023

Sales revenue reaches new record

Traton in Germany delivered a good performance in 2022 in a challenging environment and lifted its sales revenue by almost a third year-on-year from EUR 30.6 billion to over EUR 40 billion for the first time. The increase in...
09.03.2023

RCG CEO joins VNL advisory board

The association Verein Netzwerk Logistik (VNL) has appointed Clemens Först, CEO of ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG), to its advisory board. Först, who holds a doctorate in physics, began his career in the consulting sector and has been...
08.03.2023

Rail-road-sea-hub operational in Shenyang

China has opened a new railfreight terminal for China–Europe runs in Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning province in the northeast of the country. The first train was loaded with 55 containers and dispatched to Moscow. The new...
08.03.2023

NYK sells NCA to ANA

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) has signed an mou with ANA Holdings to transfer all of the shares of its consolidated subsidiary Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) to ANA Holdings. NYK has been involved in the management of NCA...
08.03.2023

Wan Hai Lines welcomes newbuilding

On 5 March the ‘Wan Hai A01’, a 13,200 teu newbuilding, sailed into the Chinese port of Qingdao on its maiden voyage. The Qingdao Port Group arranged a watergate ceremony for the vessel’s arrival at the terminal. The ‘Wan Hai...
08.03.2023

‘Logistics is Female’ initiative resumes

The initiative ‘Logistics is female’ (Logistik ist weiblich) is celebrating its first birthday today, International Women’s Day. The Logistics Initiative Bavaria and the Bavarian state ministry of housing, construction and...
08.03.2023

Iata exasperated by ‘Placi’ delays

In 2019 the timeline for the implementation of the EU’s ‘Pre-loading advance cargo information system’ (Placi) from 1 March 2023 was adopted. Although it has now gone officially live, some of Europe’s biggest air cargo airports...
08.03.2023

First automated tractors in action from 2024

In Germany, Fernride and Terberg have entered into a cooperation agreement. The aim is to jointly develop an automated and CE-certified tractor unit for serial production. This solution offers both teleoperation and autonomous...
08.03.2023

Takeover strengthens healthcare logistics

Geodis has received the necessary regulatory approval and thus now finalised the acquisition of Trans-o-Flex, a German network for temperature-controlled pharmaceutical goods services and express premium deliveries.With this...
08.03.2023

A321 conversions for Chinese market

The company 321 Precision Conversions has announced that Sichuan Aviation Industry Development (Said) will buy a number of converted A321-200PCFs. The conversion and heavy maintenance activities will be carried out by Smeco,...
08.03.2023

New PPE for female seafarers

The Singaporean Synergy Group, which manages a fleet of more than 540 vessels and employs more than 20,000 seafarers, now offers its female seafarers personal protective equipment (PPE) made by Hercules Safety and specially...
08.03.2023

New forwarding vice-president for Instafreight

Instafreight, a digital logistics firm for overland transport in Europe, has appointed Olivier Prigent to the new position of vice-president of freight forwarding activities. He will be tasked with driving growth and...
08.03.2023

Derailment results in safety measures

The US class I railway Norfolk Southern has presented a six-point plan to immediately enhance the safety of its operations. The initiatives are based on the preliminary findings published by the National Transportation Safety...
08.03.2023

Swiss arms exports hit a peak

In 2022 Swiss companies exported arms worth CHF 955 million to 60 countries. This corresponds to an increase of about CHF 212 million or around 29%, compared to the previous year, according to the Swiss state secretariat for...
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