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27.04.2023

First LNG-powered vessel calls at Puerto Cortés

On 25 April 2023, Operadora Portuaria Centroamericana (OPC), the Honduran business unit of the Philippines-headquartered independent group International Container Terminal Services Inc. (Ictsi), welcomed the inaugural call of...

27.04.2023

Four takeovers in two years

Expanding the international network: Eurotranspharma is taking over Alex International Transport (AIT), a major GDP transport provider in Romania. Now part of the French Walden Group, AIT was founded in 1994. It transports...

27.04.2023

Mexico-USA-Canada intermodal service launched

Canadian National Railways (CN), Union Pacific Railroad (UP) and Grupo Mexico (GMXT) have launched the Premium intermodal service, linking Mexico with USA and Canada. It offers a seamless rail connection in Chicago, Illinois...

27.04.2023

Atlantic Forwarding Group chooses Christoph Ritt

Atlantic Forwarding Group has appointed Christoph Ritt as the new chief financial officer reporting directly to the CEO. He will succeed Marco Iulita, who is leaving the company in April 2023. Ritt joined Atlantic Forwarding...

27.04.2023

Preventing excessive container roll at sea

Hyundai Heavy Industries has received the Approval in Principle (AiP) award for its new software system from Lloyd’s Register. The "Onboard Guidance System" is designed to prevent excessive container roll at sea, which...

27.04.2023

Budapest Airport cargo connects to Western China

Budapest Airport welcomed a new airline to its cargo carrier roll call last week, as the Hungarian gateway celebrated the arrival of Sichuan Airlines. Inaugurating a route from its base in Chengdu, the regional airline of Western...

27.04.2023

Hegele grows in Latin America

Simon Hegele Healthcare is partnering MR In Site with a majority shareholder investment. Located in Sao Paulo (Brazil), MR In Site manufactures and assembles electromedical equipment. The agreement includes the affiliates Brazil...

27.04.2023

Another agro express train from Russia to China

RZD Logistics (RZDL) has introduced a new service to deliver agricultural products from Russia to China. The first direct train bound for Xian has already left Moscow. In the refrigerated containers, meat and chicken products...

27.04.2023

Changes at the helm of PD Ports

PD Ports has welcomed two new additions to its executive leadership team. With a proven track record of delivery, PD Ports has attracted over GBP 1.5 billion of inward investment and helped to create some 2,500 new jobs since...

27.04.2023

Nine Mammoth-converted B777-200s for DHL Express

DHL Express has ordered nine Mammoth-converted B777-200LR freighters from Jetran. The first cargo aircraft will be delivered in 2024, with the remaining aircraft to be supplied until early 2027. This agreement is part of the...

27.04.2023

"Romantic" route from Cuxhaven to Kristiansand

The Port of Cuxhaven (Germany) has set off a mini-cruise liner and ro-ro vessel named MS "Romantika" to Kristiansand (Norway). Operated by Holland Norway Lines, the new unit enables passengers to cross the North Sea,...

27.04.2023

"Curiosity of the Day"

Water from the Atlantic flows through the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean at a speed of 4 km/h. A complete exchange of water takes about 80 years.

27.04.2023

All business units profitable in Q1/2023

For Kuehne-Nagel, the start of the 2023 business year was marked by geopolitical and inflation-related challenges worldwide. Nevertheless, the Switzerland-based global logistics company achieved a high profitability in all...

27.04.2023

Emergency hotline for commercial e-vehicles

Electric commercial vehicles need specific care, recovery and towage services after a breakdown or accident that differ from those required by conventional combustion trucks. In order to offer drivers and companies the best...

27.04.2023

Beumer Group UK opens new head office

Beumer Group, a global supplier of intralogistics and materials handling systems and solutions, opened a new UK head office in Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, on 19 April 2023. The company has run an office near Heathrow...

26.04.2023

Defying the roads’ dominance

How are the railways and inland waterways faring vis-à-vis trucks? The modal split remains something of a problem child. The political will to promote alternatives to road transport has achieved little so far against the forces...

26.04.2023

Schneider to use CPKC’s North-South corridor

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) will provide Schneider National with its new single-line intermodal transport service along the north-south corridor connecting USA and Mexico. The two companies recently signed a multiyear...

26.04.2023

AD Ports Group’s new acquisition

Maqta Gateway, the digital arm of AD Ports Group, has acquired TTEK. The developer of border control solutions and customs systems will help reinforce AD Ports Group’s market position as a major digital trade and holistic single...

26.04.2023

United O7 Americas welcomes Robert Jacquet

Rob Jacquet will join United O7 Americas as managing partner, based in Houston, Texas USA, where he will work with Rene Pedersen and Eileen Wang at the United O7 Americas office. Jacquet comes to United O7 with over 22 years...

26.04.2023

Nippon receives Iata Ceiv Pharma certification

Nippon Express in UK (NXUK) have been awarded Iata Ceiv Pharma certification, a quality certification for pharmaceutical transport established by the International Air Transport Association (Iata), for its facility at Heathrow...