30.01.2023

"Curiosity of the Day"

75% of the fish caught worldwide are eaten, the remaining 25% are processed into glue, soap, margarine and fertiliser.

30.01.2023

E-truck saves 58 t of CO2

Bakker Belgium has added the first e-truck to its fleet. The new Volvo truck will deliver around 1,800,000 kg of fruit and vegetables between Bakker’s distribution centre in Boom and Delhaize's hub in Zellik every year. The...
30.01.2023

No diversity for brands

A.P. Moller–Maersk is restructuring the brands in its transport and logistics portfolio. In a press release, the group spoke of its "intention to move towards a singular, unified brand by integrating Maersk brands such as...
27.01.2023

A premiere for a private railway

Setting a new standard for timber transport solutions. The new wagons that SETG presented recently can carry 2,500 m³ of logs or 4,200 m³ of sawn timber, representing a payload of 2,300 t per train. The wagons, which at 8.8 m2...
27.01.2023

Euroairport remains cautious

Compared to 2021, cargo business at Basel-Mulhouse airport (Euroairport) remained stable in 2022, despite a slight decline of 4.2% (114'320 t) in total freight volume (2019: 106'075 t). Express freight dropped by 7% (+4.6%/2019),...
27.01.2023

A fleet of 50 e-trucks

Decarbonisation is also the rule of the day in road transport, though it is important to do more than just talk about it. The European logistics player Gruber Logistics has confirmed its plan to acquire fifty electric vehicles...
27.01.2023

Improving rail service for Wilhelmshaven

TX Logistik has successfully launched its new hinterland connections between Wilhelmshaven and southern Germany. Since mid-January, the rail logistics company has been running one round trip per week between the Jade-Weser Port...
27.01.2023

Enlarging the Manila terminal

The Manila International Container Terminal (MICT), the flagship of ICTSI, a port and terminal operator headquartered in the Philippines, is growing. The expansion of Berth 8 will increase the terminal’s capacity from 3.3 million...
27.01.2023

Traversing the Horn of Africa again

After a 30-year disruption, air traffic control services over Somalia and the surrounding region were operationally restored on 26 January 2023. Some of the region’s busiest airways - linking the African subcontinent south of...
27.01.2023

Röhlig Logistics picks Robert Lawry

Owner-managed logistics company Röhlig Logistics has appointed Robert Lawry as managing director of its UK organisation, effective 1 January 2023. Lawry looks back on 26 years of experience in the logistics industry and joined...
27.01.2023

Opening in Memphis

Arvato Supply Chain Solutions has opened a new location in Memphis, Tennessee, whose main focus will be on the healthcare industry. The distribution centre covers a surface of approximately 33,000 sqm. The new client at the...
27.01.2023

GW introduces e-cargo bikes

Gebrüder Weiss is now deploying e-cargo bikes for eco-friendly deliveries to private households and companies in various Austrian cities. The e-bike can transport consignments weighing up to 200 kg and cover 80 kg per day on...
27.01.2023

MSC opts out of JNPT

The Mediterranean Shipping Co's (MSC) Indus 2 service no longer calls at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT). Indian exporters/importers are now obliged to opt for the single MSC direct call at Mundra Port. MSC added the...
27.01.2023

Ashanti Airlines wins tender for new Ghanaian airline

The UK based investment fund Zotus Group and the Ghanaian carrier Ashanti Airlines are working together to create a pan-African aviation hub in Accra. The government of Ghana has confirmed that it has awarded Ashanti Airlines...
27.01.2023

A Dutch-German development cooperation

Leschaco’s new chemicals and dangerous goods warehouse in Malaysia, which it founded last year, is up and running. The German company’s next move has been to sign a lease with the Dutch industrial developer DHG (David Hart...
27.01.2023

Bonnier appoints Moritz Trüg

Moritz Trüg, previously responsible for business development at Amazon Books for selected major national and international publishers and groups as well as the “print on demand” vertical at Amazon Retail in Germany, will move to...
27.01.2023

UK: a new zero-carbon end-to-end service

UK’s newest train operator Varamis Rail has joined forces with Network Rail, Eversholt, Steer Consultancy and wider logistics partners to launch a fully electric and zero carbon freight service. The service runs between...
27.01.2023

More LNG projects in Japan

The Japanese shipping company MOL, MOL Ferry, Japan Petroleum Exploration (Japex) and Hokkaido Gas recently agreed on a joint supply project of LNG fuel for two newbuilding LNG-fuelled ferries. They will be deployed in each port...
27.01.2023

AA Cargo and Airlink unite for Haiti

American Airlines Cargo is taking part in a global effort to transport life-saving medical and sanitation supplies to Haiti as the nation struggles to control a deadly cholera outbreak. In partnership with Airlink, a...
27.01.2023

"Curiosity of the Day"

Danny Lloyd was only eight when he played the child in the Kubrick adaptation of Stephen King's "The Shining" (1980). At the time he was not told that he was starring in a horror film. He was already sixteen when he was...
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