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02.09.2022

At the gates of Paris

Logistics Capital Partners (LCP) has just completed the acquisition of a brownfield area in the French city of Gennevilliers. Its plan is to develop a warehouse at the gates of Paris. The redevelopment of the site will begin...

02.09.2022

Maersk pulls out of Russia

A.P. Moller-Maersk’s (Maersk) terminals business, APM Terminals (APMT) has decided to sell its shares in Global Ports Investments (GPI). Following the announcement of Maersk’s commitment to discontinue activities in Russia...

02.09.2022

85 locomotives for cross-border operations

The French leasing company Akiem has ordered 65 Vectron AC and Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens Mobility. The ordered locomotives have a maximum power of 6.4 megawatts and can be delivered with a top speed of either 200 or...

02.09.2022

Rail operations provider selected for industrial park

Watco has been selected as the new rail operator of the Great Plains Industrial Park (GPIP) in Parsons, Kansas (USA). The transport company will begin its services on 1 January 2023. GPIP is served by Union Pacific Railroad...

02.09.2022

CCS-UK enhancement combats handling delays

CCS-UK has released a new version of its advance information system (AIS) module that enables freight forwarders and their transport providers to pre-book timed vehicle slots at on-airport (or any other) handling facilities....

02.09.2022

Bremerhaven’s dike advisory board to be renewed

The Bremerhaven dike advisory board was set up for the first time in 2010 as an active instrument of citizen participation. This institution, in which each Bremerhaven district is represented by one person, creates...

02.09.2022

"Curiosity of the Day"

Fish have over 20 pain receptors in the area of their mouth where a fish hook bores into.

02.09.2022

Trans Pack moves into new headquarters

Trans Pack-Krumbach, a wholesaler for transport packaging and load securing, has built a new headquarters in a centralised location in Neuburg a. d. Kammel, Germany. Founded over 30 years ago as a classic mail order company, the...

02.09.2022

Finnsirius tests the water

It is a first-timer for the first Superstar ro-pax vessel, “Finnsirius”, from Finnlines. After the launch on its Chinese wharf, construction on water will now continue. The building of the second Superstar ro-pax vessel is...

01.09.2022

Disputed alternatives on the Black Sea

Maritime transport between Bulgaria, Turkey, Georgia and Russia under scrutiny War and naval mines are one thing, trade and transport interests another. Freight transport on the Black Sea needs a degree of reorientation. New...

01.09.2022

Shorter transit times to Romania and Turkey

In response to increasing demand, ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is introducing a new non-stop service: containers (20 to 45 feet), swap bodies and craneable semi-trailers, including hazardous goods, now travel non-stop by rail from...

01.09.2022

Buying 3 million litres of SAF

Bolloré Logistics and United Airlines have inked an agreement to jointly purchase three million litres of sustainable aviation fuel for 2022. This new supply will be used on all the routes operated by Bolloré Logistics, in all...

01.09.2022

Finnair Cargo partners with Wisetech Global

Finnair Cargo, one of the largest air cargo carriers in the Nordic and Baltic regions, and Wisetech Global, provider of the logistics execution platform Cargowise, have joined forces to enable freight forwarders to efficiently...

01.09.2022

Lilian Pichelingat joins Upply as COO

Upply has appointed Lilian Pichelingat as director of operations to lead the commercial and operational development of the company’s solutions. Pichelingat has a strong background in the freight forwarding and chartering...

01.09.2022

The gods hold their breath

In July 2022, the container throughput index published by the RWI Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) remained stable at 126.2 points, unchanged (seasonally...

01.09.2022

Testing eco-friendly HGVs in Alberta

Alberta (Canada)-based commercial carriers will soon be able to test commercial vehicles that operate with alternative, energy-efficient fuels within their regular business operations. In autumn 2022, the Alberta Motor...

01.09.2022

Gefco at the Strait

The Gefco Group has opened a new logistics centre in Algeciras (Spain) to provide its customers with easier access to Europe and Morocco. The company is aiming to build a bridgehead in one of the key locations for the transit of...

01.09.2022

Chinese bird flies to Austria

At the Airpower air show which will take place tomorrow and the day after, 2 and 3 September 2022, in Zeltweg, Austria, the Chinese military transport aircraft Xian Y-20 "Kunpeng" (named after a large bird from Chinese...

01.09.2022

Kuehne + Nagel welcomes Sarah Kreienbühl

Sarah Kreienbühl will join the management board of Kuehne + Nagel International as chief human resources officer (CHRO) on 1 April 2023, succeeding Lothar Harings, who will retire in June 2023. Kreienbühl will be responsible...

01.09.2022

Support for Slovakian modal shift

The European Commission has approved a EUR 30 million Slovak scheme to encourage freight transport to shift from road-only to combined road-rail and road-inland waterway transport. The scheme will run until 31 December 2027....