03.02.2022

Duluth back to pre-pandemic levels

Inland navigation through the Saint-Laurence River and the Great Lakes is also getting back to normal. Throughput in the Port of Duluth-Superior climbed to 32.9 million t in 2021, an increase of 27% compared to 2020 and a 2.3%...
03.02.2022

China Airlines: Building on cargo success

China Airlines is purchasing four more new Boeing 777F freighters, which will eventually bring the fleet to ten aircraft in total. The deliveries are slated to commence in 2023 and six 777F freighters have progressively entered...
03.02.2022

CN picks Tracy Robinson

CN (Canadian National) has appointed Tracy Robinson as president and chief executive officer and as a member of its board of directors, effective 28 February 2022. This appointment follows the previously announced retirement of...
03.02.2022

"Curiosity of the Day"

Astronauts grow by up to 7 cm in space because weightlessness causes the intervertebral discs to swell.
03.02.2022

Hapag-Lloyd: 2021 puts wind in the sails

Carriers cannot help making money these days. While the volumes transported moved sidewards with 11.9 million teu (2020: 11-8 million teu) in 2021, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues went up by 43% and increased to approximately EUR 22.3...
03.02.2022

More than ever before

142 hydrogen refuelling stations went into operation worldwide in 2021, – setting a new record. 37 hydrogen stations were opened in Europe, 89 in Asia and thirteen in North America, according to an annual assessment....
03.02.2022

Big Brown in good shape

UPS is reaching for the stars, approaching the threshold of USD 100 billion in annual revenues. In 2021, consolidated revenue in the CEP business increased by 15% compared to 2020, amounting to USD 97.3 billion in total. Net...
02.02.2022

Road congestion strengthens rail in Asia

DHL has seen significant uptake with its 2021 launched daily connection between Kunming, China and Vientiane, Laos. The rail service shortens transit time between these two destinations to about 20 – 24 hours, compared to...
02.02.2022

Swissterminal celebrates half a century

Swissterminal, an international integrated logistics provider headquartered in Frenkendorf near Basel and with locations in Switzerland and France, is celebrating five decades of operations. On 1 February 1972, when Alex...
02.02.2022

‘A’-ratings for The Swedish Club

S&P Global Ratings has reaffirmed the ‘A’-ratings for long-term insurer financial strength and issuer credit for The Swedish Club. S&P also maintained its assessment of the Club's outlook as negative. Managing director...
02.02.2022

Train instead of truck cuts CO2 by around 75%

A positive result: At the end of last year, automotive industry supplier Webasto tested the delivery of component parts for production by train at its plant in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Germany). The interim results of...
02.02.2022

London City bond opts for freeport advantages

The freeport status has attracted yet another tenant to DP World London Gateway’s growing port-centric logistics park. London City Bond, which will take the facility on a long-term lease from March, is a major UK tax warehousing...
02.02.2022

New LNG units for PIL

Pacific International Lines (PIL) is investing again. According to the local press in Singapore, the liner has ordered four newbuilds. Currently, two 13,000 teu LNG units are confirmed, and another two are in the pipeline. The...
02.02.2022

Big order for Boeing's new freighter programme

Qatar Airways will be the 777-8 freighter launch customer with a firm order for 34 jets and options for 16 more, the largest freighter commitment in Boeing history by value (+USD 20 billion at current list prices). Boeing...
02.02.2022

Geis banks on autonomous local transport

In Germany, the Geis Group is starting a project at its headquarters in Bad Neustadt to further develop autonomous truck driving using the 5G mobile radio standard. The project is designed to run for three years and is part...
02.02.2022

J.B. Hunt reaching the zenith

Zenith Freight Lines, a subsidiary of Bassett and based in Conover, NC (USA), is being acquired by J.B. Hunt Transport Services of a purchase of USD 87 million. When the transaction has been finalised, J.B. Hunt and Bassett will...
02.02.2022

Drones on Dutch waterways

A Dutch shipbuilder is planning to construct ten semi-autonomous vessels that will be equipped with hybrid propulsion. The client, a Belgian owner, came up with the concept and named the vessels 'river drones'. The 106 m long...
02.02.2022

CBP seizes two shipments of GBL and DMT

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Philadelphia seized two shipments of dangerous controlled substances – gamma butyrolactone (GBL), a date-rape precursor, and dimethyltryptamine (DMT), an LSD-like hallucinogenic...
02.02.2022

Changes in Trutac management team

Trutac, part of the Microlise Group, has promoted Jemma James to managing director as Terry Ramsey retires at the end of January. Jemma has been with Trutac for over 14 years and became a director in October 2010, with her most...
02.02.2022

Free download of hyperloop guideline

TÜV SÜD, a provider of safety, security and sustainability solutions based in Germany, is offering the world’s first guideline for hyperloop technologies as a free download. The guideline defines the essential safety-relevant...
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