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28.01.2022

Modernising the port railway

The Chinese company Rail Power Systems is electrifying the 4km long feeder line and the 16-track pre-routing group at Jade Weser Port Wilhelmshaven (Germany). The feeder section serves as a buffer between the container port...

28.01.2022

Breakbulk comes back to Antwerp

After the strong dip in 2020, the Port of Antwerp saw its breakbulk volumes return in full force in 2021. This upward trend is driven mainly by a leap in steel import volumes and a rise in project cargo shipments for ongoing...

28.01.2022

C.H. Robinson appoints Nadin Behr

C.H. Robinson, one of the world's largest logistics platforms, has appointed Nadin Behr as its new regional director Germany and France. Behr will be responsible for the sea and air freight segments and lead the company’s...

28.01.2022

Another vtol partner for Mesa Airlines

Mesa Airlines, an American regional airline based in Phoenix, AZ and operating fleets on behalf of partners including DHL, continues to partner with aerospace technology innovators. After Flirtey last year, Elroy Air from South...

28.01.2022

"Curiosity of the Day"

The "space pen" is a ballpoint pen used on space flights. Its refill is permanently under pressure and therefore also works under water and at temperatures between -45°C and above +200°C.

28.01.2022

Locomotive promotes tolerance

Heavy Haul Power International (HHPI) in Germany is not only relying on more Euro Dual locomotives from ELP but also on a tolerant and colourful cooperation. The company has just taken over the seventh Euro Dual locomotive from...

28.01.2022

More female top managers at Geodis

In order to meet its target of at least 25% of women in management positions by 2023, Geodis is introducing a “parity” indicator that will be reflected in the bonus paid top managers. “We are pleased with the steady increase...

28.01.2022

Schedule reliability still the weak point

Sea-Intelligence, a Copenhagen-based maritime intelligence provider, has updated its schedule reliability figures up to and including December 2021. The report covers the relevant data from 34 trade lanes and more than 60...

28.01.2022

Exoskeletons at work

Hermes Fulfilment is strengthening the backs of its employees at the logistics centre in Ansbach, Germany. After a test phase, electrically operated exoskeletons are being used there for the first time. They stabilise the lumbar...

27.01.2022

New cargo connection from Munich to Beijing

Munich is offering a new cargo connection to Beijing. The first aircraft, a Boeing 777 of Air China, landed at Bavaria's aviation hub on 24 January 2022. Air China will connect Munich and Beijing six times per week carrying...

27.01.2022

Welcome to Pigeon, good luck to van der Walt

Paycargo has appointed Todd Pigeon as VP – sales forthe North American East Coast Region, further accelerating the growth of the company’s online payment platform. In 2021, Paycargo processed over USD 10 billion of...

27.01.2022

US class I railway expands transload services

Loup Logistics Company (Loup), a subsidiary of Union Pacific Railroad (UP), has acquired the Precision Components (PCI Reload) transload facility located in the centre of Phoenix, Arizona (USA). PCI Reload offers transloading,...

27.01.2022

Gulf Air signs MoU with DHL

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with logistics company DHL, aiming to explore opportunities of commercial, technical and cargo collaboration. Members of...

27.01.2022

Linking air and road in APAC

Love is in the air - also for Geodis that is currently expanding its own operated air cargo network with three other intra-Asia Pacific (APAC) flight routes. Via its new hub in Kuala Lumpur, the logistics operator will link...

27.01.2022

First electric vans for UK-based delivery firm

Swift Despatch, a delivery firm based in UK, has introduced the first four electric vans in its fleet as it plans to replace 30% of its existing vehicles with EVs. The launch of these electric vehicles is part of the...

27.01.2022

US East Coast on the move

The East Coast port of Savannah moved 5.6 million teu 2021. Its volumes surged by a million teu, or 20%, compared to 2020. In Brunswick, Colonel’s Island Terminal handled almost 650,000 units of cars, trucks and machinery rise of...

27.01.2022

Three for ammonia bunkering

Ensuring the safety of ammonia bunkering operations remains an issue. DNV will now lead an ammonia bunkering safety study to be conducted by the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) in Singapore. The study aims...

27.01.2022

Bolloré Logistics picks Jorge Anacona

Bolloré Logistics has appointed Jorge Anacona as managing director for Chile. His goal will be to drive the company's growth and align the staff's talent, company tools and network to improve Bolloré's customer service and...

27.01.2022

Full freight boom in Basel

While the passenger business at Basel-Mulhouse Airport (EAP) showed a mixed performance in 2021, as expected (-60% compared to 2019), the bi-national airport's cargo business climbed to 119,300 t (2020: +10%, 2019: +12.3%)....

27.01.2022

Barcelona Maersk's hub for southwest Europe

Maersk recently opened a logistics centre in Barcelona. The new building, a facility of almost 8,200 sqm, will provide logistics services for the Iberian Peninsula and the south of France. Amongst others, it features an 11 m high...