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26.10.2021

Liberalising binational road freight transport

In future, road hauliers from Switzerland and Russia will be allowed to transport goods between the two countries as well as transit journeys through the two states without a permit. The representatives of the Swiss...

26.10.2021

More capacities at Duluth

In USA, Duluth has now become the second port on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System capable of handling containers by direct water connection. Recent investments in infrastructure and capabilities have upgraded existing...

26.10.2021

SGL continues its rapid expansion

Nordic company Scan Global Logistics (SGL) is opening three new offices in West Africa and France - a change, since acquisitions of other companies have taken the lead over the last months. About a month ago, Group CEO Allan...

26.10.2021

Royal Vopak picks Dick Richelle as CEO

Royal Vopak’s supervisory board will nominate Dick Richelle as chairman of the executive board and CEO as per 1 January 2022, Eelco Hoekstra having decided to step down. Richelle started his career with Royal Vopak as a...

26.10.2021

"Curiosity of the Day"

The actress and nude dancer Anita Berber (1899-1929) ate rose petals soaked in chloroform and ether and thus started a drug trend in Berlin in the 1920s.

26.10.2021

Drone delivery in USA: Mesa Air partners Flirtey

Mesa Air Group has signed an agreement with aerospace technology company Flirtey to order four delivery drones, with an option to order an additional 500 aircraft. With this agreement, Mesa becomes the first scheduled airline to...

26.10.2021

Booking cargo per mouse click

DP World has launched a new digital logistics platform, which enables seamless, safe, secure, and efficient movement of cargo with a single-window solution. With Cargoes Logistics, customers can choose from multimodal...

26.10.2021

Fashion now close to Halle/Leipzig

Mytheresa, a virtual B2C sales platform for fashion items, is opening its new logistics centre at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany. It will be the company’s second location after its headquarters in Munich. The proximity to the...

26.10.2021

HPC with new MD duo

Nils Kemme has been appointed MD of Hamburg Port Consulting. He will work with fellow managing director Suheil Mahayni. The joint MDs are united in their goals: "Together we can demonstrate how we want to develop our...

26.10.2021

Fire onboard "ZIM Kingston" under control

The fire, which broke out onboard the "ZIM Kingston" last week, has been extinguished, the carrier said in a press release. On Friday 22 October 2021, the vessel, chartered by ZIM, en route from Pusan to Vancouver, ran...

25.10.2021

Nelt banking on diversity

Increasing the capacity of its intermodal terminal in BelgradeThe capacity of Nelt’s intermodal terminal in Belgrade has been increased. The facility is located close to a key motorway intersection, and is also near Belgrade’s...

25.10.2021

Bernard Jiang president of UPS China

UPS has appointed Bernard Jiang as president of UPS China. With close to 20 years of experience in international supply chain and trade management, Jiang will oversee UPS’s business and operations in China. “As the Chinese...

25.10.2021

Over 20 destinations connected to new hub

On track for growth: It’s been 25 years since DB Schenker opened a branch office in Verona (Italy) – and now the organisation is moving into a new facility in the Interporto. More than 20 destinations are connected by the new...

25.10.2021

Eimskip: changes in executive management

Iceland-based transport company Eimskip has appointed Böðvar Örn Kristinsson as interim executive vice president of its domestic operations. Guðmundur Nikulásson who has held the position since 2009, will be stepping aside due to...

25.10.2021

USD 100 million for seven fat years

Miami-headquartered Cargo Force, which is part of a ground handling group that includes Alliance Ground International and TCSC Security founded in 2002, is expanding on a big scale. The group is opening four new facilities in...

25.10.2021

Astral picks Pilot Freight in Dubai

Kenya‘s Astral Aviation, which wants to expand its cargo business in UAE, has chosen Pilot Freight as its GSA in Dubai. The contract came into effect ten days ago, on 15 October 2021. Astral employs its B767-200F, which it added...

25.10.2021

Harmonising regulations for combined transport

As part of a study, UIR and UIRR have drawn up proposals for the promotion of combined transport (CT) for the EU agency for railways (ERA). As a key recommendation, the publication calls for the creation of a special...

25.10.2021

Another service to link Gulf with Pacific

Singapore-headquartered Pacific International Lines (PIL) is launching a new weekly direct service connecting central and south China to the Gulf region in the Middle East. The new link complements the already existing CSG...

25.10.2021

Savino Del Bene connects Milan MXP to NY JFK

Savino Del Bene, a global logistics and forwarding company, has introduced new weekly charter services on the Italy – USA freight lane. Starting from 24 October 2021, the charter flight will connect Milan MXP to NY JFK, during...

25.10.2021

Bitature is Bolloré's new chairman in Uganda

Bolloré Transport & Logistics welcomes Patrick Bitature as the chairman of the board for its Uganda subsidiary. The entrepreneur and philanthropist is the founder and chairman of Simba Group of Companies, an East African...