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02.09.2021

Fresh news from the 3PL market

Armstrong & Associates (A&A’s) has published its newest report on 3PL in 2020. According to the analysis, the pandemic showed that "3PL prevailed as an essential industry". The winner of all 3PL segments for...

02.09.2021

Even Golden Week won't ease the pain

On the basis of current deployment schedules, Copenhagen-based maritime intelligence provider Sea-Intelligence predicts that offered vessel capacity on Asia-North America West Coast will be between 420,000-460,000 teu in the...

02.09.2021

Record throughput in Viennese terminal

The Wien Cont container terminal, a subsidiary of the port of Vienna located in Freudenau, a suburb of the Austrian capital, transhipped the one-millionth teu for rail operator Roland in August this year. Roland is therefore the...

02.09.2021

Diez joins Swissport

Andres Diez joined Swissport as the new director global commercial on 1 September 2021. He will lead his team to deliver highly customer focused commercial solutions. With his appointment, Swissport completes its global...

02.09.2021

Digital solution for import containers

Dakosy, Hamburg, und dbh Logistics IT, Bremen, are developing a joint solution for the digitalised release process of import containers in Germany's sea ports. The first shipping companies and freight forwarders are expected to...

02.09.2021

New heart for Port of Long Beach

The completion of the Middle Harbor redevelopment project in the Californian Port of Long Beach has transformed two aging terminals into one of the world’s most technologically advanced container terminals. The new Long Beach...

02.09.2021

"Curiosity of the Day"

In apples, the vitamin content in the skin is about seven times higher than in the flesh.

02.09.2021

Dokasch opens new service station in India

Dokasch Temperature Solutions has opened a new service station at the GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo terminal in India. Strategically, HYD is a very important network station for the global supply of lifesaving medicines given...

02.09.2021

Connectivity technology for Channel Tunnel

Colt and Getlink have signed an agreement to install and operate a new fibre optic network through the Channel Tunnel. The 25-year contract will bring new dark fibre and data services to the Channel Tunnel for the first time in a...

02.09.2021

A life dedicated to freight forwarding

Horst Krüger started his freight forwarding company after WW2 and developed it into a family business. Together with his family, he laid the foundation for today's internationally active company employing over 220 employees....

02.09.2021

C.H. Robinson introduces surcharges

The USA-headquartered freight forwarder C.H. Robinson has announced several surcharges due to worsening port congestion in USA and beyond. From 6 September 2021 on, the company will introduce an origin congestion surcharge for...

02.09.2021

"Paderewski" sails east

The "Paderewski", Chipolbrok's one of four Pacific type heavy lifters built in 2016 with cranes lifting up to 700 t and hatches of up to 50.56 m length, is on its tour to Asia again. The eastbound trade started at...

02.09.2021

Virtual coupling for Siberian Railways

Russian Railways (RZD) plans to operate up to five freight trains in virtual coupling mode in 2022. The plans include driving engines using virtual coupling technology with up to five consecutive freight trains. Virtual coupling...

02.09.2021

Eastern Airlines to embrace cargo

Almost one year after indicating first plans for entering the cargo business, Eastern Airlines has secured the acquisition of 35 B777 aircraft as feedstock for the first-ever P2F (passenger to freighter) conversion of the...

02.09.2021

UK P&I Club appoints Anuj Velankar

The UK P&I Club, a major provider of P&I insurance and other services to the international shipping community, has appointed Anuj Velankar as regional loss prevention director. A master mariner, Velankar joined UK...

01.09.2021

Staying completely cool

Nippon Express (NE), a Japanese logistics services provider with global operations, is expanding its network of GDP-certified sites. With its home continent already well covered, it is making Europe a focal point of its...

01.09.2021

Easy flying for furry friends

Starting today, 1 September 2021, customers booking flights for their cat or dog at American Airlines can add a delivery ground transportation service to their reservation through an American Airlines Cargo dedicated pet booking...

01.09.2021

Indian rail operator to join digital platform

GatewayRail has become the first rail operator in India to join TradeLens, a blockchain-underpinned digital logistics platform jointly developed by A.P. Moller Maersk and IBM. The association between GatewayRail and TradeLens is...

01.09.2021

Extended partnership in the Nordics

Aviator Airport Services, a full-range provider of aviation services at 15 airports in the Nordic countries and a family member of Avia Solutions Group, has extended its partnership agreement with Fedex. The current contract was...

01.09.2021

Lübeck – Herne shuttle several times a day

Germany's Ruhr area and destinations in the country's federal states on the Baltic Sea are coming closer: Kombiverkehr is responding to growing cargo volumes at the terminals of the Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG) and...