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25.08.2021

More Seafrigo in Antwerp

The joint venture that Le Havre-headquartered Seafrigo’s recently launched with Antwerp Cold Stores to form the basis for its new LCL (less-than-container) reefer service between the Belgian city and New York City, is growing....

25.08.2021

CMA CGM banks on development in Indonesia

The CMA CGM Group has launched its fourth container depot in Indonesia. The site in Cakung, East Jakarta, covers a surface of 35 000 sqm and has an operating capacity of more than 4,000 teu. Indonesia exports paper and rubber as...

24.08.2021

A form of distress at sea

The tune is well-known, as it’s being played over and over again. The world’s major carriers aren’t only maximising profits thanks to exploding prices, whilst putting in questionable performances, but have also not adjusted...

24.08.2021

Maritime expands in Scotland

DB Cargo UK plans to lease its Mossend EuroTerminal railfreight facility to Maritime Intermodal with effect from 1 October 2021. Maritime Intermodal took over the lease of DB’s intermodal railfreight facilities in Wakefield, West...

24.08.2021

Freightos for Qatar Airways Cargo worldwide

Qatar Airways Cargo started to roll out "Webcargo by Freightos" across the rest of the world, yesterday, 23 August 2021. Since launching Webcargo in February 2021 in France, Germany, Italy, South Africa, Spain and...

24.08.2021

CHI takes over Frankfurt-based customs expert

Following the takeover of SchüMa Service in May, the CHI Group is now managing the specialist for customs clearance, in particular the presentation and distribution of goods to be declared, under the name “CHI Customs Clearance...

24.08.2021

Eastern corridor to receive 20 locomotives

Germany-based rail vehicle rental company Railpool has ordered 20 Vectron MS multisystem locomotives from Siemens. The locomotives will be deployed in eleven countries along the eastern corridor (Germany, Austria, Poland,...

24.08.2021

Mixed results for ZTO Express

Shanghai-headquartered ZTO Express (Cayman) has released its financial results for Q2/2021. Parcel volume amounted to 5.8. billion, a 25.6% increase compared to Q2/2020 (4.6 billion). Revenues grew by 14.4% to RMB 7.3 billion...

24.08.2021

More sales staff for B&H in Asia

UK-based Aerospace logistics provider B&H Worldwide has appointed Joel Eley to join its sales team in the South East Asian region. Before, Eley served as head of supply chain at the Airbus MRO subsidiary SAE (Sepang...

24.08.2021

Gothenburg's traffic recovering slowly

Freight volumes are coming back: Sweden’s Port of Gothenburg handled 411,000 containers in H1/2021 – an increase of 2% compared to the same period in 2020. The addition of new rail destinations in the spring supported the growth...

24.08.2021

Intercepting ancient artefacts

Exactly one month ago, on 24 July 2021, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville, with the help from officers at the National Targeting Centre, intercepted a shipment containing 13 pieces of ancient artefacts...

24.08.2021

New project for US short line railroad

The North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) is investing in the rehabilitation of rail infrastructure required for operations at a new beverage manufacturing campus to be constructed by Red Bull, Rauch and Ball Corporation....

24.08.2021

Not Lewis & Clarke, but Lewis & Clipper

Retailer John Lewis & Partners has contracted Leeds-based Clipper Logistics to provide further e-commerce and logistics services for points of sale in UK. The services are based in Clipper's new distribution centre in Bardon,...

24.08.2021

Changes at the Ports of Auckland

Bill Osborne, chairman of the board at the Ports of Auckland, has decided to retire at the end of September. “The business now has as clear plan for the safety at the port, and for the completion of its automation project,”...

24.08.2021

DP World strengthens Jeddah

DP World has ordered more than 80 Kalmar Ottawa T2 terminal tractors for its South Container Terminal (SCT) in Jeddah Islamic Port. The delivery of the equipment is scheduled for Q2/2022. Jeddah Islamic Port is the largest...

24.08.2021

British naval airship plans drown in Humber

Exactly 100 years ago, on 24 August 1921, during its fourth trial flight, the R38 (ZR-2) rigid airship, purchased by the US Navy from Britain's Royal Air Force, broke into two parts and fell into the Humber River at Hull,...

24.08.2021

DFI Real Estate expands team in the south

Düsseldorf-based DFI Real Estate, which develops commercial and logistics properties in Germany, has appointed Sandra Schwendner as business development manager. She will support Alexander Hund, regional director south, in the...

24.08.2021

Special fleet for bitumen transports

UK-based Puma has extended its bitumen logistics contract with Hoyer for another five years. Under this agreement, the German dangerous goods specialist is responsible for loading and unloading at customer sites, planning...

24.08.2021

"Curiosity of the Day"

In the three months following Elvis Presley's death (16 August 1977), more of his records were sold than in the previous three years.

24.08.2021

Hornbach chooses Panattoni development

Do-it-yourself chain Hornbach Baumarkt has signed a contract to lease Panattoni Park Speyer, a logistics property located in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The facility will be handed over to the new tenant in November this...