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13.04.2021

Record result in pandemic year

Hamburg’s universal port is a major hub for Austria’s global import and export trade. With an increase of 2% and a tonnage of 4.45 million t, the port of Hamburg posted a record result in goods traffic to and from Austria in...

13.04.2021

Offen to hand over to Hamburg Süd veteran

Arnt Vespermann, who served at Hamburg Süd between 1999 and 2021 and who has been at the helm of the shipping company as chief executive officer since 2017, will succeed Claus-Peter Offen on 1 January 2022. The head of the...

13.04.2021

Bridgeheads in Asia soon operative

The Danish Leman Group, founded 120 years ago, has changed its China policy, banking on own offices instead of representatives. Until now, the company has been running transportation solutions to and from Asia via an agent...

13.04.2021

Zim's Pacific service up and running

Haifa-based carrier Zim is launching a New Zealand to Australia service that connects with links to and from China and offers a 15-day transit from Shanghai to Auckland and a 16-day service from Yantian to Auckland. The ports...

13.04.2021

Wessing co-leads VTG Tanktainer business

Klaus Wessing joined the management team at VTG’s Tanktainer business unit effective 1 April 2021. He reports to Oksana Janssen, COO Eurasia & Far East. Wessing, a forwarding agent by trade, will oversee VTG Tanktainer’s...

13.04.2021

Heavy haul locomotives for industrial sites

Russia-based Sinara produces shunting and clean-up diesel locomotives for raw material producer Cemix. The TEM9 locomotives will be involved all along the production chain, from the extraction of raw materials to the shipment of...

13.04.2021

Covid-19 vaccines to Latin America and Caribbean

IAG Cargo, which was created as a single business unit exactly ten years ago, following the merger of British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo, has delivered 2.5 million doses to Latin America and the Caribbean since January....

13.04.2021

Valencia cuts carbon footprint

From 2008 to 2019, the Spanish port of Valencia saw its carbon footprint reduced by 30%, from 3.19 kg to 2.23 kg of carbon per tonne handled. In the same period, Valenciaport’s activity nevertheless grew by 42%, from 52 million t...

13.04.2021

A majority with speed

GeoPost/DPD Group has taken over the majority of the shares of CEP player Speedy. A shareholder since 2014 (25%), the French holding now controls 69.81% of the share capital, reinforcing its presence in Bulgaria and Romania....

13.04.2021

XPO continues GXO appointments

XPO Logistics is continuing to build up the executive management team for its contract logistics spin-off, GXO Logistics. A few days after the promotion of Sandeep Sakharkar, currently XPO’s SVP – logistics technology, to the...

13.04.2021

"Curiosity of the Day"

Ticks do not drop out of trees and cannot jump. They need direct contact with their host to bite it and lie hidden on low blades of grass or bushes to do so.

13.04.2021

A new partner in Luxemburg

Clark Europe, a manufacturer of forklift trucks, has selected Europieces Luxembourg as its new sales partner for the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, thus further expanding its market presence in the Benelux countries. Europieces...

13.04.2021

Another link from UK to France

The need for more sea links from UK to Continental Europe continues to grow. Ferry operator DFDS is introducing a new unaccompanied freight service from Sheerness to Calais. The service will start on 1 June and will offer one...

13.04.2021

Western Global pilots vote to join Alpa

The US National Mediation Board (NMB) has certified the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (Alpa) as the bargaining representative for the 180 pilots of Florida-based carrier Western Global Airlines. The NMB announced that...

13.04.2021

Ten new LNG filling stations

Liquid natural gas provider Rolande is taking another step towards fossil-free road transport. The company plans to produce bio-LNG in the Netherlands by 2022. The company is therefore building a facility on the Energiecampus...

12.04.2021

Re-made in France

Renault Trucks is expanding its range of used trucks with the launch of a new model rebuilt at its used-trucks factory in Bourg-en-Bresse. The Renault Trucks T X-64 Euro III unit is destined for the African and Middle Eastern...

12.04.2021

CEIV Pharma for Taiwanese logistics providers

EVA Air and Evergreen Airline Services (Egas) both earned Iata CEIV Pharma certification. It verifies the highest standards in the companies' cold chain air and ground service operations at Taipei airport (TPE), which Egas...

12.04.2021

Ro-mo picks up speed again

Tyrol and ÖBB are pursuing their shared goal of shifting more freight traffic to the eco-friendly railways, despite the challenging circumstances. The ÖBB affiliate Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has further increased its ro-mo services...

12.04.2021

HLA and Pharma Aero ink MoU

In humanitarian or medical crises, air cargo supply chains are essential to ensure a safe handling and transport of pharmaceuticals, especially for last mile deliveries. Pharma Aero and the Humanitarian Logistics Association...

12.04.2021

Network improves ETA

Cargoline is adding ETA (estimated time of arrival) to its customer services. This enables the German general cargo cooperation to narrow a consignment's expected delivery time down to a two-hour window. Furthermore, the...