11.12.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

Japanese has 35 different words for "gift".

11.12.2020

Enric Ticó reelected

The executive committee of Feteia-Oltra, the federation of Spanish freight forwarders and logistics services providers, and the board of the foundation met on 2 December 2020. Among the main points on the agenda were the...
10.12.2020

The values of a family enterprise

Manuel Scortegagna had imagined that the year after his firm Scortrans celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2019 would be a bit different. The owner and director, who is also the president of the road, railway and intermodal...
10.12.2020

New Cologne–Bologna train

TX Logistik is expanding its railfreight services to Italy. On 11 January 2021 the Mercitalia Group company, which specialises in pan-European transport services, will launch its first intermodal link between Cologne (Germany)...
10.12.2020

Easing access to the cargo business for leisure carriers

CargoAi is increasing its offer for forwarders by making real-time prices and electronic bookings available on its platform for the leisure carriers TUI, Condor and SunClass Airlines. This roll-out has been made possible thanks...
10.12.2020

KWE's new blue box

Kintetsu World Express China has established a new air import warehouse in Shanghai. It is located in a corner of the No 1 customs supervision area, just 3 km from Shanghai Pudong airport. The new warehouse, called the ‘KWE Blue...
10.12.2020

US shortline rail operator growing

The R.J. Corman Railroad Company has completed its anticipated acquisition of the shortlines Owego and Harford Railway (OHRY), Lehigh Railway (LRWY) and Luzerne and Susquehanna Railway (LS), effective on 30 November. The...
10.12.2020

Manning MOL crews for 25 years

On 1 December the MOL Group’s crew-manning company in India, Mumbai-based MOL Maritime India (Molmi), held an online ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary of its founding. Performances by seafarers, office staff and their...
10.12.2020

BCT to push combined transport

In Poland, the Baltic Container Terminal (BCT) in Gdynia has joined the EU-backed ‘Comodalce’ project, which fosters further railway solutions. BCT has taken measures that have lifted its intermodal rail traffic to around 30% of...
10.12.2020

Etihad Cargo open to 500+ logistics providers

Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has agreed a new partnership with Validaide, to co-manage and co-share station facilities for pharmaceuticals and other special cargo with global customers. Validaide...
10.12.2020

A global logistics provider with interest in P2F market

Kuehne+Nagel has developed an integrated end-to-end logistics solution to support passenger into freighter aircraft conversions (P2F). With changed cargo market requirements and a significant amount of unused passenger equipment...
10.12.2020

ODW for food logistics

In Romeoville IL (USA) the 3PL ODW Logistics has acquired a 59,000 sqm distribution centre. The facility has temperature-controlled capacities for frozen foods and other cold-chain products. It was acquired from Arytza North...
10.12.2020

Clément Blanc to lead DHL GF in South Africa

DHL Global Forwarding has appointed DHL veteran Clement Blanc as the new managing director for its business in South Africa, one of the key markets for the logistics giant in the region. He reports to Amadou Diallo, CEO of DHL GF...
10.12.2020

UK supermarket chain investing in greener fleet

Asda UK is taking delivery of more than 200 Volvo FH LNG tractor units in the run-up to the peak Christmas commercial season. The supermarket is keen to transform its fleet of 1,000 tractor units from diesel to gas by 2024, after...
10.12.2020

In carriers’ seventh heaven

In line with many other shipping lines, Hapag-Lloyd has raised its forecast for financial 2020 on the basis of a better-than-expected business performance in the ongoing Q4/2020. The group expects an ebitda of EUR 2.6–2.7 billion...
10.12.2020

ShipMoney hiring in Greece and the Philippines

The firm Maritime Payment Solutions, a provider of payment solutions for maritime companies which does business as ShipMoney, has recruited two managers. Vanessa Torres has become a strategic client and business development...
10.12.2020

Swedish carrier driving its IT strategy

Green Cargo and the Swedish consultancy firm Dynamant have signed a framework agreement for 2021. Several new projects and initiatives will commence in 2021 as a result of Green Cargo’s long-term strategy to develop operations...
10.12.2020

Young Rembrandt transits Moscow SVO

One of the jobs that Moscow Cargo, a freight handler at Moscow SVO airport, is involved in, is in the supply chain for Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine ‘Sputnik V’.Its logistics specialists were recently involved in a different type of...
10.12.2020

Ongoing online retail boom

The booming online trade is set to continue to grow in Germany and elsewhere in December. According to a market study published by the German e-commerce and mail-order association (Bundesverband E-Commerce und Versandhandel...
10.12.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

The person who shoots first in a pistol duel shoots slower than the second person, who reacts, and thus acts out of a reflex.
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