27.08.2020

From Unesco to the ministry of transport

Unesco's assistant director-general for communication and information Moez Chakchouk has been officially nominated for the position as minister of transport and logistics by the prime minister-designate of the Republic of...
27.08.2020

TTI Algeciras to change hands

HMM has agreed to sell its 50% stake minus one share in Total Terminal International Algeciras (TTI Algeciras) to CMA CGM. The container terminal in the south of Spain is owned by HMM and HT Algeciras, which is a special...
27.08.2020

Biggest blueberry season threatened by Covid-19

According to the South African berry producers association a crop of 17,000 t is expected this year, mostly set for export. Faced with airfreight rates much higher than before Covid-19 and a lack of international flights from...
27.08.2020

Damco's BR programme supports Lebanon team

Damco’s Beirut-based team, working with the forwarder’s business resilience (BR) programme, had operations in Lebanon back up and running within 24 hours of this month’s devastating explosion at the port of Beirut. Staff at...
27.08.2020

Another TIR corridor launched in Asia

Following several successful pilot operations in Central Asia and the Persian Gulf, a new TIR corridor has been activated from Iran to Uzbekistan, using the route via Afghanistan for the first time. Two sealed TIR containers...
27.08.2020

Lynn Houston Moore promoted to CEO of HJI

Louisville-based HJI Supply Chain Solutions (HJI) has announced that Lynn Houston Moore has been promoted to the position of CEO. This announcement reflects the culmination of a six-year succession planning strategy to place...
27.08.2020

GTA Dnata to begin operations in Vancouver

GTA Dnata has been awarded a five-year ground handling licence and will establish operations at Vancouver airport. Starting in the fourth quarter of 2020, the company will provide cargo warehousing, ramp and passenger services to...
27.08.2020

LGI uses cloud service at LIS

LGI Logistics Group International (LGI) has been using the cloud services provided by LIS Logistische Informationssysteme (LIS) for managing its transports since the beginning of August. After many years of successful transport...
27.08.2020

Italian Brenner extension takes shape

The construction of the EUR 1.15 billion Verona-Fortezza line has taken a step forward. The Italian infrastructure manager RFI has published the call for tender for the final design and execution of the section of the line...
27.08.2020

Cool chain for Ethiopia

After several years of preparation, the first intermodal transport of perishables from Ethiopia to Europe is underway. The first reefer container with 24 t of avocados was loaded onto a train in Ethipia and will be shipped via...
27.08.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

The black widow was incorrectly named from the false belief that the female always eats the male after mating.
27.08.2020

Aries Worldwide Logistics appoints first-ever CCO

Houston-based company Aries Worldwide Logistics is planning to launch a new commercial organisation that will be led by its first-ever CCO, industry veteran Joe Bento. He will oversee the company's field sales, which includes...
27.08.2020

First freighter for Tierra del Fuego-based airline

Chile's Aerovías DAP, based at Punta Arenas, provides cargo and passenger services, including ferries and vessels, in the most southern part of South America as far as the Antarctic. It has now added its first dedicated...
26.08.2020

Lorries load loads

In June trucks on the USA’s highways transported slightly more goods than in previous months, as shown by an index published by American Trucking Associations. The contin­uation of the positive trend depends on how the outbreak...
26.08.2020

Scoot converts A320 for cargo

Scoot, the low-cost arm of the Singapore Airlines Group, has modified one of its 29 narrowbody A320 aircraft to boost cargo capacity and capabilities. "The modification works are our biggest undertaking to date, and we thank...
26.08.2020

SBB Cargo International crosses the Brenner Pass

Construction works on the Italian section of the Simplon route between Iselle di Trasquera and Domodossola will continue until 5 September 2020. In total, the route will have been closed for three weeks, preventing semi-trailers...
26.08.2020

Three US short line railroads change ownership

R. J. Corman Railroad Group has acquired the three US short line railroads Owego and Harford Railway (OHRY), Lehigh Railway (LRWY) and Luzerne and Susquehanna Railway Company (LS) as well as TranZ, a transload service provider...
26.08.2020

World's first B737-700 "Flexicombi" ready for take off

Texel Air, a private airline and MRO based in Bahrain, announces the arrival of the latest addition to its fleet, the Boeing 737-700 FlexCombi™, a first of a kind aircraft conversion developed to "provide the most versatile...
26.08.2020

Ebanx launches e-commerce logistics solution

Ebanx has introduced its international logistics solution Leve in the USA, to help online stores in the country to send parcels to Brazil. Created in the Ebanx's group and headquartered in Brazil, the start-up specializes in...
26.08.2020

Toll Group picks head of information security

Cyber security is a fast-changing, complex landscape, being a key issue for businesses everywhere. Australian Toll Group has appointed Berin Lautenbach as global head of information security. In this role, he will drive the...
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