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05.06.2020

More connections between Italy and Greece

The Naples (Italy)-headquartered Grimaldi Group is enhancing its maritime connections between Italy and Greece, where the group is active with the Grimaldi Lines and Minoan Lines brands. Starting from 11 June, the deployment...

05.06.2020

Aramex appoints acting COO

Aramex has appointed Othman Aljeda as the company’s acting COO, replacing Iyad Kamal, who will be leaving Aramex after a long and fruitful 29 years of service. Aljeda currently serves as the regional CEO for Aramex in Europe,...

05.06.2020

Higher capacity and lower flying level

EFW delivered another A330-300P2F last week. This airplane is special - not only because it is a "triple 7" Airbus aircraft (serial number MSN777) but also because it will be the first high gross weight (HGW) converted...

05.06.2020

Beacon closes USD 15 million fundraising round

London (UK)-based Beacon, a next generation freight forwarding and supply chain finance company, has raised over USD 15 million in its series A fundraising round, with investors including Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of...

05.06.2020

Boosting digitalisation with own IT firm

Russian FTL-trucking company Globaltruck has created an IT company within the group. “Global Truck Information Technology” is designed to enhance the digitalisation of business processes and accelerate the implementation of the...

05.06.2020

Gefco restructures air & sea business

Gefco’s air & sea business has announced a new leadership and a reorganisation in three key sectors: industry, automotive and life science/healthcare. Since February, executive vice president Paul-Henri Fréret has been...

05.06.2020

Space for more influx to the Port of Hamburg

The controversial deepening of the Elbe, key to paving the way for the mega vessels' way to the Port of Hamburg, has cleared the last legal hurdle in Germany. The federal administrative court in Leipzig rejected the lawsuit...

05.06.2020

Vietnam sends PPE to the USA

Fedex is helping the Vietnam Red Cross Society transport thousands of donated medical masks to the American Red Cross in the United States. The donation was mobilised to help communities in the USA cope with the Covid-19...

05.06.2020

Wabco is now part of ZF

Now that all official approvals have been granted, ZF Friedrichshafen has completed the acquisition of Wabco, a supplier of commercial vehicles. Wabco's shares, which were before listed on the New York stock exchange, were...

05.06.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

Alaska is known for fishing, mining and oil, but its latest industry is peonies. Peony farms blossomed from zero in 2000 to more than 200 in 2014.

05.06.2020

Merchant fleet officer shortage imminent?

The already existing shortage of officers to crew the global merchant fleet is getting worse. According to the latest manning annual review and forecast report published by the London (UK)-based shipping consultancy Drewry, the...

05.06.2020

Priority Freight hires general manager in Frankfurt

Priority Freight, a time-critical logistics specialist, has further expanded its operations in Europe by opening new premises at Frankfurt airport. The new office, which began operations just before the Covid-19 pandemic, is...

05.06.2020

E-truck reduces CO2 emissions

Infineon Technologies is taking a further step towards CO2 neutrality by focusing on electric mobility for logistics solutions. Just in time for the international day of the environment (05.06.), an electric truck will enter...

04.06.2020

New hotspots in the west

The national market for logistics real estate is developing particularly dynamically in western Switzerland. Major projects in the cantons of Valais, Geneva and Vaud are set to begin operations soon. The Gros-de-Vaud region,...

04.06.2020

VTG acquires majority stake in Slovakian carrier

Under an agreement signed in February 2020 and with the approval now received from the relevant antitrust authorities, VTG Rail Logistics has taken over the majority stake of the Slovakian railway company Carbo Rail. With...

04.06.2020

The Alliance keeps low profile in Q3/2020

The carriers forming The Alliance network (Hapag-Lloyd, Yang Ming, Ocen Network Express ONE and HMM) have published their schedules for July, August and September for the Asia – North Europe trade. With regards to the links...

04.06.2020

Haropa Le Havre joins Ipcsa - smartly

The International port community systems association (Ipcsa) has welcomed the French Port of Le Havre as its newest member. “We already have close links with Ipcsa through Soget and through our membership of the Protect group,”...

04.06.2020

Geis breaks billion euro record

The Geis Group ended the last financial year with a new turnover record: in 2019, the international logistics services provider generated a net turnover of EUR 1,038 billion, surpassing the billion euro mark for the first time...

04.06.2020

Which kind of cargo takes a seat?

Since mid-April, Emirates Skycargo has been transporting cargo on the seats and the overhead bins inside the passenger cabin of its B777-300ER. This allows the Dubai-based airline to load more goods per flight, while...

04.06.2020

Truck parking spaces on German-Danish border

Bosch Secure Truck Parking has added another location to its network. Effective immediately, freight forwarders can reserve parking spaces near Flensburg in Germany – 5 km from the Danish border. The digital booking platform...