28.05.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

John Tyler, born in 1790, served as the USA's tenth president between 1841 and 1845. Since he had another child, a son, at 63, and this son also became a father late in his life, two of John Tyler's grandsons are still alive now:...
28.05.2020

Biggest megaship carries more than 19,600 boxes

On its maiden voyage from Asia to Europe, the hitherto biggest ultra large container vessel "HMM" Algeciras carries 19,621 teu, which is a record load. The total capacity of the ship is higher, though. At maximum...
27.05.2020

Going once, going twice, sold!

Cologne-based HGK made the highest bid for the European inland shipping activities of South Africa’s Imperial Logistics. The division, which has more than 400 vessels and handles 45 million t of cargo, will change hands in...
27.05.2020

Flexible cargo platform in the Indian Ocean

Since traffic restrictions were introduced exactly two months ago (27 March 2020), the airport of the French overseas department La Réunion has handled 1,400 t of air freight, two thirds of which were imports. Although these...
27.05.2020

New rail service between Moncton and Halifax

In collaboration with the Halifax Port Authority, stakeholders, ocean carriers and customers, Canadian National Railways (CN) now offers a new intermodal service through its Moncton yard aimed at reducing short-haul trucking in...
27.05.2020

Rail activities consolidated

The Hübner Group has set the course for more growth in its rail business with a number of important structural and personnel decisions. The Kassel-based company in Germany is drawing together its diverse rail-based businesses –...
27.05.2020

State aid for Lufthansa, creditor protection for Latam

Economic Stabilisation Fund (WSF) of the Federal Republic of Germany has approved its stabilisation package for Deutsche Lufthansa. The airline's executive board, led by CEO Carsten Spohr (right, together with German federal...
27.05.2020

Finland participates in smart logistics project

The Covid 19 crisis has enhanced the need for advanced and agile digitalisation of logistics. Within this goal, the EU project Federated will develop a set of arrangements and technical applications to allow different kind of...
27.05.2020

Container index takes a fall in April

The downturn had been expected. The container throughput of the RWI Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute for Shipping Economics (ISL) fell from 110.4 (corrected) to 108.9 in April, down 6.5% from the value of...
27.05.2020

Guinea Shipping Corporation names new executive chairman

Guinea Shipping Corporation (GSC) has appointed Bernt Meldgaard Christensen as the company's new executive chairman. Christensen has a wealth of experience in the maritime industry spanning more than 30 years and will be...
27.05.2020

Towards an Easa approved P2F solution

Brussels-headquartered Akka Technologies and Avianor from Montréal, the majority-owned affiliates of Drakkar's aerospace & ground transportation division, have signed a collaboration agreement for Avianor's...
27.05.2020

Logistics for healthcare

Companies that produce masks and protective equipment in Turkey and export them to several locations worldwide, organise a great part of their operations from the warehouse of Fevzi Gandur Logistics at Istanbul Airport. Hasan...
27.05.2020

Estonian carrier strives for ambitious goal

With the help of 75 new bulk containers, Operail plans to more than double its multimodal freight volumes and to transport more than 200,000 t of goods by the end of 2020. Compared to the previous year, Operail’s multimodal...
27.05.2020

Ghislain Fernandez joins Heppner

Heppner has appointed Ghislain Fernandez as its managing director for international affiliates. Fernandez takes over the management of the French Heppner group's subsidiaries in Germany, Spain and the Netherlands. Besides his...
27.05.2020

MOL and Wilhelmshaven go for LNG

The Japanese shipping company MOL and the LNG Terminal Wilhelmshaven (LTW) have a common goal: they plan to introduce a floating terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Wilhelmshaven. The two parties just inked a contract...
27.05.2020

Fedex expands in Paris, UPS in Greater Chicago

Fedex Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. which currently represents more than a third of the cargo capacity at Paris CDG, processes thousands of medical shipments through its European hub every day. This includes PPE, clinical...
27.05.2020

Rotor sails save fuel

A new rotor sail operation has been introduced in the Baltic Sea. The ferry operator Scandlines joined forces with Norsepower to install Norsepower’s rotor sail solution on the hybrid ferry M/V Copenhagen. The vessel operates...
27.05.2020

Klaus-Michael Kuehne expects contraction for KN

In an interview with the German daily newspaper "Die Welt" Klaus-Michael Kuehne, majority shareholder at Kuehne + Nagel, discussed the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Kuehne + Nagel may have 20-25% fewer employees...
27.05.2020

VCS: more eco-friendly vehicles needed

In its new list of eco-friendly delivery vehicles, the Swiss transport interest group VCS (Verkehrs-Club der Schweiz) has pinpointed vehicles that transport goods and passengers while simultaneously reducing their negative impact...
27.05.2020

TIP Trailer Services picks new CFO

TIP Trailer Services has appointed Hans van Lierop as CFO and management board member. He will work from TIP’s international headquarters in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. “I am looking forward to joining TIP’s senior leadership...
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