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16.03.2020

Northern cargo hub imports Covid-19

An individual associated with an Anchorage-bound cargo flight was tested positive for Covid-19. The patient is a non-US national who developed a fever and respiratory symptoms shortly after arriving at Anchorage airport on 11...

16.03.2020

MacGregor's service to cover the Americas

MacGregor, part of the Finnish Cargotec Group, has announced that following the acquisitions of Rapp Marine and TTS in 2018 and 2019 respectively, it will extend its coverage and capability to support all service need of...

16.03.2020

Europa's Newcastle team finds new home

The Newcastle (UK) branch of Europa Road has moved to a new office. The team of 13, which offers road freight service for import and export to and from Europe, now has a spacious home at Silverlink Business Park in Wallsend that...

16.03.2020

Australian economic package supports truckers

The Australian Government has adopted a COVID 19 economic package, which includes measures to boost industry investment and safeguard the Australian economy. The Australian trucking association (ATA) has strongly praised this...

16.03.2020

Kerry Logistics moves into new London Heathrow facility

Kerry Logistics has moved its air freight division in the UK into a new facility close to London Heathrow Airport as it continues to grow its air freight volumes. The new office and warehouse in Feltham is located at the Skyport...

16.03.2020

Building an air bridge between the Americas and China

Because the new coronavirus situation is so volatile, capacity planning is becoming a real challenge. Now Dachser Air & Sea Logistics is adding to its existing charter service between Frankfurt and China: starting today, 16...

16.03.2020

New commercial director for the Asia-Pacific region

Freight forwarder deugro Singapore is reinforcing its sales leadership for the Asia-Pacific region to keep up with strong demand and has taken on Guenther Bielfeld as commercial director, Asia-Pacific. He will focus on the...

16.03.2020

Tigers expands collaboration with Asendia

Enterprise solutions company Tigers is working with shipping and distribution specialist Asendia to provide a postal solution for the European B2C market. Tigers is set to enhance its abilities within the European B2C market,...

16.03.2020

India plans three new freight corridors

India’s ministry of railways is implementing two dedicated freight corridors namely, the eastern dedicated freight corridor from Ludhiana to Dankuni (1,856 km) and the western dedicated freight corridor from Dadri to Jawaharlal...

16.03.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

François Mitterand, France's president from 1981 to 1995, sought advice from a female astrologer during the Gulf War.

16.03.2020

Remote cranes on Russian grounds

The Russian company Kyshtym Copper Electrolytic Planta, subsidiary of the Russian Copper Company, is going to install a warehouse next to the new Copper Electro Refinery. Special equipment is needed in this working place in...

13.03.2020

Overcoming digital hurdles

The trend towards paperless customs clearance procedures is continuing apace. The service provider Zoll-Fit told the ITJ about the advantages digital processes offer its pilot project in Rheinfelden.

13.03.2020

Intermodal operators demand safeguards

Hupac supports the requests made by several intermodal players in the open letter of 11 March 2020 addressed to Italian and European institutions. The letter demands to safeguard intermodal transport as a safe and controlled...

13.03.2020

Look at today’s logistics in Italy from within

In Italy, the bridgehead of the coronavirus or Covid-19 epidemic spreading from Asia to Europe, public precautionary measures reached a peak on 12 March. Nevertheless, the transport of goods is not the object of specific state...

13.03.2020

Coronavirus says goodbye to angels

With regret, Auckland Arts Festival has cancelled the outdoor aerial spectacle "Place des Anges". It was set to be performed at Auckland Domain during three days from today, 13 March 2020. The organisers called off the...

13.03.2020

UPS evaluate Gaussin electric shifters

UPS has begun testing the suitability and durability of Gaussin electric vehicles, which also have autonomous driving capability, to move semi-trailers and containers on the grounds of UPS’s advanced-technology London Hub in UK....

13.03.2020

DP World: organic growth and acquisitions

DP World looks back in joy on its results of 2019. Both organic growth and acquisitions led to a significant uptick in revenues to USD 7.69 billion (+36.1%). Adjusted ebitda increased by 17.7% while the profit of USD 1.33 billion...

13.03.2020

JCL Logistics picks CEO for Swiss branch

The international logistics group JCL Logistics is reinforcing its presence in its core regions of Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Benelux. For its three segments air & ocean, road & rail and contract logistics the...

13.03.2020

B&H Worldwide takes AOG Technics on board

B&H Worldwide has won new business managing the logistics of aircraft spare parts and engine materials for AOG Technics in Germany. AOG Technics is an independent specialist in the aviation industry. The two companies...

13.03.2020

Port of Los Angeles' corona loss so far

The 544,000 teu handled in the port of Los Angeles in February stand for a 22.9% decrease in volumes compared to last year. While February imports decreased 22.5% to 270,000 teu compared to 2018, exports decreased 5.7% to 134,000...