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05.03.2020

Joining forces to improve rail cybersecurity in Europe

A consortium of seven European specialist partners from Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and France has been selected to deliver a new EU Shift2Rail programme funded through Horizon 2020. The consortium will deliver a...

05.03.2020

Captain Y. S. Hwang elected CINS chairman

CINS, the cargo incident notification system, has elected Captain Y. S. Hwang (Evergreen Marine) as its new chairman. In addition, the CINS board has chosen Uffe V. Ernst-Frederiksen (Maersk Line) as its deputy chairman. “I’m...

05.03.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

During World War II, monopoly sets helped many British prisoners of war to escape from German camps. The British secret service used the monopoly boards to smuggle passports, escape plans and money into the camps. The games were...

05.03.2020

Beware: turning panic into profit

In times of epidemics, watch out for villains. ITIC, the international transport intermediaries club, has been receiving an increasing number of reports of fraudulent invoices being submitted to vessel owners and managers for...

05.03.2020

ATSG flies high

The American aircraft leasing and air cargo transportation provider ATSG completed several significant milestones in 2019, including: The highest revenues (USD 1.45 billion, excluding reimbursable amounts) in its history, the...

05.03.2020

Gefco launches new web portal

Automotive logistics provider Gefco is supporting its customers with Gefco Visibility, a new web portal. Developed by Wisetech Global, the tool helps users to administer all shipments from booking to invoicing. The software...

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04.03.2020

Loxx invests in transport services to Georgia

Loxx Logistics is expanding its direct services to Georgia and now offering two weekly departures to Tbilisi and Batumi in cooperation with its Georgian partner company Vengo from Tbilisi that has proved itself on the...

04.03.2020

Careful optimism and a radical step

Deutsche Post DHL Group has announced that its 2020 earnings guidance excludes, as of now, any possible impact induced by the coronavirus. Deutsche Post DHL Group posted profitable growth during the past financial year. Group...

04.03.2020

15 billion km without an accident

UPS has inducted 1,316 men and women into the circle of honour, the elite group of UPS drivers who have not had an avoidable accident for 25 years or more. With those new inductees, the circle of honour now includes 10'411 of...

04.03.2020

ONE's intra-Asian service network under change

The big carriers are preparing their new schedules for 2020. The Japanese Ocean Network Express (ONE), based in Singapore, has now disclosed the details of its Intra-Asia Japan service network for 2020. ONE will operate seven...

04.03.2020

Albatross Express calls at Graz

TFG Transfracht has added the container terminal Graz (Austria) to its network. Effective immediately, the specialist for hinterland traffic offers new transport options from Graz to the northern ports and Koper in Slovenia....

04.03.2020

New cranes increase efficiency and safety

Kuenz recently installed two intermodal cranes for Metrans, one in Prague, Czechia and one in Budapest, Hungary. The cranes can handle containers, swap bodies and trailers with a lifting capacity of 37 t. The intermodal...

04.03.2020

Swiss reduces and adds Far East capacity

Swiss flights between Zurich and Shanghai/Beijing will be suspended until 24 April. From today, 4 March, to 30 May the frequency of flights to Hong Kong will be reduced to 5/7 days. On 1 March, however, Swiss World Cargo...

04.03.2020

Gebrüder Weiss expands network in Russia

Effective immediately, Gebrüder Weiss offers its customers overland transport services to all regions in Russia. The logistics services provider guarantees wide-ranging deliveries across the world's largest country through its...

04.03.2020

Lutz Honerla to head Flughafen Düsseldorf Cargo

Lutz Honerla will assume the position of managing director of Flughafen Düsseldorf Cargo on 1 May 2020. Until the end of July, he will manage the business together with Gerton Hulsman, who will retire at the end of August....

04.03.2020

Data seaports driving smart ports

The new European Data Ports project, aimed at creating a data platform for cognitive ports of the future, welcomes a new member in Traxens, a data and service provider for the supply chain industry privately held and...

04.03.2020

No World Cargo Symposium next week

Iata has postponed its World Cargo Symposium, scheduled for 12-15 March in Istanbul, Turkey, issuing the following statement: "Over the past few days, we have been receiving enquiries about the status of the upcoming...

04.03.2020

Giant performs positive "runway test" of Guyana airport

The runway capacity of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) in Guyana was ultimately tested when an Atlas Air B747-400F aircraft landed early last month on the newly constructed apron. All hands were on deck to ensure a...

04.03.2020

Swissport equips cargo warehouses with bluetooth sensors

Swissport will work with Unilode and Descartes to track and monitor unit load devices (ULD) using bluetooth technology at its cargo warehouses. The cargo handling division will equip its 115 cargo warehouses with tracking sensors...