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07.04.2022

New logistics hub in Jeddah

The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) recently inked an agreement with CMA CGM Group to build an integrated logistics platform at Jeddah Islamic Port. The new facility will be established on 130,000 sqm of land to develop a...

07.04.2022

UECC adds second service

Operator UECC is starting a new North Sea service especially for automotive cargo connecting the ports of Zeebrugge, Esbjerg, Gothenburg and Drammen on a weekly basis. This new offering is being introduced on the back of...

07.04.2022

Programme for greener transports launched

In North America, JB Hunt has launched a new programme for more sustainability. Called Clean Transport, the programme will help customers offset carbon emissions based on lane-specific activity each quarter. Working with...

07.04.2022

Westjet picks Kirsten de Brujin

Westjet has appointed Kirsten de Brujin as executive vice-president cargo. She brings with her a large portfolio of air cargo experience and more than 15 years in the airline industry. She joins Westjet Cargo from Qatar Airways,...

07.04.2022

Congo Terminal banks on better equipment

The Congo Terminal, an affiliate of Bolloré Ports as concessionaire since 2009, has recently commissioned ten tractors and ten trailers worth more than CFA-francs 779 million (over EUR 1 million). This is the fourth order for...

07.04.2022

Unilode reaches impressive milestone

Unilode Aviation Solutions, which specialises in outsourced unit load device (ULD) management, repair and digital services has reached a significant milestone. An unrivalled 100,000 digital ULDs are now on stream in its container...

07.04.2022

Hoyer Group chooses Torben Reher

Torben Reher took over the position of chief financial officer (CFO) of Hoyer Group, a logistics company headquartered in Hamburg, on 1 April 2022. Reher replaces Gerd Peters, who has stepped down after more than 13 years with...

07.04.2022

Austrian rail carrier wins sustainability award

Over the last year, RCG has been in close dialogue with its key client OMV in order to advance common goals for sustainability and climate protection. In practical terms, RCG supported OMV with reports on all its climate and...

07.04.2022

Fresh technology in Ostend

TGW is building a fulfilment centre for Up Fresh in the port city of Ostend by November 2023. The shipper is a Belgian food wholesaler and supplies more than 2,700 points of sale with meat, cheese, salads as well as convenience...

07.04.2022

First mid-air collision 100 years ago

An airmail aircraft was involved in the first mid-air collision, which occurred on 7 April 1922 over Thieuloy-Saint-Antoine in northern France, 27 km north of Beauvais. Five days after the British Daimler Airways had started...

07.04.2022

Last year paid off for Costamare

Costamare, a Greek owner and provider of containerships for charter, posted a net profit for 2021 of USD 404.1 million, a leap compared to the result of the previous year (USD 21.6 million). The revenues totalled USD 3.4 billion....

07.04.2022

"Curiosity of the Day"

People who work night shifts consume fewer calories and have a higher risk of heart attack than people who work during the day.

07.04.2022

Maersk goes for logistics in Jafza

Maersk Kanoo UAE has inaugurated its first integrated logistics centre at DP World’s trade and logistics hub Jafza in Dubai, UAE. Here, the carrier aims to build an integrated solution wherein it customers will receive single...

07.04.2022

Lau Tian Chen named head of DHL Apic

Global logistics provider DHL has named Lau Tian Chen as the new head of its Asia Pacific Innovation Centre (Apic) in Singapore. Established in 2015, Apic in Singapore is DHL's only innovation centre in the Asia Pacific...

07.04.2022

Year of records

Indian Railways breached the 1,400 t freight loading mark for the first time ever in FY 2021-22. The originating freight loading of Indian Railways stood at 1,418.1 t, which is 15% more than the previous best set in FY 2020-21 at...

Éviction durable?

L’Asie prend le leadership en matière de tonnage.

Plus d’options en mer

Marinair booste le fret maritime. En conversation avec le PDG Pavlos Poutos.

06.04.2022

Leipzig and Verona now linked by eight trains

TX Logistik has further expanded its intermodal connection between Leipzig and Verona in order to meet increased market demand for rail transport capacity on this link, the rail logistics company said. TXL, which is part of...

06.04.2022

More than 150 tank containers added to fleet

Dutch haulier Den Hartogh has strengthened its footprint in the Nordics with the acquisition of Hedenskogs Akeri and Hedenskogs Tankeri in Gothenburg, Sweden. With this takeover the Den Hartogh Group is adding a modern...

06.04.2022

Mycrane signs three more franchise agreements

At the Cranes and Transport Middle East conference recently held in Dubai, the Dubai-based digital crane rental platform Mycrane appointed franchise holders for UK, the Republic of Ireland and Qatar. The UK and Ireland...