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08.11.2024

Chapman Freeborn appoints global COO

Bernardo Nunes has been appointed chief operating officer at Chapman Freeborn. He returns to Chapman Freeborn after previously serving as director of transformation and analytics in 2021 and 2022, bringing with him over 25 years...

08.11.2024

Omnitrax now serves three P&G facilities

The US rail company has been selected as the switching partner for P&G’s laundry care factory in Lima, Ohio (USA). Omnitrax is an affiliate of the Broe Group and operates 28 railroads. The new rail contract took effect on 1...

08.11.2024

Five more LNG dual-fuel vessels

Pacific International Lines (PIL) has placed an order for five additional 9,000 teu liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel container vessels, accelerating its fleet renewal strategy. Built by China’s Hudong-Zhonghua...

07.11.2024

Modern rail technology for Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) signed a partnership agreement with manufacturer Alstom in Paris, France, to implement innovative solutions that will support the development of container transports along the Middle Corridor of the New...

07.11.2024

Port Everglades to launch revised rotations

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has added Port Everglades as a weekly call in its updated port rotation for two services, beginning in November. The EMUSA service, linking the Mediterranean to the USA, will call at Port...

07.11.2024

Bjørnar Bukholm returns

Wallenius Wilhelmsen has appointed Bjørnar Bukholm as the new EVP and CFO. He has been CFO at Sector Alarm, a European provider of home security, since 2019. Before Sector Alarm, Bukholm spent nearly eight years at Wallenius...

07.11.2024

SAS continues sustainable course

Continuously updating its environmental management system to align with industry standards, SAS has received official approval of its Iata environmental assessment (IENVA) report. For the Scandinavian airline, the first within...

07.11.2024

Tips for converting HGV fleets to e-mobility

The electrification of heavy commercial vehicles can be an effective lever for achieving greater sustainability in the transport sector. In its recently published white paper, mobility service provider UTA Edenred lists tips for...

07.11.2024

UPS expands European EV fleet

UPS is adding 188 EVs to its fleet in Germany and four at its location in Bülach, Switzerland. The new additions are an adapted version of the Iveco eDaily vehicles. 49, including the four ones in Bülach, are 3.8 t models with a...

07.11.2024

AI-driven ETAs enhance logistics

Hapag-Lloyd has partnered with Here Technologies to enhance global supply chain visibility by integrating Here Tracking into its “live position” solution, equipping over 1.5 million containers with advanced tracking devices. This...

07.11.2024

Loay Mashabi succeeds Teddy Zebitz

Global cargo transport specialist Saudia Cargo, a member of SkyTeam Cargo, the world’s biggest air cargo alliance, has appointed Loay Mashabi as its new chief executive officer and managing director, effective 1 January 2025....

07.11.2024

A USD 3.1 billion acquisition

Air Transport Services Group, which leases medium widebody freighter aircraft and provides air transport operations and support services, has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Stonepeak, an alternative...

07.11.2024

Heavy goods transport in high mountains

A walking excavator recently had to be transported to a construction site at an altitude of over 3,000 m below the Kitzsteinhorn in Austria. Walter Keil, the transport company commissioned for the project, used an “MPA” 3...

07.11.2024

Illegal frozen mackerel shipment intercepted

The bureau of customs (BOC) in the Philippines recently intercepted 21 containers of frozen mackerel from China at Manila international container port (MICP) on 30 October, due to a lack of the import clearance required....

07.11.2024

DSV pairs up with Messe Frankfurt

DSV has been named exclusive logistics partner of Messe Frankfurt, providing the necessary services for the event organiser’s set-up and dismantling processes. The logistics company has been working with Messe Frankfurt for many...

07.11.2024

"Curiosity of the Day"

When US president-elect Donald Trump was first elected to the US presidency in 2016, he was the first US president who had neither served in the military nor held any government office prior to his election.

Les bienfaits d’en haut

Avec 135 m de long et 11,45 m de large, le «Helios» de HGK Shipping baptisé en juin semble être un bateau comme les autres. Et pourtant il comporte à bord une centrale électrique qui lui vaut de figurer dans le livre Guinness des...

06.11.2024

India: double stack services at ICD Faridabad

Gateway Distriparks (GDL) recently launched double stack services at the Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Faridabad, Haryana. ICD provides direct connectivity to major Indian seaports via the western dedicated freight corridor and...

06.11.2024

Christophe Buisson to manage overseas business

Christophe Buisson joins Dimotrans Group as managing director of its overseas business unit that focuses on air, sea and customs freight forwarding services and operates under its main brand Qualitair & Sea as well as Alis...

06.11.2024

Solidifying presence in Indonesia

Established in August 20222, BBN Airlines Indonesia, a subsidiary of Avia Solutions Group, has become the 32nd airline member of the Indonesian National Air Carriers Association. The airline's chairman Martynas Grigas:...