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21.10.2021

Clipped wings

After the main owner (82.5%), Chinese conglomerate HNA, had to file for bankruptcy at the beginning of the year, Hahn Airport in southwest Germany is now also insolvent. At the beginning of October, Hahn operations manager...

21.10.2021

US haulier invests in refrigerated transport

USA-based Hub Group is expanding its supply chain solutions portfolio with the acquisition of cold-chain focused third-party logistics provider Choptank Transport. The USD 130 million takeover broadens Hub’s range of...

21.10.2021

ONE for Oakland

It is a comeback. Singapore-headquartered Ocean Network Express (ONE) will relaunch its weekly service to Oakland which it discontinued in 2019. The carrier will revive its PS5 service back to Oakland on 13 November,...

21.10.2021

Alstom chooses Kanat Alpysbayev

Alstom has appointed Kanat Alpysbayev as managing director of the company's Western & Central Asia cluster. He joins Alstom from Kazpost, Kazakhstan's national postal service, where he was chairman of the board. Alpysbayev...

21.10.2021

Improved port access for trucks

The Port of Bremen is investing in 10,000 sqm of new road surface to improve port accessibility: extensive road rehabilitation work is currently underway on Senator-Borttscheller-Strasse in the Bremerhaven overseas port area....

21.10.2021

More safety for vessels calling at Le Havre

To improve the safety of ships at Le Havre, Haropa Port has installed the shore tension system – a solution enabling vessels to remain securely moored along the quayside. Ships regularly have difficulty in keeping securely...

21.10.2021

Another airport for Nigeria's agriculture

A few days ago, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, president of the senate of Nigeria, performed the ground breaking ceremony for the Wachakal airstrip located in the Karasuwa local government area of Yobe State. Lawan said the airstrip will...

21.10.2021

CHI realigns cold chain solutions

On behalf of the Hessen ministry of the interior (Germany), CHI Group (Cargo Handling Intl.) has been storing Moderna vaccines at -20 °C in its warehouse for pharmaceutical goods at Frankfurt Airport since the beginning of 2021....

21.10.2021

Hong Kong: double-digit growth

The Hong Kong airport authority has released the traffic figures for Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) for September 2021. Cargo throughput increased by 17.9% to 455,000 t, compared to the same month last year. Strong...

21.10.2021

Not only China, also Vietnam

The Christmas business in the Atlantic region is under threat not only because of high transport costs and a lack of freight capacity in China, but also due to current lockdowns in Vietnam. Supply chain management experts at...

21.10.2021

Trucks deliver 5,000 Italian delicacies to London

Transmec is bringing the taste of Italy to London. The transport group is providing the logistics solution that delivers the ingredients for Eataly, London’s new Italian food store which offers more than 5,000 Italian food...

21.10.2021

Wingcopter and Synerjet form partnership

Leading delivery drone manufacturer Wingcopter and aviation company Synerjet Corp have signed a strategic partnership agreement, which will allow the Latin American company to act as a distributor and local technical support...

21.10.2021

Global assessment of ferry sector's value

A study commissioned by the trade association Interferry and carried out by the UK-based consultancy Oxford Economics highlights the global ferry industry’s value to the world economy. Research into the latest pre-Covid...

21.10.2021

Geodis picks Jürgen Adler

Jürgen Adler is joining Geodis as vice president automotive vertical market. He holds a degree in transport and logistics from the University of Bonn. He has more than 25 years’ experience in the logistics and transport sector of...

21.10.2021

"Curiosity of the Day"

The world's oceans contain eight times as much gold as the total amount that has been mined to date.

21.10.2021

Diffusion Alloys expands in Teesport

Industrial company Diffusion Alloys has opted for another long-term lease at Teesport Commerce Park, allowing for the construction of a new GBP 1.5 million (EUR 1.8 million) coating facility. Diffusion Alloys, which...

21.10.2021

US manufacturer opens engineering lab in India

Wabtec has inaugurated its largest engineering lab in Bengaluru (India) to enable rail component design and performance. This engineering lab has a 2,790 sqm test lab area and 1,580 sqm for an operations centre and office space....

Prestataires de capacités en 2020

À bien des égards l’année 2020 a été exceptionnelle. Également en trafic aérien. Par la force des choses, beaucoup de carriers ont découvert ou développé leur penchant pour le fret. Qatar Airways Cargo, un des rares ayant réussi...

20.10.2021

Russian-made locomotives for Kazakhstan

Sinara Transport Machines will supply 22 freight electric locomotives 2ES7 “Black Granite” to freight operator Silk Way Transit in Kazakhstan. The locomotives are produced on the Ural Locomotives plant in Russia. First deliveries...

20.10.2021

A niche from Dubai to the Pacific islands

It’s an invention of the 1985-founded non-vessel operating common carrier Cargo Gulf. The NVOCC has introduced a service linking the Persian Gulf and Sri Lanka to the Pacific Islands. The service commenced from Dubai (UAE) on 19...