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09.07.2020

60 trains a week to deliver biomass in UK

DB Cargo UK has won a new, five-year “hook and haul” contract to transport supplies of sustainable biomass to Drax. The rail freight carrier will operate an average of 60 trains per week from the ports of Immingham and Hull to...

09.07.2020

Siemens: software to link up parcel handling

Siemens Logistics is launching its new Network Booster software for parcel and mail distribution networks. This solution creates full visibility of processes within a network and allows enhanced network performance. Features...

09.07.2020

Alexander Bernhard to be sole CEO of Swan

Swan is looking ahead to a change at the helm at the end of July. From this date, Alexander Bernhard will take over the sole leadership of the project developer for SAP logistics with four locations in Augsburg, Nuremberg,...

09.07.2020

First fuel cell HGVs en route to Switzerland

Hyundai in South Korea has despatched the first ten units of the Hyundai XCIENT fuel cell, the world’s first mass-produced fuel cell heavy-duty truck, to Switzerland. The company plans to ship a total of 50 XCIENT...

09.07.2020

Dematic transport system for Yusen Logistics

Dematic is automating a new warehouse for Belgian logistics company Yusen Logistics Benelux. For this purpose, the intralogistics specialist will install a hybrid driverless transport system (hybrid-DTS) consisting of hybrid...

09.07.2020

Jessica Tyler elected AA's president of cargo

American Airlines has named Jessica Tyler president of cargo and VP of airport excellence, leading the teams responsible for the success of the cargo business and delivering operational and customer service excellence for both...

09.07.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

During a rainstorm turkeys stare up at the sky with their beaks hanging open until they drown.

09.07.2020

Coolport II is on the move

Kloosterboer will break ground on 13 July, starting to building a freezer high-rise building with a storage capacity of 60,000 pallet spaces at the City Terminal Rotterdam. The building is expected to be completed in January...

09.07.2020

Keeping critical medical shipments moving globally

United Cargo has partnered with DSV Air and Sea to transport important pharma materials to places all over the world. One of the items most critical during the current crisis is blood plasma, a fragile product that requires very...

08.07.2020

Emirates Skycargo counts to 100 again

Emirates Skycargo will be operating scheduled cargo flights to 100 destinations across six continents during the current month. Some of the new cities added to the air cargo carrier’s network include Accra, Algiers, Athens, Fort...

08.07.2020

30 LNG vehicles for long-haul traffic

Freight forwarder Heinrich Gustke Spedition in Rostock, Germany, has put 30 modern Iveco semi-trailers powered by LNG into service. For the company, natural gas is a marketable alternative for trucks deployed for long-haul...

08.07.2020

Saudia Cargo: over 1,500 cargo flights in 100 days

Saudia Cargo has operated more than 1,500 flights since the Covid-19 restrictions came into effect in March. 500 of these flights were operated using passenger aircraft deployed for international air cargo. From March through...

08.07.2020

K Line's revised 2050 vision

The Japan-based shipping company K Line has thoroughly revised its long-term guideline concerning environmental policy, the so-called “K Line environmental vision 2050 - blue seas for the future", which comprises initiatives...

08.07.2020

Bertschi Group expands board of directors

The Bertschi Group has appointed China expert Kurt Haerri and Jörg Berner, the first member of the third generation, to its board of directors. Haerri has been working for Schindler since 1987, currently as senior vice...

08.07.2020

Lyon Xpress now available for intermodal cargo

Belgian railfreight operator Lineas has upgraded its regular train service between Antwerp in Belgium and Lyon in France to include intermodal volumes. The Lyon Xpress travels three times per week back and forth between the...

08.07.2020

Logistics company Martin Baur relies on TIS

Logistics services provider Martin Baur, a partner in CTL's general cargo network, intends to use the telematics software Tislog developed by TIS to simplify its processes for short and long haul traffic and stock turnover....

08.07.2020

Bolloré's West Africa airlift extended until 31 July

Against the backdrop of the Covid-19 health crisis, Bolloré Logistics is extending its special weekly cargo freight service between Europe and West Africa until 31 July 2020. The "WARA Air Service" may even be extended...

08.07.2020

Maersk believes in customs business

Danish shipping company A.P. Moeller-Maersk will buy Sweden-based KGH Customs Services for SKR 2.6 billion (approx. EUR 250 million) from investor Bridgepoint Development Capital. With this acquisition, Maersk aims to widen its...

08.07.2020

Pilot to steer ministry of transport

After the recent municipal elections, in which his party suffered a substantial defeat, France's president reshuffled part of his cabinet. After prime minister Edouard Philippe's resignation and his replacement by Jean Castex,...

08.07.2020

12 days from Khorgos to Kosakoy

Members of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Consortium – ADY Container (Azerbaijan), KTZ Express (Kazakhstan), GR Logistics (Georgia) and Pacific Eurasia Logistics (Turkey) - have set a new record by delivering a freight...