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17.04.2020

New vehicle for construction traffic

In Switzerland, Hauser Transporte in Lömmenschwil (Canton St. Gall) has been able to add a new Renault Trucks C520 P10x4 to its fleet. The five-axle truck is designed as a two-side tipper and will be deployed in regional...

17.04.2020

Lower throughput in Rotterdam

Throughput in the Port of Rotterdam suffered in the first quarter of 2020, also due to the corona virus pandemic. Goods handling in the first quarter was at 112.4 million t (123.9 million t), 9.3% less than in the same period...

17.04.2020

Volatile transport volumes in Europe

The uncertainties regarding the development of the corona crisis led to a rapid increase in freight offers on the transport market. "Many companies submitted their orders in advance to be prepared for the expected border...

17.04.2020

GeTS gets certified

Global eTrade Services (GeTS) Asia, a global trade platform company, has received the data protection trustmark (DPTM) and Asia-Pacific economic cooperation (APEC) cross border privacy rules (CBPR) system certifications...

17.04.2020

Outdoor enthusiasts scale the peaks with Panattoni

Right on schedule, on 31 March 2020, Panattoni handed over the extension of the logistics centre at the location Standort Rottenburg-Ergenzingen, south of Stuttgart (Germany), to the online retailer and outdoor specialist...

17.04.2020

Nato members helping each other

Following an agreement between the UK and Turkey, 250,000 items of PPE equipment to the UK, including 50,000 N-95 face masks, 100,000 surgical masks and 100,000 protective suits, arrived at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire last...

17.04.2020

A peak in March for Rostock Port

Rostock's intermodal terminal, the Rostock Trimodal (RTM), handled 8,806 loading units in March – more than ever in one single month. RTM is a joint venture of the three players Euroports Germany, Kombiverkehr and Rostock Port....

17.04.2020

Real-time data enables fast reaction en route

In these difficult days, supply chain visibility is of very high importance for all parties involved in the supply chain: For this reason the Germany-based start-up Synfioo offers its OnTime Navigator for three months free of...

17.04.2020

Another good start and big plans in Brazil

An affiliate of the Miami (FL, USA)-based global private equity investment firm HIG Capital has invested, through convertible debt, into Modern Logistics, a major Brazilian one-stop-shop full service logistics firm. Terms...

17.04.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

The Vikings occupied Normandy, aka land of the Northmen.

17.04.2020

Schäflein initiates courier service

Because most shops in their city are closed, three companies in Schweinfurt (Bavaria, Germany) have launched a courier service. Logistics services provider Schäflein delivers goods weighing up to 500 kg on the same day. On...

17.04.2020

Europa appoints Rob Jones as non-executive director

Logistics operator Europa Worldwide Group has chosen Rob Jones as its first non-executive director. Jones will provide guidance on the company’s strategy and support its ambitious growth plans. Andrew Baxter, managing...

17.04.2020

A tool for screening onboard

The EU and the IMO have recently issued new guidelines requiring ship operators to implement pre-boarding screening of seafarers. As a means for ship operators to comply with these guidelines and help protect their vessels...

16.04.2020

Regular train services to Wuhan resume

The first freight train has run from Wuhan (China) to the premises of Hutchison Ports Duisburg (formerly DeCeTe) in Germany since the corona pandemic broke out. Wuhan, which has been Duisburg's twin city since 1982, and the...

16.04.2020

UPS delivers Quiagen coronavirus testing kits worldwide

UPS is working with Qiagen, a global provider of molecular diagnostics and sample preparation technologies, to deliver nucleic acid extraction kits critical to Covid-19 testing, as well as the company's novel Qiastat-Dx...

16.04.2020

Peak of blank sailings reached?

Copenhagen (Denmark)-based maritime analyst Sea-Intelligence reports that, as of 11 April, the number of blank sailings due to the pandemic now amounts to 384. Over the last week, the carriers announced an additional 83 blank...

16.04.2020

Rail collaboration secures supply chain

Sweden's grocery chain ICA will use the Volvo Group’s freight train to transport goods. Southbound trains operated by the Swedish carrier Green Cargo normally transport Volvo’s freight from Sweden to a factory in Gent (Belgium)....

16.04.2020

Another Danish CFO for Hamburg Süd

Lasse Carøe Henningsen will assume his position as new chief financial officer (CFO) at Hamburg Süd on 1 June 2020. He and Dr. Arnt Vespermann, the company’s CEO, will then make up the company's management board. Henningsen...

16.04.2020

Champ helps JAL to digitalise domestic ops

Working closely with its cargo IT systems partner Champ Cargosystems, Japan Airlines has launched an advanced digitalisation platform. Built on Champ's open cargo platform (OCP), the solution consists of an...

16.04.2020

Management changes at Delek Logistics

Delek Logistics Partners, a Tennessee (USA)-based provider of oil products logistics, has announced the following organisational and management changes along with the appointment of a new CFO: Reuven Spiegel will become EVP and...