08.01.2020

“Curiosity of the Day”

The American actor John Cazale (1935-1978) appeared in five films, all of which were nominated for the Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Picture. 
08.01.2020

AEO status for Glomar

The Greece-headquartered global logistics service provider Global Maritime Enterprises has been granted the status of authorised economic operator (AEO). AEO is an internationally recognised certificate and confirms that the...
08.01.2020

Joint sales office in Hamburg

Haeger & Schmidt and its parent company Felbermayr have opened a joint sales office in Hamburg (Germany). Its main objective is to improve the quality of services for overseas freight forwarders, carriers and shippers. Haeger...
08.01.2020

Kazahkh cargo carrier incorporates B747 freighter

The Kazakh carrier Sigma Airlines has leased a B747-222B from an unnamed company based in the UAE. The lease is scheduled to run until 2022. It is planned that the aircraft will be based at Shymkent airport (CIT) in Kazakhstan....
08.01.2020

Cooperation in Brazil

Mercedes-Benz and Bosch have joined forces to build a state-of-the-art vehicle test centre in Brazil. The new centre will focus on testing projects to develop vehicle safety and suspension control as well as on evaluating systems...
07.01.2020

World's first LNG-fuelled large coal carrier comes on stream

Kyushu Electric Power has concluded long-term transport agreements to deploy the world's first LNG-fuelled large coal carriers with Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL). The vessels are expected...
07.01.2020

Takeover of CMQ short line railroad completed

North American transcontinental railway Canadian Pacific (CP) has concluded the transaction related to the acquisition of the Central Maine & Quebec Railway (CMQ). The acquisition of CMQ in the USA is still subject to...
07.01.2020

Kenya improves the handling of bulk cargo by rail

In Kenya, the Nairobi-Naivasha Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) cargo service and an inland container depot (ICD) are now operational. The 120 km Nairobi-Naivasha railway is an extension of the Chinese-built modern railway that...
07.01.2020

Vagn Sørensen named new chairman for Scandlines

Scandlines, the German-Danish ferry operator in the Baltic, has appointed Vagn Sørensen as chairman of the supervisory board. Sørensen has more than 30 years of executive experience in international business, in the aviation...
07.01.2020

U-Freight ready to become RACSF

With the start of the phased implementation of 100% air cargo security screening, the U-Freight Group says that it is well placed to assist shippers since it has become one of the first freight forwarders to have one of its...
07.01.2020

DHL sells Swiss supply chain business

The Swiss service and logistics provider Fastlog with headquarters in Thun has acquired the supply chain business of DHL Logistics (Switzerland). All 200 employees, all customer contracts and DHL’s four locations in Derendingen,...
07.01.2020

Biman Bangladesh opens new UK routes

Biman Bangladesh Airlines celebrated the inaugural B787-9 flight from Manchester (UK) to Dhaka and Sylhet in Bangladesh last week-end, at an event attended by civic leaders and representatives from the Bangladeshi community...
07.01.2020

Quay walls for HES Hartel tank terminal in place

The quay walls, the jetty and associated works for the HES Hartel tank terminal on Maasvlakte that is currently under construction in the port of Rotterdam have been completed. Despite the discovery of various archeologically...
07.01.2020

Transaction strengthens market share in Canada

TIP Trailer Services has completed the acquisition of Trailer Wizards, a major supplier of trailer rental and leasing services in Canada. TIP will now integrate Trailer Wizards with its existing Canadian business, Train Trailer...
07.01.2020

Bifa appoints new head

The British International Freight Association (Bifa) has confirmed the appointment of David Stroud as its policy and compliance adviser with responsibility for logistics issues relating to air freight, security and sustainable...
07.01.2020

Davies Turner Ireland gains AEO customs accreditation

Davies Turner Ireland (DTI) has been granted authorised economic operator AEO (Type C) status by Irish Revenue, which entitles the company to benefit from the full benefits available under customs simplified procedures. The...
07.01.2020

Who wants to come on board?

Ethiopian Airlines Group invites willing candidates to bid for representing the company in the sales territory of Morocco as cargo general sales and services agent (GSSA). This invitation to tender seeks to obtain the most...
07.01.2020

Piraeus: port’s expanding plans go ahead

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide EUR 140 million to support the expansion and upgrading of the port of Piraeus, the principal port of Greece. It is the largest loan Europe’s long-term lending institution...
07.01.2020

Britannia P&I opens branch office in Copenhagen

Britannia P&I’s exclusive correspondent in Denmark (B Denmark P&I), will become a full branch office and be renamed TR(B) Denmark. The new office will continue to be headed by Michael Boje-Larsen, a lawyer with experience...
07.01.2020

Expanding final mile services to grow in the USA

J.B. Hunt Transport Services in North America has acquired the assets of RDI Last Mile. Founded in 1987, RDI provides home delivery services of big and bulky products in the northeast region of the USA. It uses contract carriers...
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