27.08.2019

New Eurasian train via Poland/Belarus border crossing

Jointly with Belintertrans-Germany and with the assistance of the Belorussian Railways, UTLC has introduced an additional container train route via the Kuznitsa/ Bruzgi (Poland/Belarus) border crossing. The first container train...
27.08.2019

Two new Asian maindeck destinations for Ethiopian Cargo

The African cargo operator Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services has started a once weekly B777F service to Bangkok and Hanoi, the capitals of Thailand and Vietnam, as of 16 August 2019. Ethiopian Group CEO Tewolde...
27.08.2019

Urban Fox expands footprint in Southeast Asia

Urban Fox, an omnichannel logistics and commerce solutions provider, is expanding into Southeast Asia. Tapping into the established logistics network of its parent company Keppel Logistics, Urban Fox will soon be able to support...
27.08.2019

EMX service to drop Salerno for Aliaga

Hapag-Lloyd is changing the scope of its North Europe Mediterranean express service (EMX). The Hamburg (Germany)-based carrier has announced that, as from week 43, the EMX will cancel its call at the port of Salerno in southern...
27.08.2019

Marc Henning to manage central hub at 24plus

Marc Henning has been appointed the new head of 24plus’s central hub in Hauneck (Hesse, Germany). He replaces Steffen Renner, who left the hub operator 24plus hub logistics back at the end of 2018. Henning joins the company from...
27.08.2019

Commemorative locomotive unveiled

CSX’s “Spirit of our Law Enforcement” commemorative locomotive was unveiled at the company’s Huntington (WV, USA) locomotive shop. CSXT 3194 is being renamed to honour the nation’s police officers who dedicate their lives to...
27.08.2019

No aviation without air freight

The debate on climate change has brought the aviation industry into public focus. For this reason, politicians, economists and scientists gathered at Germany’s first national aviation conference at Leipzig-Halle airport last week...
27.08.2019

IM Properties and Jaguar Land Rover plan logistics hub

IM Properties is working with Jaguar Land Rover to create a new global aftermarket parts distribution centre for the automotive company. The proposed new 273,000 sqm campus in the Midlands between Birmingham and Leicester (UK)...
27.08.2019

Rhine traffic rises at the Port de Strasbourg

The Port of Strasbourg (France) has reported good figures in river traffic on the Rhine from January to June 2019. Throughput grew by more than 6% and amounted to 3.8 million t, a slight increase of +1% compared to 2017, which...
27.08.2019

New general director for Air Bridge Cargo

Volga-Dnepr Group, which consists of three air cargo carriers – Air Bridge Cargo Airlines (ABC), Volga-Dnepr Airlines (VDA) and Atran airlines (Atran) - has summed up its H1/2019 results. All three carriers showed a 6% cargo...
27.08.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

Randy Fowler, the brother of actor Kevin Spacey, earns his living as a double of Rod Stewart.

27.08.2019

Amazon adds Cargojet to its global network

Only a few weeks after handling record volumes in support of Amazon’s Prime Week (see ITJ 31-35/2019, p. 13), the Canadian all-cargo airline Cargojet has entered into a new strategic agreement with Amazon.com NV Investment...
27.08.2019

First electric heavy-duty trucks delivered in the USA

Daimler Trucks is further expanding its field tests for medium and heavy-duty e-trucks in North America: Penske Truck Leasing and NFI Industries have acquired the first heavy-duty Freightliner eCascadia trucks (class 8) with a...
27.08.2019

Speedy construction progress

About 120 days after the first turning of the sod, construction work on the new logistics halls for Nosta Logistics in Ladbergen, between Münster and Osnabrück (Germany), is proceeding according to plan. The commercial real...
26.08.2019

Pharmaceutical logistics trends

What are the issues facing pharmaceutical logistics? Pelican Biothermal, a company that specialises in temperature-controlled pharmaceutical packaging, recently surveyed biopharmaceutical industry players on challenges, trends...
26.08.2019

Malungsfors returns to business after more than 20 years

In Sweden, rail carrier Hector Rail and members of the country’s government celebrated the re-opening of the Västerdalsbanan timber line and the new transhipment terminal in Malungsfors. Freight traffic to and from the city came...
26.08.2019

New Sydney airport attracts forwarders' interest

Ten of Australia’s major freight companies have signed memoranda of understanding with Western Sydney Airport (SWZ), which is on track to open in 2026.  The MoUs will see the airport work with the air freight industry to...
26.08.2019

LSCI confirms trend towards Asia

The most recent LSCI – Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, showing a list of this year’s best-connected container ports, was published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) in July. The index covers...
26.08.2019

From Perth to Halifax

The board of the Halifax Port Authority (HPA) has chosen its new president and CEO: Captain Allan Gray will be concluding his tenure as harbour master and general manager – operations of Fremantle Ports in Perth (Australia) and...
26.08.2019

Fiata strives for parley

Fiata is calling for urgent talks with the top carriers, in the wake of recent moves by shipping lines to impose penalties on shippers who misdeclare cargoes. The previous week saw Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, HMM and OOCL confirm to...
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