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26.09.2019

Spatial planning framework for Swiss regional airport

The Swiss federal council has approved the object sheet of the aviation infrastructure plan for the regional airport in Samedan (SMV, Switzerland). This stamp of approval replaces the object sheet of 2002 and determines the...

26.09.2019

Debate on European state aid for shipping sector

The report on the maritime subsidies of OECD countries published by the International Transport Forum (ITF) remains in the headlines. The main conclusions mostly address the EU state aid guidelines (SAG) and their application in...

26.09.2019

New member of the board at Dunkerque-Port

Julien Lernould, CFO of Dunkerque-Port, has been appointed to the board of the port operator, upon the recommendation of the chairman of the board. The board of Dunkerque-Port has four members. Lernould will join chairman...

26.09.2019

Night Star Express partners Mazda

Mazda Motor Logistics Europe has formed a partnership with the night express services provider Night Star Express Hellmann. As part of this cooperation, Night Star Express Hellmann delivers several hundred consignment per day...

26.09.2019

Czech locomotives drive metallurgical operations in Turkey

After a three-week trip that included rail, river and road travel, the first two of the six EffiShunter 600 locomotives recently arrived in Turkey. The trip from the CZ LOKO production plant in Jihlava, Czechia, to the Isdemir...

26.09.2019

Advances in ULD air cargo technology innovations

ACL Airshop, a technology-driven global provider of air cargo ULD logistics solutions, used the occasion of the annual ULD care conference in Montreal (Canada) last week, to discuss continued progress with innovative technologies...

26.09.2019

Carrypicker wins GLEC accreditation

The online forwarder Carrypicker has fulfilled the quality standards of the Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC) and obtained the corresponding accreditation of the Smart Freight Centre (SFC), which campaigns for...

26.09.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

The wheelbarrow was invented in early China, not for gardening, but as a means for the army to transport war materials along the narrow dams between the paddy fields.

26.09.2019

Amazon sets up fulfilment centre in Ontario

Amazon has announced plans for a new fulfilment centre in Scarborough, in the city of Toronto (Canada). The 93,000 sqm facility will create more than 600 full-time jobs with comprehensive benefits. This will be Amazon’s twelfth...

26.09.2019

50 flat cars for transport timber in Irkutsk region

Russia-based freight car manufacturer United Wagon Company UWC will supply the Russian leasing company Sberbank with 50 flat cars for the transportation of timber freight. Delivery is planned for October 2019. The freight cars...

26.09.2019

CMA CGM vessel's launch marks new era

The CMA CGM Group, Marseille (France), has launched the world's largest (23,000 TEU) and first containership powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). This launch took place at the Shanghai Jiangnan-Changxing shipyard. Rodolphe...

25.09.2019

Tri-state area of the east

China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative is also extending into the east of the country. A new inland port started operations in Hunchun recently that will focus on goods coming in from Russian ports by rail.

25.09.2019

Dunkirk: safe access for trucks

A dedicated, secure access corridor for HGV has been opened on the premises of the French North Sea port of Dunkirk. An inauguration ceremony to this effect was held recently in the presence of prominent members of the port...

25.09.2019

Biman shows interest in full freighters

According to local media, Biman Bangladesh Airlines will add a further two unspecified Boeing aircraft to its fleet. During a welcome ceremony for the South Asian national carrier's fourth B787-9, Bangladeshi Prime Minister...

25.09.2019

Growth of container volumes less buoyant this year

Despite all political turbulences, global container volumes will continue to grow this year. The maritime analyst Alphaliner predicts that container port throughput for the full year will increase by 2.5% in 2019 - a downwards...

25.09.2019

Enhanced tracking feature for Tigers customers

Tigers has released a new purchase order (PO) suite feature in the USA for its flagship, the cloud-based smarthub:connect (SH:C) platform, which allows customers to track factory orders and plan marketing campaigns related to...

25.09.2019

Expanded intermodal solution for shippers in the USA

In the USA, Schneider has added a new service to its line-up of intermodal solutions. Schneider Rail Dray focuses on the initial and final moves of intermodal transportation, getting freight from shipper to ramp and ramp to...

25.09.2019

Gefco Spain elects new CFO

Gefco Spain has named Belén López as the company‘s new CFO. She has a degree in economics and business administration from the Complutense Madrid University (Spain) and a master’s degree in management from the Dauphine School in...

25.09.2019

More capacity between London and Tel Aviv

Taking off today, 25 September 2019, the daily A330-300 flights of Virgin Atlantic between London Heathrow (UK) and Tel Aviv (Israel) will be handled on the cargo side by WTA Aviation and Swissport. As one of Israel’s leading...

25.09.2019

The new "hydrotug" to float in 2021

The creation of a prototype for a water vessel with alternative fuel is in progress. The port of Antwerp has commissioned the construction of a tugboat powered by hydrogen, the first of its kind, which shall be operational in...