06.05.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

The West African state of Gambia, an almost 100% enclave of Senegal, consists of a narrow strip of land along both sides of the meandering river of the same name. The country’s boundaries are due to the British who controlled the...
06.05.2019

Albatros Express augments hinterland offers

Transfracht is increasing the frequencies of its hinterland train service Albatros Express on the Ulm (Germany) and Salzburg (Austria) routes. The company will operate an additional export departure from the two cities to Hamburg...
03.05.2019

Shifting capacities

British companies, driven by their fear of Brexit bottlenecks, are busy filling their warehouses. This has provided goods traffic between the UK and the continent with a bit of a fillip. In the meantime the mainland is...
03.05.2019

ATA awards Alaska’s safest truck fleet

Alaska West Express (AWE) received the 2018 Alaska Safe Truck Fleet of the Year Award from the Alaska Trucking Association (ATA). AWE was also presented with the accolade in 2016, 2014, and 2013. The criteria for the 2018...
03.05.2019

Distributing dates for Ramadan

Emirates will face a great logistics undertaking as from the day after tomorrow (5 May 2019), with the start of Ramadan. Until 6 June, the airline expects to serve 1 million dates to customers during iftar and suhoor, both on...
03.05.2019

New rail hub opens in California

Genesee & Wyoming Railroad (GWR) has opened a new bulk transfer facility on its San Joaquin Valley Railroad (SJVR) subsidiary in Millux CA (USA). Operated by G&W railroads, the new terminal is used to transfer...
03.05.2019

Stepping up digital efficiency at ECT terminal

An increasing number of shipping companies, terminals and nautical service providers are sharing real-time information via the port of Rotterdam’s Pronto digital platform. During a pilot project, the site, a "single...
03.05.2019

Four new consulting and sales experts

Wistra, a developer of load securing aids, has enhanced its consulting expertise and expanded its international sales sector with the addition of four commercial vehicle experts, namely Torben Schwenk, Frédéric Flamand and...
03.05.2019

Continental Cargo Carriers invests in fleet

The specialist full and part-load operator, Continental Cargo Carriers (CCC), has invested a six-figure sum in 35 new trailers to modernise its fleet. The new trailers will join the company’s current fleet of 270 trailers,...
03.05.2019

Pertamina to order A400M for Pelita Air subsidiary

According to local media, the state-owned Indonesian oil company Pertamina intends to purchase A400 cargo aircraft. They shall be operated by the company’s subsidiary Pelita Air Service, which could deploy them to transport cargo...
03.05.2019

Technical upgrades for Sovcomflot’s tankers

Sovcomflot, a major Russian shipping company, will roll out a Wärtsilä fleet operations solution for its fleet of arctic shuttle tankers. The order was booked in March 2019. The agreement signed with Sovcomflot comprises the...
03.05.2019

U-Freight on the move in Beijing

The U-Freight office in Beijing has moved to a new location to provide enhanced services for customers and staff. Group CEO Simon Wong says: “Since our formation over 50 years ago, U-Freight has invested heavily in offices,...
03.05.2019

Acquired railcars strengthen intermodal business

The European rail car leasing company Ermewa has acquired 154 additional railcars from the European rolling stock company Rosco Bohemia, a member of the Czecho Slovak Group (CSG). The acquisition reinforces Ermewa’s presence...
03.05.2019

Craiss sets up joint venture with ITK

The German logistics company Albert Craiss is enlarging its business field and now offers services in the air and sea freight sector. To this end, the Baden-Württemberg-based service provider is setting up a joint venture named...
03.05.2019

Mahan Air makes a comeback to Saint-Petersburg

Starting today, 3 May 2019, Mahan Air is offering regular scheduled services on the route between Tehran Imam Khomeini (Iran) and Saint-Petersburg (Russia). An A310 aircraft will operate the route twice a week. The...
03.05.2019

Medcenter Container Terminal extends range of equipment

Italy’s Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT), which is owned and operated by Terminal Investment Limited (TIL), will purchase a total of 32 diesel-electric straddle carriers. All the machines are scheduled to be delivered by the...
03.05.2019

Turhan Özen joins Tiaca board

Turhan Özen, chief cargo officer of Turkish Airlines and the head of the Turkish Cargo Brand, has been elected to the board of the international air cargo association Tiaca. Özen has overseen business development in the Balkans,...
03.05.2019

Swedish carrier runs new shuttle for furniture dealer

Under a new contract with Ikea, Green Cargo recently operated its first rail shuttle service from Älmhult and Torsvik to Arsta (all Sweden).  The shuttle runs six days per week and supplies goods to department stores and...
03.05.2019

Challenging quarter for Ceva

Ceva has announced its Q1/2019 results. The service provider increased its revenue by 1.1% in constant currencies to USD 1.698 billion in the period under review. On a reported basis, the Q1 revenue declined by 5.2% year-on-year...
03.05.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

When astronauts return from space they are about 5 cm taller. Due to weightlessness in space the cartilaginous discs between the vertebrae in the spine expand, as indeed they do while you sleep on earth. We are all taller first...
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