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28.03.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

In 1945 Percy Spencer was demonstrating a new radar to US Air Force officers when he became aware of an embarrassing brown stain spreading across his clothing. Backing sheepishly out of the room to the corridor, he realised that...

27.03.2019

Thinking big in Jaxport

The increasing dominance of large containerships has not passed the maritime ports of the US state of Florida by either. Jaxport is set to team up with an old local partner, SSA Marine, to expand its international container...

27.03.2019

New port railway for Amsterdam

Global Petro Storage (GPS) and the port of Amsterdam have signed an agreement to develop a railcar connection on the land adjacent to GPS’s existing 11-tank gasoline and biofuel storage and blending facility. GPS intends to...

27.03.2019

Maskargo to implement tracking solution

Maskargo, the freight division of Malaysia Airlines, has signed a cooperation with several partners for a tracking solution for its containers and pallets. Maskargo, together with TW Control (TWC) and Core Transport...

27.03.2019

Liebherr simulator going down under

A new Liebherr simulator is on its way to New Zealand. Port Nelson’s general manager of operations, Matt McDonald, sees the simulator purchase as a “step-up in safety” for the port. He said: “Training new personnel on the...

27.03.2019

Upgrade of Sakhalin’s rail infrastructure on schedule

In Russia’s Far East, construction work to convert all tracks of Sakhalin’s 806 km railway network from the narrow 1,067 mm gauge to Russia’s broad gauge of 1,520 mm by 2020 is underway. This year, the active phase of work, when...

27.03.2019

Olav Glorvigen joins Cargolux

Olav Glorvigen has been recruited as director global product management by the Luxembourg-based carrier Cargolux. Glorvigen is a management executive with worldwide hotel and airline expertise in the areas of strategy,...

27.03.2019

Transco banking on own real estate

The Transco Group has amended its real estate strategy and will now buy logistics properties instead of renting them. In connection with the strategy change, the group established the real estate enterprise, Transco...

27.03.2019

More reefers for China

The CMA CGM affiliate's APL Chu Lai Express (CHX) service for China has departed with the first reefer shipment of bananas from the Chu Lai Tam Hiep Port in Quang Nam (Vietnam). The sailing marks the beginning of more reefer...

27.03.2019

Award for Imperial Logistics

The London Stock Exchange Group has recognised Worldwide Healthcare, Imperial Logistics’ healthcare business in Nigeria, as one of the “Companies to Inspire Africa” for 2019. This is one of several accolades recently bestowed on...

27.03.2019

Latvia presents its green locomotive project

To reduce its impact on the environment, Latvia started the implementation of the dual-drive locomotive project two years ago. The diesel and gas driven shunting locomotive ČME3 has been undergoing trials since late summer last...

27.03.2019

Turkish Cargo selects single GSSA in Nigeria

Turkish Airlines Cargo has made Peacock Aviation and Allied Services Ltd (PAAS) its sole cargo agent in Nigeria. PAAS is an aviation logistics company which provides a full range of round-the-clock business services with...

27.03.2019

Cache Logistics Trust buys warehouse in Australia

Cache Logistics Trust intends to acquire a single-storey logistics warehouse and office facility located in Altona, close to Melbourne. The property, costing AUD 41.2 million, is situated on an 83'000 sqm tract of land with a net...

27.03.2019

Weight gain for Spanish fleet in 2018

Spain's weight has grown in the maritime field. On 1 January 2019, the merchant shipping fleet controlled by Spanish shipping companies had 220 merchant ships, weighing almost 4.5 million gt. Compared to 2017, there are 9 units...

27.03.2019

ABC expands presence in Asia

Moscow-based Airbridge Cargo Airlines (ABC) has strengthened its footprint in Asia by increasing frequencies to its online destinations. The move results from an average 5% annual growth rate in the region in the last five years...

27.03.2019

China rail hauls consol box to UK in record time

Following an upgrade to its fixed-day, weekly rail import service for LCL cargoes from China, British forwarder Davies Turner offers scheduled transit times of 22 to 24 days from the Wuhan rail hub in China to the Dartford depot...

27.03.2019

AA Cargo selects sales director for Europe

Tim Isik has been selected as director, cargo sales – Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) by American Airlines Cargo (AA Cargo). Isik switched from the airline’s passenger channel sales team, where he led American’s leisure...

27.03.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

The longest documented age difference between twins is 87 days. The first and second twin girls of an Irish family named Jones-Elliot were born that far apart in summer 2014.

27.03.2019

Noatum Logistics acquires MIQ

Noatum Logistics, the Noatum Maritime division specialising in logistics, international transport and customs, is acquire MIQ Logistics, which is based in the USA and has over 60 offices in 19 countries. The deal is expected...

26.03.2019

BLS buying in; RCG expanding

The German logistician Rhenus is selling Belgium’s Crossrail to BLS Cargo; the latter has thus strengthened its north–south corridor through Switzerland. In Austria in turn, RCG is expanding its services between Venice and...