07.03.2019

Seaports of Niedersachsen on solid path in 2018

Lower Saxony’s nine seaports handled around 50 million t of seafreight in 2018, a slight decrease compared to the 53 million t in 2017. However, the upward trend in the general cargo and container sector continued. The 2018...
07.03.2019

UK radiologists about to stare at nothing

In the event of a no-deal Brexit, the UK's major radioisotope suppliers have committed to six-month airfreight contracts as a contingency to allow them to increase the quantity of products flown in, rather than run the risk of...
07.03.2019

New president for Assoporti

Zeno D'Agostino, who was elected vice-president of the European Seaport Organisation (Espo) in autumn 2018, is now stepping down as president of Italy’s port association Assoporti. His successor is Daniele Rossi, who was formerly...
07.03.2019

Neutral Air Partners joins forces with Priority Freight

By appointing the Priority Freight group as its European partner in 2019, Neutral Air Partners (NAP) improves its members’ access to time-sensitive logistics solutions for the automotive market. Neutral Air Partners, headed...
07.03.2019

TX Logistik leasing Samrtron locomotives

The rail logistics company TX Logistik has leased three Smartron locomotives from Northrail, the rail-asset management company of the German Paribus-Group. The traction stems from a purchase agreement for 25 Smartron...
07.03.2019

SSA and Jaxport agree on new terminal

A new international container terminal on Florida's shores will actually be built as the Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) and terminal operator SSA Marine have inked a long-term agreement for its development and operation....
07.03.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

Canada is the country with the most lakes and over 85% of the population live within 160 km of the US border.
07.03.2019

Good year for Logwin from Luxembourg

The Logwin Group increased its revenue to EUR 1.15 billion in 2018 (2017: EUR 1.12 billion) due to a favourable business development and concluded the fiscal year 2018 with a substantially higher operating result (ebita) of EUR...
07.03.2019

Air Charter Service selects new board member

The aircraft charter broker Air Charter Service (ACS) has appointed its HR director, Katie Ivie, to its board of directors. Ivie has held a number of human resources management roles over the past 20 years, including seven years...
07.03.2019

EU signs first Cata with GCC member state

Qatar and the European Union have initialled a comprehensive air transport agreement (Cata) and signed a memorandum of consultations (MoC), which is set to open a new era of stronger cooperation and connectivity. The...
07.03.2019

100,000th train through new Gotthard tunnel

The 100,000th train passed through the new Gotthard base tunnel (GBT) in Switzerland on 5 March 2019. Operated by SBB Cargo International, the train was hauling freight for the Swiss intermodal transport provider Hupac. The Swiss...
06.03.2019

Lower track access charges to boost competitiveness

Switzerland: the federal office of transport (FoT) wants to lower track access charges by around CHF 90 million per annum from 2021, thus improving the competitiveness of rail transport. Efficiency gains and an increasing degree...
06.03.2019

Mixed results for Ennshafen in Austria

Ennshafen, an inland port on the Danube in Austria, experienced long periods of low water levels in 2018, which had a negative impact on traffic. The amount of cargo transhipped from river to land dropped from 697,000 t in 2017...
06.03.2019

Champ joins the club

Champ Cargosystems has joined the Luxembourg Open Innovation Club (Loic), coordinated by House of Startups – powered by the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce. Luxembourg-based Champ, a global provider of IT solutions to the air...
06.03.2019

Extending LHV road network in Germany

Germany’s ministry of transport and digital infrastructure (BMVI) has decided to simplify the licensing regulations and introduce new safety regulations for longer and heavier vehicles (LHV) with a maximum length of 25.25 m. Use...
06.03.2019

C.H. Robinson acquires Space Cargo Group

C.H. Robinson has expanded its global network with the acquisition of The Space Cargo Group. The latter is a provider of international freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and other logistics services in Spain and Colombia....
06.03.2019

Schierenberg shoulders MD role at Cargosoft

Friedrich Schierenberg has been appointed managing director sales/marketing of Cargosoft. He leads the German company together with the long-serving MD development Uwe Droste and Dieter Spark, who represents the majority...
06.03.2019

Jade Weser port continues to grow

With a throughput of almost 656,000 teu, the Wilhelmshaven container terminal at the Jade Weser Port (Germany) reported a two-digit growth rate for the third year in succession in 2018 (up 18 % compared to 2017). Companies...
06.03.2019

Ethiopian Airlines incorporates first B737-800F

Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of its first B737-800F. With this ancient passenger aircraft converted by AEI into a full freighter with a 23 t payload, the carrier aims to gain a new, and more economic capability to serve...
06.03.2019

New Sydney hub to improve access to Port Botany

Pacific National aims to offer more efficient rail connections in Australia. The spine of the network will be formed by the key freight hubs of Port Botany, Penrith, Parkes and Perth. At present, the railfreight operator is...
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