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04.03.2019

Damen's LNG/MGO hybrid ready for work

Success for the switchover: a dredger has been converted to a dual-fuel unit running on LNG and MGO eighteen months after the contract was awarded. It was the first conversion of its kind in Europe. Damen delivered a turnkey...

04.03.2019

Green trucks for Simon Loos and Peter Appel Transport

DAF Trucks helps Albert Heijn, a Dutch supermarket chain, to supply its shops electrically. The first electric trucks have been handed over to Albert Heijn’s carriers Simon Loos and Peter Appel Transport. It is the start of a...

04.03.2019

Success for Eurotunnel's legal action

The British government has paid out GBP 33 million to settle a claim with Eurotunnel which runs the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France. Eurotunnel took legal action over the process of the British authorities to award...

04.03.2019

Equipment for port of Posorja in Ecuador

DP World is to purchase 33 terminal tractors, three empty container handlers, three reachstackers and one forklift for the group's new deepwater port of Posorja (Ecuador). Kalmar is to supply the new equipment and start...

04.03.2019

Noerpel reinforces personnel services division

Noerpel Logistics Services has opened three additional branch offices in Germany – namely in Elsdorf, Passau and Offenburg. The company’s personnel services sector now has eight locations nationwide, where well over 500 employees...

04.03.2019

DHL Express opens new hub in Madrid

DHL Express has opened a hub at Barajas Adolfo Suarez Airport in Madrid. This expansion of the company's global network strengthens the position of Madrid as an important hub for international commerce, especially between Europe...

04.03.2019

Egyptair Cargo ever more often to Cologne/Bonn

From today (4 March 2019), Egyptair Cargo is offering a once per week direct freighter service on Sundays between Cologne/Bonn airport (CGN) and Johannesburg (South Africa). The carrier will deploy an A332F. A second weekly...

04.03.2019

Finnlines sails in green waters - and earns

The Finnlines Group boosted its 2018 profit by 13.1% or EUR 12.5 million, lifting it to EUR 95.1 million. Revenue increased to EUR 589.4 million, 9.9% more than in 2017. Cargo volumes remained strong in Q4/2018. The shipping...

04.03.2019

Rituals selects Arvato for US e-commerce fulfilment

Arvato SCM Solutions began operating the e-commerce fulfilment for Rituals Cosmetics US online business some weeks ago. The services delivered by Arvato’s consumer products business unit are implemented and managed at the...

04.03.2019

Iata appoints new regional VP North Asia

The International Air Transport Association (Iata) is appointing Ma Tao as its regional vice-president (RVP) for North Asia. Ma joins Iata from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) where he is currently head of the...

04.03.2019

New rail service between Belarus and Romania

Belintertrans, the transport-logistics centre (BTLC) of Belarusian Railway, will introduce a regular container train service from Belarus to Romania. The journey will take 39 hours. Partners are Rail Cargo Logistics (Slovenia)...

04.03.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

Starting out in the 1920s as the Swallow Sidecar Company, the British organisation moved from motorbikes to cars in the 1930s, calling themselves the SS Car Company. World War II rendered this name a no-no, so Jaguar was picked...

04.03.2019

Pact between Gefco and System Alliance

Gefco Germany is to become a partner of the general cargo cooperation System Alliance. The Gefco location in Mainz is taking over the production area of Hellmann Worldwide’s branch office in Nieder-Olm. The move is intended to...

04.03.2019

AF KLM Martinair Cargo posts 2018 results

AF KLM Martinair Cargo recently tabled its results for 2018.In a context of stable cargo network capacity, revenues grew to EUR 2.88 billion, a 6.4% increase at constant currency compared to 2017. Scheduled cargo revenues rose to...

01.03.2019

Brazilian presence in the USA

US president Donald Trump does not want more Latin Americans in the USA. But a programme launched by Correios, the Brazilian post office, called Compra Fora (buying abroad) will benefit both US companies, Miami airport, the...

01.03.2019

Takeover promotes tank business across eastern USA

TFI International has acquired Schilli, a company that specialises in the transportation of dry and liquid bulk and offers dedicated fleet solutions and other services throughout the Midwest, Southeast and Gulf Coast regions of...

01.03.2019

Inland port of Passau gearing up

A new LHM 420 mobile harbour crane has officially commenced operations at the inland port of Passau (Germany). The hoisting equipment is able to handle single loads weighing up to 120 t – almost double as much as its predecessor....

01.03.2019

Amazon joins German Transport Forum

The e-commerce giant Amazon has just joined the German Transport Forum (DVF). The association’s managing director, Heike van Hoorn, observed: "With Amazon Germany as a member we have gained a player with innovative strength...

01.03.2019

Fiege stores, packs and ships for fittings manufacturer

The logistics company Fiege recently inaugurated a new location in Melle (Germany), where it provides services for Hettich, a furniture fittings manufacturer. Hettich designs and produces various functional fittings. Its...

01.03.2019

Two truckstops in UK can be booked in advance

Truck Parking Europe has launched its new book & pay feature for secure truck parking in the UK market. Red Lion Café & Truckstop and Chippenham Pit Stop are the UK’s first locations to offer book & pay on the...