ITJ | Transport Journal Mobile: Home

09.04.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

Shakira was not allowed to sing in her school choir because her teacher thought her voice sounded like a goat’s.

09.04.2019

Building a rail massing centre in Xi'an

The international trade and logistic park in Xi’an, Shaanxi province in Northwest China, recently launched a series of land-sea intermodal cargo transport services, linking Xi'an and Ningbo, a coastal city in Zhejiang province,...

09.04.2019

Tigers expands UK operations

Tigers has opened a new facility in Thurrock, near London Gateway, to continue with long-term UK investment plans and to meet growing e-commerce demand, despite the ongoing uncertainty surrounding Brexit. Tigers has moved its...

09.04.2019

Arpin picks Sebastian Sommer to manage German branch

Sebastian Sommer has been hired as managing director for Arpin Germany. Sommer will manage all activities for Arpin Germany’s area in EMEA. “Sommer has an impressive CV and has continued to take on additional responsibilities...

08.04.2019

E-trucks for Paris, Frankfurt and Stuttgart

DB Schenker and Fuso are intensifying their collaboration in the field of all-electric light commercial vehicles. The German logistics provider recently acquired four additional Fuso e-Canter trucks for urban distribution...

08.04.2019

Japan joins the Hong Kong convention

The IMO’s treaty for safe and environmentally-sound ship recycling has received another boost. Japan is the 10th country to adhere to the Hong Kong convention, which covers the design, construction, operation and maintenance...

08.04.2019

Atlas Air: new aircraft for Amazon and Qantas

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has entered into an amended and restated air transport services agreement with Amazon.com Services. According to the pact, Atlas Air's wholly owned subsidiary Southern Air will provide CMI services to...

08.04.2019

IDS adds 50th warehouse to its network

IDS’s general cargo network is growing. At the beginning of April, Geis Lichtenfels was the 50th warehouse to join. Since the beginning of 2018, IDS has added six new locations to its map of storage facilities. “With the...

08.04.2019

Coal shipment volumes surging in Russia

Russian Railway has reported that the volume of goods moving on its network to seaports in Q1/2019 was 5% higher than in the same period in 2018. The Q1/2019 tonnage exceeded 80.6 million t, due to an 11.7% increase in coal...

08.04.2019

Oscar Thwin joins Air Partner as vice president of freight

Air Partner has appointed Oscar Thwin as Asia Pacific vice president of freight. He will join the group’s recently opened office in Singapore as it looks to expand its offering in the Asia Pacific region. He will report...

08.04.2019

Fewer trains hauling more timber

The Swedish forest company Holmen has taken a new step in its sustainable strategy. Holmen is located in northern Sweden, but much of its industrial production takes place in the south. To ensure supplies of timber, the company...

08.04.2019

Globalports continues its comeback

During 2018, Globalports continued to focus on the recovery of the Russian container market. The group’s marine container throughput increased by 12.2% year-on-year in 2018, slightly outperforming the market growth of 10.0%. The...

08.04.2019

Finnair Cargo continues to grow

Finnair's available scheduled cargo tonne kilometres increased by 18.4% year-on-year in March 2019. Revenue scheduled cargo tonne kilometres rose by 19.6%, predominantly driven by the strong positive cargo market development in...

08.04.2019

Rhenus Contract Logistics installs Swisslog's autostore

Rhenus Contract Logistics has implemented an automated storage and order picking system provided by Swisslog. Autostore has been installed in a new 60,000 sqm distribution centre in Tilburg (The Netherlands). The autostore...

08.04.2019

Rolf Goeder appointed CIO in German/Swiss cluster

Effective 1 April 2019, Rolf Goeder has taken over the position of CIO at Schenker Deutschland in the German/Swiss cluster. Goeder replaces Andreas Maier, who until now was CIO in the German/Swiss cluster in addition to his role...

08.04.2019

Door-to-door from Luxembourg to China by train

A new Luxembourg – China intermodal train service has just been launched. The first train has already left the Bettembourg-Dudelange intermodal terminal and is expected to arrive at the Chengdu Qingbaijiang international railway...

08.04.2019

Duisport holds its course in difficult conditions

Despite a cooling economic climate, the duisport group reported a turnover of EUR 278.6 million in FY 2018, up 11.6% or EUR 28.9 million compared to the EUR 249.7 million generated in 2017. The operative result (ebitda) grew by...

08.04.2019

Turkish Cargo big in South Korea

In the presence of airlines, handling agents and airport service providers operating across South Korea, Turkish Cargo was ranked first at "Cargo Airline of The Year group B’' level. The carrier scored the highest marks in...

08.04.2019

UPS supports trans-border shipments

UPS has expanded its UPS worldwide express freight palletised service, which is now available in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. With this move, UPS can provide its customers with guaranteed delivery of palletised shipments in one day...

08.04.2019

Nunner opens new branch in Switzerland

Nunner Logistics will open a new branch in St. Gallen, Switzerland on 1 May 2019, which will focus primarily on developing rail solutions and services across Europe, central Asia and China. The new office shows Nunner’s...