12.02.2019

Cargo plane crash between Bahamas and Florida

A Convair C-131B Samaritan cargo plane operated by the US company, Conquest Air Cargo, ditched in the Atlantic Ocean, off the Miami FL (USA) coast last week. One person was rescued by a US Coast Guard helicopter, one person is...
12.02.2019

Bremen: facelift for Oslebshauser lock

The Oslebshauser lock that provided access to Bremen's industrial port for 110 years is to be upgraded in a joint project coordinated by the German port operator, Bremenports. The scheme will create a basis for around 50...
12.02.2019

Kale Logistics Solutions relocates in New Delhi

Kale Logistics Solutions, a logistics software provider, has expanded its national footprint by relocating to a bigger and more centrally located regional office on Kasturba Gandhi Marg in New Delhi (India). The new facility...
12.02.2019

German experts produce licence plates in Dakar

Senegal is introducing a new system to register the country's vehicle owners and identify vehicles. This should improve the West African nation's control over vehicle tax and provide a sound footing for the insurance sector....
12.02.2019

Eurodis nearly doubles annual growth rate

Eurodis, the transport network for parcels and pallets, increased the number of transported shipments by 9% in 2018. The growth rate is nearly double that of 2017. Christian Knoblich, managing director of Eurodis, said:...
12.02.2019

Board mutations at NYSHEX

Several changes have been made to the board of directors of the New York Shipping Exchange (NYSHEX). Peter Hildebrandt, a Maersk VP and senior transformation partner, now represents carriers, and April Zobel, The Andersons'...
12.02.2019

ABC to implement "Cargo Claim" platform

Airbridge Cargo Airlines (ABC) and the cargo logistics quality and compliance platform, Cargo Hub, have solidified their collaboration for the implementation of the Cargo Claims platform. The online tool, which received the Iata...
12.02.2019

Port of Ystad: more traffic with Poland in 2018

2018 statistics reveal that the port of Ystad's registered a marked surge in cargo transport, lorries and cars. Björn Boström, CEO of the Swedish port, declared: "It is quite encouraging that our clients’ efforts and...
12.02.2019

Kiwi Rail to invest in freight fleet

According to a press release, New Zealand’s rail operator Kiwi Rail has entered into an over USD 50 million rail wagon contract with China-based CRRC Qiqihar Rolling Stock. Under the relevant disclosure rules for transactions...
12.02.2019

Goodman acquires prime industrial site in London

The Goodman Group, through Goodman UK Partnership (GUKP), has acquired a 9.5 acre site in Park Royal, London. Situated in London’s largest industrial area, the strategic employment site is 8 km from Central London and just...
12.02.2019

Ports of Auckland realising potential

The "Gottfried Schulte" became the first containership to berth recently at Ports of Auckland’s new Fergusson North Wharf, which is not yet fully operational. Fergusson North will eventually be the New Zealand-based...
12.02.2019

Freight forwarders quarrel about fees in Frankfurt

A dispute about unloading fees has arisen at Frankfurt Airport. Stephan Haltmayer, managing director of the medium-sized freight forwarder Quick Cargo Service (QCS), says that according to the law, the deliverer is not obliged to...
12.02.2019

154 freight trains now bypassing Krasnodar

Freight trains have started bypassing Krasnodar (Russia) following last week's opening of Krasnodar-Caucasus Railways' new 65 km long Kozyrki-Severo railway line. From now on, scheduled freight services will use the new line;...
12.02.2019

Van Riet searching for replacement CEO

Rik van den Boog has left the Dutch system integrator and intralogistics provider, Van Riet, after a seven-year stint as its managing director. The company, part of Material Handlings Systems Inc, is now managed by Johan...
12.02.2019

New centre for humanitarian logistics in Dubai

DHL Global Forwarding has consolidated its portfolio of humanitarian logistics services within its first global competence centre for humanitarian logistics. The move is designed to meet growing global demand for such services....
12.02.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

The lowest-ever temperature in Singapore was 19.4°C. It was measured on 31 January 1934.
11.02.2019

Uncalm before the storm

The logistics industry in the United Kingdom is gearing up its loins for what it now considers the inevitable – a hard Brexit. The business mood is fluctuating between a stiff upper lip and the fear of a total traffic logjam in...
11.02.2019

International e-platform for box handling is growing

The Israeli shipping line Zim has teamed up with Avantida to offer street turn services in the USA. Avantida's platform facilitates empty container triangulation, or the reuse of an import container for an export booking (street...
11.02.2019

Sea Cube Container Leasing nets new contract

The US Transportation Command, Directorate of Acquisition, Scott Air Force Base in Illinois has awarded a contract to New Jersey-headquartered Sea Cube Container Leasing International. The pact covers the leasing and...
11.02.2019

Descartes makes NCA Acas-compliant

Descartes Systems Group, a logistics IT provider, has announced that Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA), operator of airfreight services to 15 cities in Asia, the USA and Europe, is using the Descartes air cargo advance screening...
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