16.01.2019

Emirates adds freighter destination in Latin America

From today (16 January 2019), Emirates Skycargo is serving the Colombian capital Bogota once per week with a B777F that offers an overall cargo capacity of over 100 t. Bogota becomes the carrier's sixth cargo destination in South...
16.01.2019

Clarkson paints sceptical picture of shipping in 2019

Research undertaken by London-headquartered Clarkson revealed that the growth rate of the demand for world maritime transport rose by 2.7% to 11.9 billion t in 2018, compared to 4.2% in 2017. The ton per mile (tpm) growth,...
16.01.2019

Rune Dybedal to chair NSOCC

North P&I Club’s Rune Dybedal has been appointed chairman of the North Sea Operators' Claims Conference (NSOCC). Dybedal, a Norwegian qualified attorney, has worked as an attorney and senior claims executive at North for 19...
16.01.2019

Port of Hamburg gets direct link to Singen terminal

Eurogate Intermodal (EGIM) has introduced a new direct rail connection between the port of Hamburg and the Singen terminal in Baden-Württemberg. The terminal is a road/rail cargo hub serving southern Germany with a focus on the...
16.01.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

There are some 20 million songs on Spotify, but 4 million of them have not been streamed yet.
16.01.2019

Eiltrans to augment Night Star Express network

The joint venture Night Star Express Hellmann & Honold is to buy the overnight express business of the German company Eiltrans Nachtverteilerservice. Norbert Rödel, the owner of Eiltrans, is retiring after the sale. Night...
15.01.2019

ITF against cartels

The International Transport Forum has published a report in which it presents its arguments against extending the EU’s cartel law exemption for shipping alliances.
15.01.2019

Grain and metals drive up rail transport volumes

On Russian Railways’ owned network, 1.29 billion t of freight were transported in 2018, 2.2% more than in 2017. Grain volumes rose sharply by 22.6% to 27.1 million t, ferrous metal jumped by 7% to 78.1 million t, and iron and...
15.01.2019

Slower growth in China’s railway market

Although China’s railway technology market will remain at a high level over the next five years, it will only grow by 0.6% per annum. Following high, heavily subsidised investments in new rail vehicles in 2018 and 2020, the OEM...
15.01.2019

John Pearson joins DHL corporate board

The new CEO of DHL Express, John Pearson, is expecting continued positive developments for the global express market and the company, thanks to booming cross-border e-commerce and digitalisation. A board member since 1...
15.01.2019

Triest's 300th anniversary to spread over 2019

Trieste was granted free port status by the German Emperor Charles VI on 18 March 1719. In the following three centuries, the Italian port played a fundamental role in trade relations between the Old World and the Orient. The...
15.01.2019

Enercon augments fleet with Goldhofer vehicles

Enercon, a German wind turbine manufacturer, has added six Goldhofer Ventum flatbed semitrailers with pendular axles to its heavy-duty vehicle fleet. The units are able to transport extremely long rotor blades measuring over 70...
15.01.2019

Slight shrinkage in Linz, hope for reversal still high

The volume of airfreight at Linz airport fell by 2.9% to 52,400 t in 2018. The shrinkage is due to the Ljubljana-Linz-Leipzig freight route being separated. It meant that all the capacity of the Upper Austrian market became...
15.01.2019

Ever more pharma offerings at Brussels airport

Brussels airport is continuing to invest in the range of tailored services and products it delivers to the pharmaceutical sector as one of the Belgium’s key industries. The airport now offers the industry new infrastructure and...
15.01.2019

Swedish carrier lands steel haulage contract

The steel company, SSAB, has shown its trust in the Swedish railfreight carrier Green Cargo by awarding it a new contract to handle the crucial flow of steel ingots and finished products between SSAB’s Swedish plants in Luleå,...
15.01.2019

16 new eco-friendly RTGs for Manila

16 new hybrid rubber-tyred gantries (RTG) recently went into service at the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT), the flagship of Philippines-headquartered International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI). MICT is...
15.01.2019

Air Atlanta Icelandic changes management

Several organisational changes were implemented at Air Atlanta Icelandic at the beginning of 2019. Hannes Hilmarsson, Air Atlanta’s CEO since 2006, assumed the new role of executive chairman of Air Atlanta Icelandic and managing...
15.01.2019

Gefco and Würth prolong contract

Würth, a German assembly specialist and tool manufacturer, is prolonging and stepping up its collaboration with the automotive logistics company Gefco in the latter’s home market France. Würth operates two logistics platforms in...
15.01.2019

Unilode intensifies ABC and Air Asia X partnerships

Unilode Aviation Solutions, a global provider of outsourced unit load device (ULD) management and repair solutions, and AirAsia X, the long-haul affiliate of Malaysia's Air Asia, have extended their ULD management agreement until...
15.01.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

Whilst preparing for a national broadcast in 1984, US president Ronald Reagan, unaware his mic was live, joked, "My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia for...
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