07.01.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

Umbrella literally means "little shadow" in Latin.
07.01.2019

New container train for hinterland traffic in Germany

ERS Railways is introducing a new direct, twice weekly intermodal service in Germany with effect from 12 January. The domestic shuttle service will run between the port of Hamburg and Singen close to the German-Swiss border. The...
04.01.2019

Turkish Cargo links pharma supply chain stakeholders

Turkish Cargo recently organized a special event entitled "Turkish Cargo & Iata CEIV Pharma Workshop" for pharmaceutical companies, Iata officials, agents and business partners. Held in Istanbul, the workshop...
04.01.2019

IRClass expands activities in Middle East

The Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), a classification company, is expanding its activities. In a bid to further strengthen its footprint in the Middle East, IRClass has received authorisation as a RO from the Hashemite...
04.01.2019

Airport logistics collaboration established

Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics (SPPAL) and the French engineering company Gaussin Manugistique have signed an agreement for the global commercialization of autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs) that transport unit...
04.01.2019

Port of Antwerp clinks "grand cru" glasses

The port of Antwerp expects its 2018 figures to outshine those from 2017, and has spoken of a "grand cru year". Antwerp says its position as a major European port and Europe's largest integrated chemistry cluster was...
04.01.2019

Qatar Airways ends successful 2018 investing in China

As part of its strategy to invest in the strongest airlines around the world, Qatar Airways completed an on-market purchase of certain A and H shares of China Southern Airlines on 28 December 2018. This investment results in...
04.01.2019

New IT system for Bremen port railway

The port of Bremen’s railway is to get a new modular IT system that will optimize train and wagon movement planning and scheduling. From autumn 2020, users will be able to use a customer portal to obtain information about...
04.01.2019

Redspher boost sales to EUR 300 million

The logistics group Redspher, which is owned by the on-demand transport provider Flash Europe International, generated a turnover of around EUR 300 million in 2018, thereby achieving the sales target it planned for 2020. The...
04.01.2019

Port of New Orleans - new commissioners take charge

The board of commissioners of the port of New Orleans selected a new executive committee in late December 2018. Arnold B. Baker was elected chairman, Tara C. Hernandez as vice-chair and Darryl D. Berger as secretary-treasurer....
04.01.2019

Rhenus acquires Cesped in Italy

Rhenus Logistics has purchased 100% of the equity share capital of Italy-based Cesped and its related companies. Guido Restelli, MD of Rhenus Logistics in Italy and future member of Cesped’s management board, remarked: “This move...
04.01.2019

Icao looks back on "moderate" 2018

After the sharp pick-up in airfreight growth during the inventory restocking period in 2017, air cargo traffic growth moderated in 2018. That coincided with the softening demand drivers impacted by trade tension and declining...
04.01.2019

Is world trade gaining ground again?

The container throughput index published by the German research body Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI - Leibniz) and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) came in at 133.7 points in...
04.01.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

Determined to prove his theory that yellow fever was transmitted by mosquito bites, the US medical pioneer Jesse Lazear allowed himself to be bitten by infected insects. His idea was correct – but it caused his death soon after...
03.01.2019

FMS Chile operational since December

As a part of its international expansion, the Hamburg-based service provider, Fr. Meyer’s Sohn (FMS), recently opened a new office in Santiago de Chile. The office is headed by Jose Antonio Robledo. The vertical focus will be on...
03.01.2019

Latam Cargo receives first converted freighter

Only few days before Christmas and one year after Latam Cargo and Boeing signed a contract for the conversion of three B767-300ER (extended range) passenger aircraft to B767-300BCF (Boeing converted freighters), the Latin...
03.01.2019

Bergé and Gefco create JV

Bergé and Gefco have closed a joint venture deal to create a major finished-vehicle logistics provider in Spain. The JV - Bergé Gefco - will offer more than 3 million sqm of space for storing up to 120,000 vehicles, along with a...
03.01.2019

Montreal and Trois-Rivières ink innovative agreement

The port authorities of Montreal and Trois-Rivières in Quebec province (Canada), recently ratified the first-ever cooperation agreement to improve and enhance their respective port services. Focused on sharing information...
03.01.2019

GAC to set up shop in Khalifa industrial zone

The integrated shipping, logistics and marine services provider GAC is opening a warehouse and open yard in the Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad), the Middle East’s largest industrial zone and a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi...
03.01.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

Automobile manufacturer Rolls-Royce only uses leather from bulls for the seats of its vehicles, as cow hides could have stretch marks from pregnancies.
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