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30.05.2023

Speeding up deliveries by up to five days

Dimerco Express in USA has set up in-house devanning services at its San Francisco operation. Compared with other container freight stations (handling less container loads) the on-site capability means that Dimerco can shorten...

30.05.2023

Spain’s first trailer combination on green fuels

Sesé and Scania have put the first Spanish truck with a Duo Trailer concept powered by renewable fuel into operation. The perhaps most sustainable long-distance heavy road vehicle in Southern Europe is being launched in...

26.05.2023

Metrans expands rail network in Eastern Europe

Metrans is expanding its intermodal activities and introducing a regular train connection between Rijeka (Croatia) and Budapest (Hungary) from 1. June 2023. The carrier will also launch a rail service linking the hub terminal...

26.05.2023

Iata Ceiv Li-Batt certification for Silk Way West

Silk Way West Airlines, a cargo airline based in the Caspian and Central Asian region, has been awarded the Ceiv Lithium Batteries certification by the International Air Transport Association (Iata). This certification...

26.05.2023

HGK Shipping joins Green Award Inland Navigation

HGK Shipping, which runs Europe’s largest inland navigation fleet with 350 owned and chartered vessels, is joining the Green Award certification programme. Green Award Inland Navigation promotes safety and sustainability in...

26.05.2023

Changes in executive team at Çelebi Aviation

Çelebi has announced the following changes to its executive management team which will come into effect on 1 June 2023: Thomas Konietzko, executive vice president of sales and marketing, has decided to step down from his current...

26.05.2023

A. Hartrodt opens office in Austria

The international freight forwarder A. Hartrodt, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany has founded its own company in Austria. Country manager Christine Mair will develop export business from Vienna Airport and thus help to expand...

26.05.2023

First fully electric car transporters in service

German automotive logistics company Moslof has added three all-electric car transporters to its fleet and commissioned charging infrastructures at its site in Düsseldorf, Germany. The environmentally friendly vehicles will be...

26.05.2023

New LNG-hybrid vessels for NYK Line

Swiss marine power company Win GD has supplied dual-fuel X-DF2.0 engines to power two newly delivered car carriers for the Japanese shipping company NYK Line. The engines will be 40% more energy efficient than conventionally...

26.05.2023

Swissport refines cool chain solution in Kenya

Airport ground service provider and air cargo handler Swissport is continuing to upgrade its air cargo facilities globally. The latest example: the expansion and upgrade of a cargo centre at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International...

26.05.2023

Five honourees for 29th Int Maritime Hall of Fame

In a ceremony recently held at the Lighthouse at Pier 61 at Chelsea Piers in New York City, five executives from the global shipping and intermodal sectors were inducted into the 29th International Maritime Hall of Fame sponsored...

26.05.2023

UK: delivery firm buys fourth depot

YDL, which is part of the APC delivery network, has acquired a new 2,787.1 sqm site in West Yorkshire, UK. The acquisition follows a continued growth which has leaded to a 27% year-on-year increase in parcel volumes. The new...

26.05.2023

Hybrid power to transport building materials

BBL Logistik has signed a long-term full-service leasing contract with European Loc Pool (ELP) for a third Euro Dual locomotive. The German railfreight company operates locomotives on various rail routes, including electrified...

26.05.2023

90 years ago - the end of a gun runner?

The day after tomorrow (28 May 2023) marks the 90th anniversary of the death of German aviation pioneer Margarete "Marga" Wolff gen. von Etzdorf. Born in Berlin in 1907 and the daughter of Prussian aristocrats, she...

26.05.2023

Scandlines ferry on course

Construction work on Scandlines' new, zero direct emission cargo ferry is progressing according to plan. The Cemre shipyard in Turkey has now cut all the steel plates, and the 36 sections that make up the ferry are expected to be...

26.05.2023

AIT Worldwide Logistics welcomes Mario Cavallucci

Supply chain solutions provider AIT Worldwide Logistics has hired logistics industry veteran Mario Cavallucci as vice president for its European operations. Cavallucci joins the company with more than 30 years of...

26.05.2023

A cool 270%

Kerry Logistics has implemented sorting robots for a global fast fashion brand to enhance sorting productivity and delivery efficiency in e-commerce fulfilment. The company began to roll out the Kool Bee robots in various phases...

26.05.2023

More support needed to halve road fatalities

Seven members of the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) committed USD 3.6 billion for road safety initiatives in developing countries during the period 2018-2022. Among the initiatives were three standalone road safety...

26.05.2023

"Curiosity of the Day"

Camel milk contains no allergens and does not curdle.

26.05.2023

First zero emission inland container ship launched

Nike has introduced the "H2 Barge 1" at its European Logistics Campus in Laakdal, Belgium. Nike is partnering with the Dutch shipping company Future Proof Shipping (FPS) and BCTN Network of Inland Terminals as part of...