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21.09.2022

"Curiosity of the Day"

If the horse in an equestrian statue is lifting a front hoof, it means that the rider died from wounds received in battle.

21.09.2022

Too many transhipments for Valenciaport

Valenciaport's terminals had a mixed bag of results in August 2022. On the one hand, the port posted new declines in transhipment traffic. On the other hand, the terminals registered historic records in import containers and in...

21.09.2022

Bridge in Zambia re-opened for freight trains

The Chambeshi railway bridge on the Chambeshi River in Kanchibiya District, Zambia has been re-opened following the completion of repair works. However, passage is currently limited to freight trains travelling at a restricted...

21.09.2022

Warehouse boom at London Gateway continues

In UK, demand for logistics space continues to grow. DP World has just broken ground to build a new speculative 11,000 sqm green warehouse at London Gateway’s port-centric Logistics Park. According to the company, demand in the...

20.09.2022

Continuing to catch up

Iata ranks leading cargo airlines post Covid-19. Iata’s member airlines improved their air cargo performance when measured in ftk by approximately 18.7% last year, compared to 2020. The improvement vis-à-vis the previous...

20.09.2022

Testing e-vehicles in Hamburg

The first three Nikola Tre battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) in Europe have started their demonstration phase at the German port in Hamburg. The BEV is a completely redesigned electric vehicle. The deployment of the...

20.09.2022

For a common language on the Upper Rhine

There are three frontrunners: Duisport, the Port of Switzerland and the Port of Ludwigshafen have inked an agreement of joint usage of the enhanced River Ports Planning and Information System (Rpis) from Rhein Ports. This port...

20.09.2022

Moving to a new site in San Diego

In San Diego, DHL has moved to another facility which is about double the size of the previous location. The integrator spoke of an investment of USD 22 million. The service centre, which is near San Diego International Airport...

20.09.2022

Kimberly-Clark appoints Tamera Fenske

Kimberly-Clark Corporation has appointed Tamera Fenske to the role of chief supply chain officer, effective 19 September 2022. Fenske will have global responsibilities for procurement, manufacturing, logistics,...

20.09.2022

Plans for intercontinental capacity clarified

PSI Air 2007, a Philippine airlines that began flying in 2020, has acquired its first widebody jet, a B777F, to be used in launching in-house intercontinental cargo flights. In its application to the US department of...

20.09.2022

Partnership to improve supply-chain efficiency

RSI Logistics and Madison Railroad are partnering to operate the US short line rail road’s recently acquired 89,000 sqm transload site in Madison, Indiana (USA). The partnership will improve supply chains for local suppliers...

20.09.2022

Cosco going the whole hog

Cosco Shipping is preparing another major investment. The Chinese carrier is to spend USD 4.9 billion on expanding its fleet in order to rise in the rankings and improve its position among the major global shipping companies....

20.09.2022

Vallair acquires A321 for part-out in France

Mature asset specialist Vallair has purchased an Airbus A321 (MSN 1008) for imminent part-out. The 1999 vintage aircraft was previously operated by Atlas Global and managed by True Aero. The airframe will be fully...

20.09.2022

Aeronet announces changes at the helm

John Baisey is returning to Aeronet Worldwide as executive vice president, East Region operations. He previously held vice president positions with Aeronet, in strategic business development and global supply chain management,...

20.09.2022

Large quantities of grain transported from Ukraine

From the outbreak of the war until the end of August, the Austrian Rail Cargo Group transported 580,000 t of grain from Ukraine, with over 145,000 t in August alone. A large part of the deliveries in August went to grain...

20.09.2022

More capacity for Safran service

The carrier CMA CGM is planning to improve the schedule reliability of its Safran service connecting North Europe with East Coast South America by deploying a ninth vessel with effect from 15 November 2022. The unit will start...

20.09.2022

An energy drink for ID Logistics

In USA, energy drink specialist Nutrabolt has contracted a subsidiary of ID Logistics to cover the management of logistics and co-packing activities in New York State. The new 21,000 sqm site is the fifth operation the logistics...

20.09.2022

Cool chain close to Stockholm

The Swedish grocer ICA Sweden is building an automated fulfilment centre 100 km from Stockholm to be completed by 2026. Once opened, the new facility is intended to significantly speed up the company’s deliveries to the...

20.09.2022

Henry Lamotte Food picks Florian Friedemann

Florian Friedemann (left) has taken over as head of purchasing supply chain at Bremen (Germany)-based food supplier Henry Lamotte Food. Friedemann joins managing director Sebastian Drewes (centre), who was appointed in...

20.09.2022

Second ULCV for Evergreen is on

The Taiwan-headquartered carrier Evergreen Marine has taken delivery of the second 24,000 teu containership from Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding. The mega container ship “Ever Aria” follows its sister ship “Ever Alot” delivered in...