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12.09.2022

Empties take their toll

A new container yard for empties has opened in the Port of Shanghai. It is intended to help the Shanghai International Port Group (SIGP) tackle the flow of empty containers. Located in the Yangshan Special Comprehensive...

12.09.2022

A new GDP facility at Indianapolis

Kuehne + Nagel is building a new multi-client and GDP compliant facility close to Indianapolis International Airport in USA. The site will have a surface of 15,500 sqm and be integrated into the forwarder's healthcare network....

12.09.2022

Craiss triples transport volume in Poland

Craiss Logistyka is expanding its services for a long-standing client, a major international manufacturer of commercial vehicles headquartered in Germany. Craiss’ Polish branch, based in Jasin in Poznań county, won the...

12.09.2022

DB Schenker promotes Mike Fahy

Global logistics provider DB Schenker has promoted Mike Fahy as the new chief executive officer for DB Schenker, Region Americas, effective 1 September 2022. He has served as the executive vice president of contract logistics,...

12.09.2022

Major renewable energy certificate deal for Hactl

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl), the SAR’s largest independent handler, has signed an agreement to purchase renewable energy certificates (RECs) from CLP Power Hong Kong Limited equating to 45.9 GWh of power...

12.09.2022

Gdansk to open new deep water quay in 2024

DCT Gdansk, the container terminal in the Baltic Sea and a member of the PSA Group, ordered ten new semi-automated rubber tire gantry cranes (ARTG) from Konecranes. The company has also committed itself to retrofitting its...

12.09.2022

Rail First changes ownership

DIF and Amber are jointly acquiring the Australian railfreight leasing company Rail First on a 50-50 basis. The companies have signed a takeover agreement to this effect. The transaction is subject to approval by Australia’s...

12.09.2022

Amur tigress treated as a princess

Last month, Aeroflot transported a tigress from the Russian Far East for treatment in Moscow Zoo’s centre for rare animal reproduction. The transfer took place on a scheduled flight from Vladivostok to Moscow.The Amur Tiger...

12.09.2022

Broekman's transformation continues

Rotterdam-based Broekman Logistics grew considerably in 2021, with its revenues surging by over 40% to EUR 345 million compared to the weak year 2020. Yet, the overall result was negative due to restructuring costs and impairment...

12.09.2022

Carlos Rodriguez joins Constellation Cold Logistics

Constellation Cold Logistics, a Europewide platform for cold storage and logistics, has appointed Carlos Rodriguez as chief executive officer, effective 5 September 2022. He brings 30 years of experience in the supply chain and...

12.09.2022

Air Tanzania extends hub contract with Swissport

Swissport and Air Tanzania have extended their partnership at the airline’s Dar es Salaam home base for two more years until 2024. Air Tanzania has been relying on Swissport for airport ground services at its Dar es Salaam (DAR)...

12.09.2022

Ready for the Olympic games

Logistics services provider Rhenus Air & Ocean has been chosen as the official logistics partner of Belgium’s Olympic team. The "Team Belgium Official Supplier" will support the team in all transport and logistics...

12.09.2022

"Curiosity of the Day"

The real guava is the fruit with the highest vitamin C content. Just one half contains 377 mg of vitamin C and less than 69 calories.

12.09.2022

Design for ship running 100% on hydrogen

Aurelia Green Ship Concept Design has won the Certificate of Approval in Principle issued by Rina for a ro-ro cargo vessel with electric propulsion using highly compressed H2 as fuel. Rina was founded in Genoa in 1861 under...

12.09.2022

Channel Tunnel: almost one million trucks

Le Shuttle Freight shipped 106,930 trucks in August 2022, an uptick of 1% compared to the 105,704 trucks in August 2021. Almost 1 million trucks have crossed the Channel aboard the shuttles since 1 January 2022. Compared to...

12.09.2022

AGI picks Olivier Bijaoui

Alliance Ground International (AGI) has reached an agreement with Olivier Bijaoui to act as advisor to help with the next phase of its expansion strategy to add passenger and cargo ground handling operations outside North...

09.09.2022

Western / Eastern quality standards

September will see a management change for Nippon Express Switzerland. It’s a generational changing of the guard. After eight years with Nippon Express Switzerland, Beat Högger is moving up to become the company’s chairman of the...

09.09.2022

Honours for US truck drivers

During the National Truck Driver Appreciation Week (11 -17 September 2022) in USA, the multimodal transport company Container Port Group (CPG), along with American Trucking Associations (ATA) and the entire trucking industry,...

09.09.2022

Another freighter for Latam Cargo

Santiago (Chile)-based LAN Cargo is acquiring another aircraft and, as a result, Latam Cargo and its related carriers will end 2022 with a fleet of 16 B767 freighters. “This aircraft will allow us to continue strengthening...

09.09.2022

New life for old batteries

Korean carmaker Kia and Deutsche Bahn (DB) have partnered to re-use used lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles to create efficient and cost-effective energy storage systems for green electricity. For example, they can...