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12.12.2024

Second neo-Panamax container ship delivered

OOCL has unveiled its second 16,828 teu container vessel, “OOCL Iris,” built by Nantong Cosco KHI Ship Engineering (Nacks). This vessel, the second in a series of ten, features advanced technologies for operational...

12.12.2024

Airport association elects new leadership

The general assembly of the German Airports Association (ADV) has elected Aletta von Massenbach as the new president of the association. She will be supported by two vice presidents, Lars Redeligx from Düsseldorf airport and...

11.12.2024

‘Hill people’ keep their word

Brigl and Tisa improving services in the Italy–Switzerland trade. In September the family-run forwarders Brigl Spedition, from Bozen (Italy), and Tisa Spedition, from Widnau (Switzerland), improved their joint services. ITJ...

11.12.2024

Hinterland train to link Trieste and Milan region

SBB Cargo International has launched a new rail connection in Italy for Alpe Adria, a logistics specialist for coordinated road, rail and sea transport. The new service began with two round trips from Trieste to Sacconago/Busto...

11.12.2024

New carbon inset scheme at London Gateway

DP World has launched the world’s first container port “carbon inset programme” at its UK logistics hubs, London Gateway and Southampton, starting 1 January 2025. The six-month trial offers importers 50 kg of independently...

11.12.2024

FedEx expands Czech capacity

FedEx has doubled its capacity in Czechia with a new facility spanning 2,600 sqm of warehousing and office spaces. The hub in Plzeň additionally offers 23 docking bays for courier vans and eight docks for linehaul vehicles. Set...

11.12.2024

Amerijet: 50 years of air cargo in Latin America

Amerijet International Airlines is celebrating its 50th birthday. The Miami-based airfreight company started out in 1974 with a single aircraft, as reported in a press release. Meanwhile, Amerijet operates twelve Boeing 767...

11.12.2024

E-truck with trailers for general cargo network

DB Schenker is further expanding its e-fleet and has purchased 40 Volvo FM electric trucks for Germany. The all-electric 20 t trucks, which can also be fitted to pull trailers, are suitable for urban and regional deliveries....

11.12.2024

Investors back Syroco’s emission-cutting platform

Syroco has secured EUR 7.5 million in series A funding from Alter Equity, Seventure Partners, and previous investors to advance its AI-powered weather routing and vessel optimisation platform aimed at reducing maritime fuel...

11.12.2024

VTG gains financial expert

Mani Herold has been appointed chief financial officer (CFO) of the VTG Group, an international asset and logistics company with a focus on the rail sector. Herold will take up his new position on 1 April 2025 and complete VTG’s...

11.12.2024

China-Vietnam railway handles 13,000 teu

In the first ten months of 2024, China-Vietnam freight trains originating from Guangxi (China) dispatched 12,998 teu, a year-on-year increase of 1,274%. In October, volumes reached 2,618 teu, breaking the monthly transportation...

11.12.2024

Dnata Logistics to expand UAE footprint

Dnata Logistics, member of Dnata Group, has broken ground on a new 57,000 sqm warehouse in Dubai South, a large single-urban master development focusing on aviation, logistics and real estate. The expansion is strategically...

11.12.2024

"Curiosity of the Day"

The olm (Proteus anguinus), a salamander with transparent skin and eyes that have degenerated to the point of dysfunction, can go for months without food and can live to be over 70 years old, some researchers even think up to...

11.12.2024

Nippon: safe and sustainable air transport

Equipped with isothermal containers, Nippon’s airfreight service is set to help its new partner, Otsuka Pharmaceutical, cut CO2 emissions for export shipments. The pharmaceuticals producer requires temperature control for the...

11.12.2024

Enhanced connectivity for Ecuador’s main port

Contecon Guayaquil (CGSA), Ecuardor's main port and a subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), has strengthened its trade links with Asia through a new commercial agreement for the Asia-South America...

11.12.2024

Econowind hires CCO

Econowind, which specialises in wind-assisted ship propulsion technologies for the maritime industry, has appointed Chiel de Leeuw as chief commercial officer (CCO), effective 1 December 2024. With a wealth of experience and...

10.12.2024

“We’re ready!”

In conversation with Scortrans managing director Manuel Scortegagna. The freight forwarder Scortrans, which is headquartered in Vicenza, turned 35 this year. In an interview with the ITJ, Manuel Scortegagna, who founded the...

10.12.2024

CPKC orders more H2-locomotives

The North American railway has placed a follow-on order for 98 Ballard fuel cell engines. Each engine has a nameplate of 200 kW, totalling 20 megawatts (MW) of fuel cell power. Deliveries of all 98 engines are expected in...

10.12.2024

Freight train to reopen Riedbahn line

After five months of construction work, the Riedbahn between Frankfurt/Main and Mannheim in Germany is set to reopen on Sunday, 15 December, initially with a scheduled freight train. Then the number of trains will then be...

10.12.2024

Adieu to Australia

Singpost is set to sell its Australian freight business to a local equity partner at a value of AUD 775.9 million. Following a bid process, the Singaporean postal provider entered a sale and purchase agreement with Pacic Equity...