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02.12.2021

Savino del Bene: new air cargo tracking system

Italian freight-forwarding company Savino del Bene, which was founded in Florence in 1899, has invested in a new technical solution to upgrade its air cargo tracking capabilities. Developed by digital service provider Cargo...

02.12.2021

MOL deepens level of integration

On 30 November 2021, the Japan-headquartered shipping company MOL decided to acquire common stock of the Daiburu Corporation in Osaka and Utoc Corporations in Yokohama, respectively, through tender offers for the purpose of...

02.12.2021

First flight of Textron's "Denali"

Textron Aviation's Beechcraft Denali, the US manufacturer's new single-engine turboprop with a more sustainable engine that burns up to 20% less fuel than older turboprop technologies, took to the skies for the first time last...

01.12.2021

Healthy in South America

The Bomi Group remains very active in Brazil and Ecuador.

01.12.2021

New Spanish-Swiss alliance in operation

It is a new development in trade relations between Spain and Switzerland: the Transnatur Group, whose activities on the Swiss market spans more than 50 years, is entering into a new cooperation with family-owned and independent...

01.12.2021

Strasbourg's ports to ramp up intermodal offer

The ports of Strasbourg are increasingly focusing on eco-friendly intermodal transport. The plan is to expand the rail infrastructure and create incentives to encourage more transport operators to switch from road to rail....

01.12.2021

China's performance balancing world trade

The container throughput index of the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) rose from 122.3 points (seasonally adjusted) to 123.3 points in October, according to...

01.12.2021

Four new airline customers for Taiwan's Egac

Effective today, 1 December 2021, Evergreen Air Cargo Services Corp. (Egac) will begin providing cargo handling for United Cargo at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE). Egac is a ground handling company offering a wide...

01.12.2021

Gestamp values logistics provider's LNG trucks

Gefco has been contracted to handle "just in time" transports for Gestamp in Portugal, using trucks with liquid natural gas (LNG) engines. The estimated emissions' savings will be around 57 t of CO2 per year compared to...

01.12.2021

Oleksii Kosenko joins Four Kites

Oleksii Kosenko joins Four Kites, a real-time supply chain visibility platform, as director carrier network operations, EMEA. Prior to joining Four Kites, Kosenko led the carrier sales teams at Uber Freight and Sennder...

01.12.2021

Big investment in all-electric urban trucks

DB Schenker has placed an pre-order for nearly 1,500 full-electric Volta Zero vehicles. It is the most significant order for large zero-emission trucks in Europe to date, the logistics company said. DB Schenker plans to use...

01.12.2021

Silk Way West Airlines bonds released

Silk Way West Airlines, the largest airline in the Caspian region, has announced its first-ever bond issuance. Given that the company's main operations and revenues are in foreign currency, as well as the potential impact of the...

01.12.2021

Evergreen pumps up volume

Taiwan-headquartered Evergreen Marine has ordered two new ultra large container ships of 24,000 teu. The container units will be built by China's Jiangnan Shipyard. The investment is valued at USD 320 million. Delivery dates...

01.12.2021

DHL picks Saul Resnick

Current chief executive officer DHL Supply Chain UK & Ireland, José F. Nava is moving to a new global role as head of next generation services programme, DHL Supply Chain. He will be replaced by Saul Resnick, currently chief...

01.12.2021

Joining forces for digital trade corridor

Crimson Logic, headquartered in Singapore, has signed a MOU with the Kazakhstan logistics operator KTZ Express and IT partner Digital Silk Way (DSW) to establish a digital trade corridor. The initiative will serve the...

01.12.2021

Transferring an entire location

Shipper Luminator Technology Group has commissioned Harder Logistics to relocate its development and production site to Neu-Ulm, a distance of 12 km. Luminator Technology Group is an international manufacturer of digital...

01.12.2021

Urs Schwaller hands over to Christian Levrat

Christian Levrat will take over as chairman of the board of Swiss Post from the outgoing chairman Urs Schwaller on 1 December 2021. Levrat is a lawyer and political scientist. Throughout his career, he has been an advocate of...

01.12.2021

AGI expands handling capacity at PIT

Alliance Ground International (AGI) is expanding its operations at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), Pennsylvania, USA, with new ramp and warehouse operations from December 2021. AGI is recruiting up to 40 new members...

01.12.2021

Conforama up into the clouds

French Retail Group Conforama is currently restructuring its supply chain organisation. The project includes all the company's transport operations (TMS) and its three warehouses (WMS), one in Poland and two in France....

01.12.2021

A closer look at financial highlights

It is well known that carriers are currently experiencing a boom with sky-rocketing financial results. The Copenhagen-based maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence has analysed the financial and volume performances of the major...