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29.11.2021

Patience really is a virtue

ITA Airways inherits the role of historical Alitalia

29.11.2021

Ottmarsheim to become rail hub

Swissterminal is launching a new rail link between the port of Antwerp in Belgium and Ottmarsheim in Alsace in the border triangle between France, Switzerland and Germany on 1 January 2022. The new train will run three times...

29.11.2021

Port of Brussels to more than double capacity

The Port of Brussels' board of directors have decided to extend the container terminal in the outer port. The current area of 16,700 sqm will be increased by 42,000 sqm, amounting to a total area of nearly 60,000 sqm. This...

29.11.2021

Serving ho, ho, Hobart again

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Cargo is reintroducing its seasonal charter service to Tasmania for produce from both land and sea originating in Australia's smallest state. The first flight is departing its capital Hobart today, 29...

29.11.2021

Pfenning Logistics promotes Torsten Riotte

In September 2021, Pfenning Logistics, a contract logistics provider based in Heddesheim (Germany), welcomed Torsten Riotte aboard. He now assumes the management of the strategic business development division for the French...

29.11.2021

Four Eurasian operators honoured

Recognising excellence and best practice across a range of areas, including economic performance, corporate social responsibility and the environment, the International Road Union allocated the Best Eurasian Road Transport...

29.11.2021

Canada Post reduces its losses

The rise of e-commerce does not necessarily result in a business boom for national post carriers. For instance, national carrier Canada Post reported a loss before tax of CAD 264 million (USD 207 million) in Q3/2021, a slight...

29.11.2021

North Vietnamese terminal hits the mark

In Vietnam, Tan Vu terminals at the Hai Phong Port in Dinh Vu Industrial Park handled its one millionth teu in mid-November. While the ports in southern Vietnam tend to be the busiest, this is the first time a port in northern...

29.11.2021

Wartsilä: new ship technology for fuel conversion

Technology group Wärtsilä is launching its two-stroke marine engines to future fuels with zero or low carbon emissions on the market in Q1/2022. MSC's fleet management division was a partner in this project. According to...

29.11.2021

Three weeks to express interest

M&A consultancy Falkensteg, based in Düsseldorf, has been commissioned to find one or more investors for the Frankfurt-Hahn Airport Group or its assets including real estate. The southwest German airport has, among other...

29.11.2021

Thomas Miller picks Angela Holder-Holdsworth

Thomas Miller, an international provider of market leading insurance services, has appointed Angela Holder-Holdsworth as internal audit director, taking over from Andrew Steet. Holder-Holdsworth is an accomplished auditor,...

29.11.2021

30 new trucks to augment fleet

A&F Haulage, a UK-based asphalt and aggregate specialist, has put ten new Volvo FM 8x4 tippers into operation, with a further 20 expected to follow in early 2022. The new arrivals join 54 existing Volvos in the company’s...

29.11.2021

Eurotranspharma: cool chains in Czechia

Mitters, a Brno (Czechia)-based last mile specialist for the temperature-regulated distribution of healthcare products in Czechia and Slovakia, is being taken over by the France-headquartered Eurotranspharma. Mitters is a...

29.11.2021

PIL: earlier USD 1 billion payback

Record freight rates continue to impact the high sea shipping industry. In Singapore, Pacific International Lines (PIL) has announced that PIL will be making an early repayment to creditors who were subject to the scheme of...

29.11.2021

Dnata expands into Africa

Dnata has signed a concession agreement with the government of Zanzibar: Dnata will oversee the operations of Zanzibar Abeid Amani Karume Intl Airport's (ZNZ) newly-built international terminal (T3), with Segap supporting the...

29.11.2021

Cheryl Davies LAX port director

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) hosted a change of command ceremony to formally instate Cheryl Davies, formerly assistant port director, passenger operations, as port director for the Los Angeles International Airport...

29.11.2021

Switzerland pushes ahead with modal shift

Switzerland's efforts to shift transalpine freight traffic from road to rail have made further progress over the last two years: the share of rail has risen to 74%, the highest level in 25 years, while lorry journeys have fallen...

29.11.2021

"Curiosity of the Day"

British GBP 5 notes are made with beef tallow.

29.11.2021

Warehouse extension in Poland

H&M Group and its services provider Arvato Supply Chain Solutions have broken ground for the expansion of the distribution centre in Stryków, Poland. The partners, who have been cooperating in Poland since 2018, have extended...

26.11.2021

Two fly high

Flypop has partnered with Hi Fly airline to meet international cargo demand and commence its zero LOPA cargo operations. Hi Fly is the world's largest wide-body aircraft wet lease specialist with AOC’s in Portugal and Malta, and...