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18.08.2021

CCA bolstered by Qatar Airways

The Cool Chain Association (CCA) has further reinforced its management team with Miguel Rodríguez Moreno, a senior manager for climate-control products at Qatar Airways Cargo, who has joined its board of directors.Rodríguez,...

18.08.2021

July was special in Frankfurt

Cargo traffic at Frankfurt airport, Europe’s major hub, continued its growth momentum in July, despite the ongoing shortage of belly capacities on account of less passenger aircraft in the skies. Passenger traffic (2.85 million...

18.08.2021

Pennsylvania intermodal facility to be re-opened

The US railway Norfolk Southern is planning to create additional handling capacities by re-opening its intermodal facility in Greencastle PA (USA).The railroad plans to phase in business gradually at the Franklin County regional...

18.08.2021

A greater solar impact in Austria

Early in August the logistician Gebrüder Weiss (GW) commissioned a photovoltaic power plant at its Graz branch office (Kalsdorf, Austria) that can generate more than 460 MWh of electricity a year. It will supply around 50% of the...

18.08.2021

San Diego airport supports cargo needs

The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority has completed an 8,640 sqm airline support building, which houses belly cargo, ground-handling equipment and storage areas for aircraft provisioning equipment.The facility also...

18.08.2021

"Curiosity of the Day"

Flamingos that can dance a variety of dances are more successful at finding a partner.

18.08.2021

Further equipment for Montreal

New cranes for the port of Montreal. Logistec Stevedoring, a dry bulk terminal operator in the Canadian port of Montreal, ordered a Konecranes Gottwald model 7 mobile harbour crane in June. It will be delivered in October and...

18.08.2021

Electric beer delivery

Volvo Trucks North America delivered its first class 8, battery-electric regional haulage trucks on the US east coast to its customer Manhattan Beer Distributors. Five zero-emission Volvo VNR electric trucks are joining the New...

18.08.2021

A new head for the Kühne Foundation

Jörg Dräger, a former minister for science and research in the senate of the German state of Hamburg, is set to be appointed executive director of the board of trustees of the Kühne Foundation in Schindellegi (Switzerland) on 1...

18.08.2021

Regional hub moved from UK to Netherlands

Houston-based Crane Worldwide Logistics has invested in a warehouse near Amsterdam Schiphol airport (Netherlands). The facility comes on top of operational centres in Tilburg and Rotterdam, will provide additional space and is...

17.08.2021

Man and machine

Demand for logistics services is high, which has also benefited railfreight operators. In an interview in Salzburg recently, SETG founder and CEO Gunther Pitterka told Christian Doepgen how the private railway operator is...

17.08.2021

Double strike for Agility

Kuwait-headquartered Agility has now finalised the sale of its Global Integrated Logistics (GIL) business to DSV Panalpina. It also reports good figures for Q2/2021. The group's revenues grew by 26.6% to KWD 112.2 million (USD...

17.08.2021

Hupac expands Polish network

The Swiss intermodal operator has added a new terminal to its network. The new facility is located at Hohenbudberg in Krefeld in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and will serve as an intermodal hub for the company’s...

17.08.2021

More international investors in China

The Dutch pension fund asset manager APG Asset Management (APG), ESR Cayman (ESR) and another global institutional investor have agreed to launch a logistics development platform in China, the ESR China Development Platform...

17.08.2021

Hans gains GSSA for cargo business

British start-up airline Hans Airways has inked a deal with Air Logistics Group for the company’s global air cargo sales and customer support. The exclusive GSSA agreement took effect on 1 August 2021, with the East...

17.08.2021

Barker to head Dnata's airport ops

Dnata has promoted David Barker to divisional senior vice president (DSVP) for airport operations. Barker has been with the global air and travel services provider, which is part of the Emirates Group, for over six years,...

17.08.2021

Strong H1/2021 for Port of Houston

Out of the approximately 450 airports, seaports and border crossings in the United States, the Port of Houston ranked third after the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Newark according to statistics of the US Census Bureau. In...

17.08.2021

Modern equipment to move semi-trailers

DP World has acquired a fleet of 30 new high-performance tractors, as part of its investment to modernise the Multipurpose Terminal (MPT) at the Port of Luanda, Angola. These latest generation Terberg YT223 tractors are...

17.08.2021

Touching down on a new continent

Celebi Tanzania Aviation Services, a subsidiary company of Çelebi Aviation, has been awarded a concession for the "provision of ground handling and cargo services" at Dar Es Salaam airport in Tanzania. The company...

17.08.2021

New managing partner for FAA

Jan Binderup has joined FAA Flensborg and Associates as managing partner with immediate effect. He oversees FAA’s engagement with global key accounts, strategic partnerships and alliances in the green- and bluetech segments as...