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01.07.2021

Europe's first zero-emission green corridor opened

Thanks to the collaboration of Gruber Logistics, APS Fuel and HAM, Europe's first zero-emission green corridor has now been launched. It is a project that aims to use biomasses for the production of fuel and to fully certify the...

01.07.2021

Alsaceterminal now in charge

The time is up. In January, Frenkendorf-based Swissterminal announced that it will take over operations of the three French inland ports Ottmarsheim, Huningue-Village-Neuf and Ile Napoléon in the Alsace region. Effective 1...

01.07.2021

Fiata and ICHCA join forces

Fiata (International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations) as global representation of freight forwarders and the International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA) have renewed their memorandum of...

01.07.2021

Test train run Taijuan – Paris in 24 days

Together with its Chinese and European partners, Transcontainer of Delo Group has arranged a test block train dispatch from Taiyuan city (Shanxi province, China) to Paris (France) via Mongolia, Russia and Belarus. The freight...

01.07.2021

CIFFA names new director

The Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association has appointed Joel MacKay, president and owner of North American 3PL Mactrans Logistics, as new director. MacKay brings thirty years of experience in the Canadian...

01.07.2021

GDP for Gerry's Dnata in Karachi

Gerry’s Dnata, a ground services provider which handles 150,000 t of cargo annually at seven Pakistani airports, has been awarded the good distribution practice (GDP) certification for the safe and reliable pharmaceutical...

01.07.2021

Big Gulf carrier inject bellyhold capacity

From today, 1 July 2021, Emirates resumes flights between Dubai and Venice, initially offering three flights a week on the route. The Dubai-based airline will also increase services to Milan from eight to ten weekly flights...

01.07.2021

NCRR: new rail spur

The North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) is one of several partners named in the recent announcement that Liberty Storage Solutions is expanding its facility in Davie County. The storage shed manufacturer and distributor is...

01.07.2021

Adnavem opens office in Frankfurt

Swedish Logtech innovator Adnavem is setting up new regional headquarters in Frankfurt (Germany). Founded in 2017, the fully automated multimodal logistics platform offers digital collaboration between cargo owners and logistics...

01.07.2021

Less cargo theft in Brazilian hot spots

Sensitech’s supply change intelligence centre has published its most recent report on cargo theft in Brazil. According to its findings, cargo theft in São Paulo decreased by 1% in Q1/2021 in comparison to Q4/2020, while in Rio de...

01.07.2021

P&O adds fifth Dover–Calais vessel

Growing demand from British and European customers has prompted P&O Ferries to return the ‘Pride of Burgundy’ to its Dover–Calais route. The vessel, with its first sailing in over a year, will now be the line’s fifth ship...

01.07.2021

More pharma logistics power at Brussels airport

Brussels airport (BRU) continues to invest in its logistics zone Brucargo, where it has taken delivery of a new building accommodating 4,000 sqm of warehousing and office space. The building will become the home base of Medexi, a...

01.07.2021

Stef Group appoints two directors

Stef Group, a European provider of temperature-controlled transport and logistics services for food products, has appointed two new directors for its seafood and packaging business units in France. Laurent Martin (photo) will...

01.07.2021

Panattoni builds for Amazon

Project developer Panattoni is developing a logistics real estate for Amazon in Salzgitter, Germany. At the distribution centre, incoming parcels from the retailer’s European logistics network will be sorted and picked up by...

01.07.2021

UK network expands fleet

Pall-Ex in UK is adding more urban delivery vehicles to its fleet to increase its share in the market. In total, the company has taken delivery of eight new vehicles in the last months as part of the first wave of a new...

01.07.2021

"Curiosity of the Day"

There are still 13 almost complete skeletons left of the dodo bird, which became extinct at the end of the 17th century. Twelve of them are in museums.

01.07.2021

Cologne logistics group stable

The logistics group Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln (HGK) reports that its annual results for 2020 remained on the same level as in 2019 (EUR 10.3 million). Sales amounted to EUR 71.2 million, compared to EUR 75.4 million in the...

30.06.2021

Making an old line new

More than ten years ago Turkey, Iran and Pakistan initiated a joint project for a seamless container train linking the three countries. The undertaking was shelved in the interim. Now there’s life in the old lines yet, as the...

30.06.2021

20 candles for rolling highway

Rolling highway (rola) trains set off on the Freiburg (Germany) – Novara (Italy) route for the first time on 11 July 2001. As a pioneering user of the 4-m Simplon intermodal corridor, Swiss Rola operator RAlpin has since then...

30.06.2021

Qatar Airways Cargo: more Webcargo options

Starting today, 30 June 2021, Qatar Airways Cargo is introducing Webcargo by Freightos in Europe (excluding Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russia, Slovakia and Slovenia). Forwarders will be able to conduct eBookings with access...