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14.06.2021

Sustainably dynamic

At ‘transport logistics’ in Munich, the industry’s leading international trade fair that took place online in May, Lkw Walter showed, amongst other things, ways in which sustainable transport solutions can reduce CO2 emissions...

14.06.2021

700 t CO2 less

In Austria, ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has extended its carriage contract with wood-based materials manufacturer Egger until 2024. Over the next three years, RCG will transport around 90,000 t of glue and other chemical raw...

14.06.2021

Facility close to Seoul changes hands

South Korean ESR Kendall Square REIT has acquired another mixed-use logistics facility for KRW 103 billion (USD 94.2 million). This acquisition follows the recent launch of “Anseong LP”/“Yongin BRIC” located in the logistics...

14.06.2021

Sichuan Group in long-term agreement

The Sichuan Port and Shipping Investment Group (Spsi) and the Cargotec Corporation signed a contract on 8 June 2021 in Chengdu, China. The agreement establishes a long-term cooperative relationship with the development of...

14.06.2021

New locomotive pulls 7,100 t

Sinara and the Russian Railways (RZD) have agreed on supplying 2TE5A mainline freight two-sectioned diesel locomotives with asynchronous traction drive. The agreement envisages the production and delivery of 200 2TE35A diesel...

14.06.2021

Air freight specialists for Aero Africa

Hong Kong-based air cargo management group Aero Africa has welcomed Joey Xu (photo) in the newly-created position of director airfreight Asia, and Gary Tobias as regional operations manager. They will join the management team in...

14.06.2021

Fake luxury watches, not "plastic cards"

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Louisville recently halted a shipment, manifested as plastic cards, which was arriving from Hong Kong and heading to Miami. They found a total of 20 Rolex watches deemed to be...

14.06.2021

Idealworks picks Schneider

Michael Alexander Schneider is the new CEO of Munich (Germany)-based Idealworks, which was founded in November 2020 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the BMW Group. Completing the management team, Schneider has been working with...

14.06.2021

50 preighter flights for Egetrans

A year ago, Lufthansa Cargo started offering its customers transport options in so-called preighters - passenger aircraft used for transporting cargo only. Since March 2020, the cargo airline has operated about 1,500 such...

14.06.2021

Bimco and ICC promoting e-BL

The Baltic and International Maritime Council (Bimco) has partnered with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and other stakeholders to develop a global electronic bill of lading model for vessels operating in tramp...

14.06.2021

First location in Barcelona

The North Germany-based L.I.T. group opened its first location in Spain on 1 May 2021. From the new office in Barcelona close to the international seaport, a team of three employees handle export and import orders covering the...

14.06.2021

Fuel cell trucks for emission-free fleet

In Germany, the Esslingen district in Baden-Württemberg has commissioned EFA-S, a specialist for new and converted e-transporters, to build two trucks with fuel cell technology. In addition to a battery, the vehicles have...

14.06.2021

Geodis launches training programme

Global supply chain operator Geodis is launching a programme named ‘Manage!’, designed to support its managers. Over fourteen weeks, which include six training modules and a total of 24 hours of group sessions, the managers...

14.06.2021

The desert lives

The Désert Group, which specialises in bulk and liquid transport, has taken over Jean Moreau Transport. The French company, which had been in receivership since 2018, was sold by owner Frédéric Moreau, who wanted to retire. 55...

14.06.2021

Laurels for ZIM's IPO

Carrier ZIM held its IPO celebration at the residence of ZIM’s major shareholder, Idan Ofer, on the seashore in Arsuf, near Tel Aviv. Many other guests joined virtually, including heads of international banks, financial...

14.06.2021

No noisy wagons from abroad

In Germany, noise pollution caused by railfreight traffic dropped by about five decibels in 2020 compared to the previous year, as a report released by the federal railway authority shows. The reduction in rail noise is primarily...

14.06.2021

"Curiosity of the Day"

If you throw a water balloon at a certain distance of 20 to 150 cm onto a nail surface, it does not burst. Because of the way it deforms on impact, researchers call the phenomenon "pancake bouncing".

14.06.2021

Strategic partnership for air cargo data

Spire Global, a space-based Earth data analytics company headquartered in San Francisco, and TAC Index, a specialist publisher of air cargo data for both industry users and the financial markets from Hong Kong, have announced a...

14.06.2021

Switzerland's worst railway accident

Not far from the ITJ headquarters in Basel is the site where, 130 years ago today, on 14 June 1891, Switzerland's worst train accident in terms of casualties (73 dead and 171 injured) occurred. A bridge designed in 1875 by the...

11.06.2021

Azerbaijan carrier running regularly to Georgia

Ady Express has started transporting another cargo category along international transport corridors that pass through Azerbaijan. Thanks to a cooperation with the Russia-based Mechel Group, which produced 3.7 million t of steel...