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18.05.2021

Iata CEIV Pharma for Atlas and Polar Air

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has announced that its companies Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo Worldwide have each achieved Iata's centre of excellence for independent validators (CEIV) corporate pharma credential, confirming their...

18.05.2021

Emission-free deliveries in more cities

Dachser has already implemented its "emission-free delivery" project in Stuttgart and Freiburg in Germany and in Oslo in Norway. The project will now be rolled out in another eight European cities - Berlin and Munich...

18.05.2021

Kloosterboer strikes in Bremerhaven

Rotterdam-based cool chain logistics provider Kloosterboer has acquired Columbus Spedition, a forwarder that specialises in temperature-controlled food logistics, effective May 2021. Kloosterboer recently sold parts of its...

18.05.2021

Combinex takeover rounds off portfolio

C.H. Robinson's European arm is taking over Combinex Holding in the Benelux region. Combinex was founded by Arie Troost in 2006 and specialises in the transport of dry, fresh and frozen goods for the pan-European market. The...

18.05.2021

Less emissions in ro-ro classes

An in-depth study, validated by Rina (Registro Italiano Navale), has been published on the energy efficiency index of ro-ro ships belonging to different classes. An assessment which evaluated CO2 emissions in terms of km per...

18.05.2021

Amazon Air now in Kansas City and Pittsburgh

An Amazon Air B737-800F touched down at Pittsburgh airport (PIT) for the first time last week, adding the Western Pennsylvanian airport to its expanding US cargo network. The airport describes the daily service as its...

18.05.2021

US class I railway adds chemical business

CSX has signed an agreement to acquire Quality Carriers. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The US bulk chemicals transport specialist operates the most extensive bulk tank trucking fleet in North America, with around...

18.05.2021

"Curiosity of the Day"

Wild boars can jump up to 1.20 m high.

18.05.2021

Pall-Ex Group appoints marketing manager

Sian Morley joined the Pall-Ex Group marketing team in April, bringing with her 18 years of experience in the marketing industry. She has worked for digital marketing agencies and supported blue-chip clients such as Amex and...

17.05.2021

Toronto with baggage

The freight operator Air Canada Cargo is opening the first regular trans-Atlantic cargo link to and from the EuroAirport. Canada’s national carrier will initially connect Basel to Toronto, the country’s largest airport.

17.05.2021

1,000 hopper cars from Mexico

Canadian National Railways (CN) has placed an order for 1,000 new generation, high-capacity grain hopper cars. They will be produced in a Trinity Rail manufacturing plant in Mexico and will help move more grain across the rail...

17.05.2021

Carriers sponsor climate change campaign

The skipper Boris Herrmann, whose Team Malizia gained notoriety in 2020 when he competed in the Vendee Globe 2020 ocean race while carrying the message “A Race We Must Win” on the sails of his yacht, signed an official...

17.05.2021

Logjob finds senior partner

Michel Colombo was appointed as Logjob’s new senior partner and head of its Neuchâtel office in Switzerland on 1 May. Colombo, who joined Logjob as managing director from Sonae Arauco Suisse, also served as managing director at...

17.05.2021

Proponent partners with Sine Draco

Proponent, a Californian aerospace parts distribution business, has been selected by Sine Draco Aviation Technology to serve as a Tier 1 supplier of machined parts and other conversion hardware for Sine Draco's A321 freighter...

17.05.2021

Under Armour's start in UK

Ceva Logistics has begun the full omni-channel distribution of Under Armour’s sports apparel products in UK. The provider runs Under Armour’s UK e-commerce business as part of an on-going, multi-year contract, with up to 200...

17.05.2021

MOL Plus makes first strike

Founded in late April 2021, MOL Plus, a venture capital fund (CVC) firm owned by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has now chosen its first investment. The investment pool is JPY 4 billion (USD 36 million). The CVC’s first project is...

17.05.2021

100% biodiesel transports with new technology

Biodiesel is an alternative to conventional fuels. The problem is that the colder it is, the lower the proportion of biodiesel that can be mixed with conventional diesel. At Schöni, around 270 trucks have been running on 50% to...

17.05.2021

Softbox hires Sean Austerberry

Softbox, a global innovator and provider of passive temperature-controlled packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical, life science and cold chain logistics industries, has appointed Sean Austerberry as new research and product...

17.05.2021

Green light for nine new routes

Hong Kong Air Cargo (HKAC) has received approval from the Hong Kong Air Transport Licensing Authority to operate scheduled cargo flights to nine new routes. In December 2020, HKAC formally submitted applications to add...

17.05.2021

Ikea banks on barges in Paris

Having won a bid for project sites organised by Haropa-Ports of Paris, Ikea France is setting up a logistics warehouse at Limay. The publicly owned site, approximately 160,000 sqm, will enable the Swedish retailer to develop a...