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12.05.2021

What about art?

Lufthansa Cargo has laid the foundation stone for the construction of its new art storage facility at the Frankfurt hub. The so-called "ArtCube" at the Lufthansa Cargo Centre (LCC) will have an area of 168 sqm. The...

12.05.2021

UK: Tinsley Rail Yard reopened

Freight forwarder Newell and Wright has reopened an unused rail terminal which is located half in Rotherham and half in Sheffield. The Tinsley Marshalling Yard was once the rail hub of the borough, home to over 200...

12.05.2021

Expanding facilities in port of Hirtshals

The Port of Hirtshals, a multipurpose hub on the coast of Skagerrak at the northern tip of Denmark, is adding further quay areas and ro-ro berths, thus improving its loading/unloading opportunities. The expansion includes...

12.05.2021

A contract brewing to the next stage

Hellmann's affiliate in Poland, Hellmann Logistics Polska will take over contract logistics services for Namysłów Brewery. This brewery was acquired by Polish beer producer Grupa Żywiec in 2019. The brewery group is a long...

12.05.2021

New CFO at Loadsmart

Mark Hoyt will shortly join digital freight technology company Loadsmart as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Based at the company’s headquarters in Chicago (USA), he will lead financial strategy and oversee the accounting,...

12.05.2021

"Curiosity of the Day"

Female sand tiger sharks have two uteri.

12.05.2021

170 times around the world, now regularly to Wuhan

Aeromexico Cargo has inaugurated a route between Wuhan, one of China’s fastest growing cities which has become a hub for air transport, and Mexico City for exclusive cargo transportation. This was celebrated at an event held in...

12.05.2021

Digital counterpart to analogue offer

With traigo, Germany-based freight wagon hire company VTG brought digital fleet management to the rail tracks last year. After providing various types of information about the hire business, the company has now moved to the next...

12.05.2021

Port of Lübeck grows in first quarter

Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG), which operates the German Baltic Sea port of Lübeck, has reported an 8% increase in its overall volumes in Q1/2021. Lockdowns in 2020 and this year did not affect cargo throughput, by and large....

12.05.2021

CBRE for ZAL in Huelva

The Huelva Port Authority has entrusted CBRE with the design and management of investment operations and financing of projects on its behalf by potential investors in assets to be developed in the ZAL logistics park, both on a...

11.05.2021

Software to hardware

The Austrian rail logistics enterprise Innofreight, headquartered in Bruck / Mur, is using the options presented by digitalisation to take its logistics processes to a higher level. ITJ correspondent Josef Müller found out more.

11.05.2021

100 brand new wagons for steel transports

Polo Mercitalia, a subsidiary of Italian state-owned railways FS Italiana, has ordered 100 Shimmns freight wagons for the carriage of steel coils from Ermewa. The first 25 brand new wagons will arrive at Mercitalia Rail...

11.05.2021

Hutchison wraps up acquisition

APM Terminals (APMT) and Hutchison Ports have agreed that Hutchison Ports Netherlands, a subsidiary of Hutchison Ports, is to acquire Rotterdam’s container terminal APM Terminals Rotterdam (APMTR) from APMT. Financial details...

11.05.2021

Suez impact digested

The Port of Rotterdam is just one of the European ports that could call the whole thing off. The backlog caused by the grounding of the "Ever Given" is as good as processed. With this notification, the Suez...

11.05.2021

New head for new joint venture

Staff changes at Cellcentric, the 50:50 fuel cell JV that was formed by Daimler Truck and Volvo Group on 1 March 2021: Matthias Jurytko will take over as managing director and CEO on 1 June. He succeeds Andreas Gorbach, who left...

11.05.2021

Interested in building up an Australian hub?

Australian and international air cargo companies are being invited to register their interest in the commercial development of cargo operations at Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport. CEO Simon Hickey:...

11.05.2021

Cargo-partner: e-fulfilment takeover

With retroactive effect from 1 April 2021, cargo-partner has taken over Germany-based e-fulfilment and last mile provider Repalog as part of its expansion in the e-commerce market. Repalog, which advertises its services under...

11.05.2021

EUR 20 million for growth and fleet

DPD Austria has already poured around EUR 40 million into growing its business over the last four years. Further major investments are now planned. EUR 9 million will be invested in sustainability: DPD plans to purchase 50...

11.05.2021

German carrier back on top

Kürnach (Germany)-based Hans Geis has won the 2020 quality ranking awarded by IDS Logistik, a German general cargo cooperation with 50 locations, 15.3 million consignments (2020) and a staff of 7,539. This is the sixth time in a...

11.05.2021

Converting for new customers

ST Engineering and Airbus’ joint venture Elbe Flugzeugwerke has announced an order for four A321 passenger-to-freighter conversions from a new customer, GTLK Europe, a global leasing company based in Dublin, Ireland. Three of...