07.12.2020

Rail services to cover Saint John

The railway enterprise Canadian Pacific and the shipping line Hapag-Lloyd have extended a long-term rail service agreement to the end of 2025. Having made successful calls at the port of Saint John in the Canadian province of New...
07.12.2020

Sailors’ Society welcomes new port chaplain

The Reverend Frans Sahetapy is joining the international maritime welfare charity Sailors’ Society as its new Southampton (UK) port chaplain today, 7 December 2020. In his new role he will have to provide welfare and chaplaincy...
07.12.2020

China Airlines Cargo takes over its first B777F

Taiwan's flagship carrier China Airlines, whose main-deck capacities were provided by 18 Boeing B747-400Fs so far, has taken delivery of its first B777F. The company ordered six of the twin-jets, which are 20% more fuel-efficient...
07.12.2020

Champions of Eurasian road transport crowned

The International Road Union has named the winners in its ‘Best Eurasian Road Transport Operator Award 2020’. The annual prize recognises excellence in economic performance, corporate social responsibility and environmental...
07.12.2020

BGT record in Basra

The 6,600 teu containership ‘Yang Ming Mutuality’ sailed from the Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT) in Um Qasr (Iraq) recently, having set a new turnaround mark. BGT recorded a total of 1,768 moves on the vessel in 17.5 hours,...
07.12.2020

Linking Asian and European e-commerce

The Austrian logistician Gebrüder Weiss and the Chinese forwarder Global Freight System have set up a Shanghai-based joint venture called Gebrüder Weiss Express China, in which GW holds 65%. It specialises in transporting parcels...
07.12.2020

UPS adds two Polish airports to its network

The economy in Poland is recovering faster than expected, and industrial production is up by 1.1% compared to 2019. UPS wants to help businesses in the country take full advantage, and to this end is adding new links from the...
07.12.2020

Neovia acquisition in Austria

The US company Neovia Logistics, a Caterpillar affiliate for logistics services, is planning to acquire Temmel Logistik Center (TLC), an Austrian provider of automotive manufacturing inbound logistics services. The transaction is...
07.12.2020

To haul 2.3 million t of ore a year

The railway specialist Railcare has signed a ten-year contract worth SEK 740 million (about EUR 72 million) with the mining company Kaunis Iron. The contract, which supersedes a deal from 2018, will take effect on 16 November...
07.12.2020

Sabrina Nissen for North American market

Sabrina Nissen has been appointed business development and administration manager for the USA and Canada by Stoecklin Logistics, a supplier of supply chain solutions. In her new role Nissen will support Stoecklin’s sales,...
07.12.2020

Cooperation in Canada bears fruit

The first outcome of a cooperation agreement signed in 2018 and aimed at improving both their own gateway’s and their common services, the port authorities of Montreal and Trois-Rivières recently announced the rollout of three...
07.12.2020

A new centre for Hoyer

A new 38,000 sqm logistics centre in the Dormagen Chempark (Germany) is one of the biggest and most complex greenfield projects that Hoyer has ever been involved in. It took around two years to build and started operations in...
07.12.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

Dogs are left-pawed or right-pawed in their forelegs, with distribution between the two groups roughly equal.
07.12.2020

Switzerland adopts further EU regulations

Last week, Switzerland agreed to include various EU legal stipulations in the annex of its air transport treaty. The first of the regulations in question sets minimum insurance amounts for air carriers’ liability in case of...
07.12.2020

Expanding toll solutions in Europe

The German toll service provider Tolltickets is expanding its services in Europe through a new partnership with Ford, which will provide the latter’s customers with access to all of Tolltickets’ services.The feature, a part of...
07.12.2020

Southampton doing a Felixstowe

The freight forwarder Westbound Logistics has pointed out that congestion and delays in the port of Southampton have been exacerbated recently. "We’re witnessing similar issues to those we’ve been experiencing in...
07.12.2020

ODW Logistics appoint Brian Drees

Brian Drees has joined ODW Logistics, a third-party logistics provider, as its new senior director of operational excellence. He will lead ODW’s continuous improvement strategy, focusing on standardising and refining operational...
04.12.2020

Fast railfreight solutions extended to Sweden

Effective immediately, VTG is extending its fast-track offer, which is already available at a range of other central locations, to the port of Gothenburg in Sweden. On the port premises, a block train with twenty 80 ft...
04.12.2020

New agent for Brazil-Africa services

The Madrid (Spain)-headquartered Marguisa Shipping Lines, the shipping company of the Sea & Ports group, has appointed Wasa Projects & Chartering as its general agent in Brazil as of January 2021. This is part of the...
04.12.2020

Pineapples in time for Christmas

The French holiday airline Air Austral continues to rely on the freight business and is starting, today, 4 December 2020, with a series of five flights in order to carry tropical fruits from the Island of La Réunion to France....
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