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11.06.2020

Extending rail connections from Germany to Xi'an

DHL Global Forwarding has launched two new block train connections from Germany to China. Trains departing from the German KTL terminal on the BASF site in Ludwigshafen travel via Poland, Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan to the...

11.06.2020

40 million Chinese masks en route to Paris

RZD Logistics, SNCF Forwardis, Cosco group and UTLC are organising the delivery of medical devices from Nanchang in East China to Paris in France. A train consisting of 41 forty-foot containers loaded with 40 million medical...

11.06.2020

More booking features on www.aacargo.com

American Airlines continues its commitment to innovation by launching new features for its online booking platform on its website. These features provide customers with more autonomy when it comes to booking, schedule searching,...

11.06.2020

Study examines rail link from Addis Ababa to Port Sudan

The African Development Bank has approved a USD 1.2 million grant to Ethiopia’s government to finance a feasibility study for the construction of a standard-gauge railway link between Ethiopia and neighbouring Sudan. The...

11.06.2020

New security manager and HR manager in Turku

The Port of Turku in Finland has appointed two women for important positions. New security manager Pauliina Roti has been in the port since 2006. After operating the city ferry, she became deputy of the harbour inspector, and...

11.06.2020

Turnaround at the Port of Long Beach

Signs of relief are on the horizon: in May, cargo shipments rose again at the Port of Long Beach as the economic effects of anti-pandemic measures started to subside. The port handled 628,000 teu over the month, a 9.5% increase...

11.06.2020

50 million medical gloves from China to Germany

Geodis is ensuring the safe transport of the cargo from China to Germany. The company's freight forwarding unit in Germany won this major contract of 275 t in a public tender from the German government. Around 50,000 boxes of...

11.06.2020

Sanitary containers now available at GVZ Bremen

New sanitary containers with showers and toilets for truck drivers are now available in the service park in the GVZ Bremen, Germany. The containers were supplied by the industry initiative #Logistikhilft, and the rents are...

11.06.2020

Finnlines' latest vessel generation

Finnlines' newbuilding programme continues as planned. The construction of the shipping company's most recent ro-ro vessel was started on 8 June 2020, with the steel cutting in the Chinese Nanjing Jinling shipyard. All three...

11.06.2020

Another member for Swiss Post's board of directors

At a recently held extraordinary annual general meeting, Swiss Post elected Corrado Pardini to its board of directors. He succeeds Michael Gobet, who passed away in mid-February this year. Pardini is the second of two staff...

11.06.2020

Conroute Logistics gains AEO-F certificate

Six years after Conroute Air & Sea, the Swedish partner of the U-Freight Group (UFL), was certified by the Swedish Customs authority as an authorised economic operator (AEO-F), its sister company Conroute Logistics has...

11.06.2020

Rhenus opens new office at Liège airport

Exactly one month ago, on 11 May 2020, Rhenus Air & Ocean moved from Herstal in Belgium to its new location some 20 km away at Liège airport (LGG). Now even more strategically positioned, the company plans to offer...

11.06.2020

Latam's "Solidary Plane" equal to the challenge

Due to its commitment and effort during the pandemic, Latam's "Solidary Plane" transported over 400 health professionals to address Covid-19 needs, enabled more than 300 people to receive medical treatment or urgent...

11.06.2020

Isabella Niklas elected to the supervisory board

Hapag-Lloyd's shareholders have approved the supervisory board's proposal to elect Isabella Niklas as a shareholder representative. She is managing director of the HGV (Hamburger Gesellschaft für Vermögens- und...

11.06.2020

Large logistics project in Romania

After a project phase lasting over two years, Quehenberger Logistics is implementing the last steps for the full utilisation of an integrated logistics concept for Brico Depôt in Romania. Warehousing and transport are handled...

11.06.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

Poinsettias, ornamental plants that are particularly popular in the Advent season before Christmas, grow to a height of 4 m in the Mexican jungle.

11.06.2020

GAC opens 25th location in UK

GAC UK has opened its newest branch, offering marine and terminal services at the port of Eastham on the River Mersey in Wirral. It is the 25th office in the company’s network of offices covering ports throughout England,...

10.06.2020

Paperless in the Suisse Romande

The forwarder ATM Global Logistics, headquartered in La Chaux-de-Fonds, has tested the new communication system with which the Swiss customs authorities are digitalising processes. The procedures have already been introduced in...

10.06.2020

Cargo sous terrain wins big shareholders

Cargo sous terrain (CST) has continued its work on the Swiss project for underground goods transport uninterrupted by the corona crisis. Currently, the main focus is on agreeing and fine-tuning spatial development plans and...

10.06.2020

Signing receipts from a distance

DB Schenker has developed an innovative no-touch signature capture feature for safe documentation of deliveries while everyone involved maintains the required coronavirus distance. The logistics service provider is now using...