04.05.2020

Bureau Veritas: new head for DACH region and Russia

Bureau Veritas (BV), a provider in testing, inspection and certification (TIC) services, has appointed Rolf Stiefel as its new regional chief executive based in Hamburg (Germany), responsible for Central Europe - Germany,...
04.05.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

Women have achieved a higher world record (76.8 m) in discus throwing than men (74.08 m) This is mainly due to the fact that women throw a lighter disc than men. The records were set by Gabriele Rentsch and Jürgen Schult from the...
04.05.2020

UK forwarder modernises its fleet

Farrall’s Group in UK has taken delivery of four high-spec Volvo FH 6x2 tractor units, the latest FHs to join Farrall’s Group’s 55-strong fleet. The family-owned haulage and warehouse firm has been buying Volvo trucks for...
04.05.2020

United Cargo strengthens ties with Germany

United Cargo will enhance its "TempControl" service by becoming the first US carrier to lease temperature-controlled shipping containers manufactured by the German ULD provider DoKaSch Temperature Solutions. The new...
04.05.2020

Bolloré Logistics acquires Global Freight Solutions

Bolloré Logistics has expanded its presence in the Nordics with the acquisition of a majority stake in the Swedish company Global Freight Solutions and its Finnish affiliate. This move is part of the company's strategy to...
30.04.2020

Hupac launches new China-Poland service

The Swiss intermodal operator continues its close cooperation with the Chinese Xian City Platform. After a first successful train between Xian and Milan (Busto Arsizio) in Italy in 2019, Hupac now connects the emerging Xian...
30.04.2020

Turkish Cargo first to clinch CEIV hat trick

Turkish Cargo became the first air cargo airline to concurrently achieve all three "CEIV Pharma, CEIV Fresh and CEIV Live Animals" certifications, under the Iata CEIV (centre of excellence for independent validators)...
30.04.2020

Benefits from synergies

The Lithuanian private and corporate jet charter company Klasjet has added cargo services to its portfolio by collaborating with the Icelandic cargo airline Bluebird Nordic. The latter company’s newly acquired B737-300 will...
30.04.2020

New link between Cork and Zeebrugge

The Irish Port of Cork and the Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Navigation (CLdN) have announced a new weekly ro-ro freight service between Cork and the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium. The new service, which began operations on 24...
30.04.2020

Autonomous trucks operate at port’s terminal

Hutchison Ports Thailand has become first port operator in Thailand to pilot autonomous truck technology in its operations at Laem Chabang Port, Terminal D. The six electric Qomolo’ trucks - also known as the Q-Truck - arrived at...
30.04.2020

Bertling Logistics appoints new CEO

Colin MacIsaac takes over as CEO for Hamburg-based Bertling Logistics. He follows Matthias Oehmicke who has stepped down as CEO for Logistics. Oehmicke joined the company in 2015 to streamline logistics operations and manage...
30.04.2020

Night Star Express Hellmann adds new service

Night express service provider Hellmann BV, has founded Hellmann Express Services BV (HExS). Launched in April 2020, the new company will provide courier and express services in the Benelux countries around the clock from its...
30.04.2020

Building up Panama's humanitarian hub

Panama's "logistics humanitarian hub" - one of eight designated by WHO and WFP (see today's ITJ 19-20/2020) - is working day and night to give Panama and all countries in the Latin American region access to the greatest...
30.04.2020

Innovative tools for Termont Montreal

The container terminal operator Termont Montreal (Termont) is introducing a number of process automation solutions for its cargo-handling equipment fleet. Delivery of the order is scheduled to begin in Q2/2020. Termont is based...
30.04.2020

Jordan: Sanitising the city, one street at a time

What was once a road sweeper used to clean the streets of Amman, Jordan, is now a sanitising vehicle helping to keep the city, which covers an area of 1,680 sqkm and is home to over 2 million inhabitants, safer from the...
30.04.2020

Reshuffle in the Port of Rotterdam's supervisory board

Ingrid Thijssen will step down from the supervisory board of the Port of Rotterdam Authority on 1 May 2020. Her position will be taken over by Ruud Sondag. Thijssen has served on the port operator's supervisory board since 1...
30.04.2020

Ceva Logistics deploys automated mobile robots in Australia

As a key part of its strategy to innovate and automate, Ceva Logistics has deployed automated mobile robots (AMR) at its Australian site – Truganina – near Melbourne in Australia. In a world-first for a goods to person (GTP)...
30.04.2020

How to swap vessel crews?

A number of companies and maritime organisations have joined forces to investigate how crew changes can be made possible during the Covid-19 pandemic, said Henrik Jensen, who founded Danica Crewing Services in Odessa (Ukraine) in...
30.04.2020

Flying for current and future food needs

Emirates Skycargo has used B777F and B777-300ER passenger freighters to help maintain and replenish food supplies in the UAE. The air cargo carrier has helped import more than 34,000 t of food since January 2020, out of which...
30.04.2020

Rebuilding of Morandi bridge goes ahead

It has been just 19 months since the tragic collapse of the Morandi bridge, officially known as the Polcevera Viaduct, in Genoa, Italy. On Tuesday (28 April 2020), the main construction was completed as the final bridge section...
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