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13.11.2024

Fulvio Carlini takes over the baton

Fonasba (the Federation of National Associations of Ship Brokers and Agents) held its annual meeting in Athens, Greece on 16-18 October, and its council elected its new board. Signalling a new era of leadership, Fulvio Carlini of...

13.11.2024

Destination: Dublin

Toga Freight has opened its newest pallet hub at a shared user facility in Coleshill, Birmingham, offering solutions for British exports into Ireland. Dubbed Irish Pallet Hub, the site now houses staff from both Toga Freight and...

12.11.2024

Schöni continues to invest in biodiesel fleet

Manufacturer Scania has delivered four new trucks to Schöni, expanding the Swiss transport company’s green fleet. There are already 45 vehicles in use in Switzerland that run exclusively on biodiesel (B100), making up around 40%...

12.11.2024

Planzer: another acquisition in Italy

With the takeover of Sifte Berti, the Swiss family-owned company Planzer is continuing its growth strategy in Italy. The well-established logistics company was founded in 1969 and is being transferred to Planzer with all its 300...

12.11.2024

Enhancing North American presence

Cimcorp is strengthening its North American leadership with the appointment of Pekka Natri as its new head of region. Since joining the company in 2018, he has been instrumental in Cimcorp’s global expansion efforts. He...

12.11.2024

Ports and partnerships in Pakistan

The Pakistani government is working with AD Ports Group in a series of MOUs regarding air, sea and rail transport as well as logistics and digitalisation. The parties signed four agreements to this effect on 8 November in...

12.11.2024

Financial expert joins KBRV

Having worked in the cabinet of former deputy prime minister Vincent Van Quickenborne, then the outgoing deputy prime minister Paul Van Tigchelt and as a tax consultant in the private sector, Loïc Van Staey is joining the Royal...

12.11.2024

Single-wagon transports in block train quality

DB Cargo has been shipping chemical products for the chemical group BASF in Germany and Europe for many years. Two years ago, the carrier introduced a special shuttle concept to connect the two plant sites in Ludwigshafen and...

12.11.2024

Freightos gains transpacific partner

Qantas Freight, the cargo division of Australia's national carrier Qantas, has joined the air cargo booking platform of Freightos, a vendor-neutral booking and payment platform for the international freight industry with some 55...

12.11.2024

Modal shift in Strasbourg

SNCF Réseau and Voies Navigables de France (VNF) are working with the port of Strasbourg to advance modal shift initiatives encouraging local industries to consider rail and river transport as alternatives to road haulage. These...

12.11.2024

Integrating 28 new locations

Menzies Aviation, a service partner for airports and airlines worldwide, is extending its partnership with Wipro to roll out the Menzies aviation cargo handling (Mach) cargo management system to 28 new stations in 2025. In...

12.11.2024

"Curiosity of the Day"

In India, opium-addicted parrots plunder farmers' opium poppy fields.

12.11.2024

Teaming up for sustainable ocean logistics

DHL Global Forwarding and Lindt & Sprüngli have strengthened their long-term partnership by using DHL's Go Green Plus service to cut greenhouse gas emissions in ocean freight, supporting both companies in their efforts to...

12.11.2024

Montea acquires in Antwerp

Montea has acquired its first site in the port of Antwerp in Luithagen. The company signed its latest deal with the port authority late last month, aiming to refurbish the 20’000 sqm area for more sustainable operations. The...

12.11.2024

More rail connections for Felixstowe

GB Railfreight (GBRF) has started a service with five weekly roundtrips between the port of Felixstowe and Daventry in the UK. The new offer increases the number of destinations that are connected by rail from Felixstowe, GBRF...

11.11.2024

An old hand and a new start

A report from this year’s IAPH World Ports Conference in Hamburg. The World Ports Conference of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) took place in high spirits at the CCH in Hamburg from 8-10 October this...

11.11.2024

Cars travel by train

The Lithuanian carrier LTG Cargo has completed the first project shipment of Skoda Auto passenger cars from Czechia to Kaunas, Lithuania, entirely on standard gauge tracks. A train consisting of 22 double-deck car carrier wagons...

11.11.2024

A tool to monitor emissions of inland vessels

Shipping Technology's CO2 emission reporting module, incorporated within the ST Brain hardware, has been validated by LRQA for ISO 14083 compliance, ensuring consistent emissions reporting in the maritime industry. The...

11.11.2024

A new shareholder for Robert Kukla

Tamás Fazakas will become a shareholder at the international freight forwarder Robert Kukla Düsseldorf, effective 1 January 2025. He has been managing director of this associated company since 1 January 2023. Robert Kukla...

11.11.2024

E-Porter equipped with innovative cybersecurity

Piaggio Group presented its first electric Porter during the Ecomondo fair in Rimini, Italy, last week. This latest vehicle type extends the Italian manufacturer’s range of commercial vehicles with two new four-wheel electric...