Imperial turns the page 
Imperial has published its results for the half-year ending 31 December 2020. While revenues increased by 15% to ZAR 26.4 billion (USD 1.76 billion) compared to same period a year before, ebitda went down by 2% to ZAR 2.5 billion (USD 170 million) and operating profit by 18% to... mehr
"Curiosity of the Day" 
On Mondays, e-mails have more mistakes than on any other weekday. mehr
Embleton leaves cargo business - who's next?
Lynne Embleton has been appointed chief executive of Aer Lingus, effective 6 April 2021. She replaces Donal Moriarty, who has been interim chief executive since October 2020 and who will return to his role as the airline’s chief corporate affairs officer. Embleton has been... mehr
First LNG stations in Germany
Rolande is expanding its LNG network in Lübeck. The 24/7 self-service fuelling facility is situated at the IDS-Q8 station on the A1 motorway and is the first LNG station in Germany to be opened in cooperation with the European fuel card provider and fuel producer IDS. With... mehr
Kehrtwende in Sicht?
Neben den Zahlen u.a. des Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) hat sich seit 2018 auch der Valencia Containerized Freight Index (VCFI) etabliert. Der Hafen Valencia selbst punktete zuletzt im Exportverkehr in den Nahen Osten, nach Nordafrika und Fernost. mehr
More regular stops in Dourges
Transfesa Logistics has a new international rail connection in Dourges, south of Lille (France). The service began in mid-2020, with a weekly stop, in both directions, to unload containers that come from Spain. The frequency has increased and currently stops there between two... mehr
First Flexi-Train in Russia in operation
Russian Trans Container and divisions of Russian Railways (RZD) at Kuibyshevskaya railway arranged a train for a geared-up transportation of mineral and rape oils in flexitanks from the Republic of Tatarstan to Novorossiysk port for further dispatch to Turkey, Israel and China.... mehr
20,000 pharma consignments within two years
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group and Iberia, is celebrating the two-year anniversary of its pharmaceutical centre in Madrid, which is dedicated to its "constant climate" product for transporting temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical goods.... mehr
Cora contracts logistics partner
Cora, a European-wide retail group of hypermarkets of Belgian origin located in France, has chosen Kuehne+Nagel as its logistics partner in Belgium and Luxembourg. The linchpin of the partnership is a dedicated 30,000 sqm distribution centre in Heppignies, a village close to... mehr
Allen Liu rejoins Chapman Freeborn
Chapman Freeborn has appointed Allen Liu as director North Asia cargo. Beginning his professional career in the aviation industry in 2006, he joined Chapman Freeborn as Cargo manager China in 2013 and then moved to Air Bridge Cargo in 2018. Based at Chapman Freeborn Shanghai... mehr