AI to facilitate seafarer recruitment
Crewlinker, a Rotterdam-based global digital tech company, has launched a maritime recruitment platform that uses artificial intelligence to connect seafarers with job opportunities. It allows crewing agencies, shipping companies, and other maritime employers to find qualified... mehr
TT Club pledges support for 2024
TT Club has announced that it will continue to sponsor the Tapa Emea ‘young supply chain resilience professional’ award in 2024. With this contribution, the provider of insurance and related risk management services to the international transport and logistics industry aims to... mehr
CN tests hybrid locomotive
As part of its decarbonisation plans, Canadian National Railway (CN) has purchased its first hybrid diesel-battery electric mainline locomotive from Progress Rail. The EMD will be tested to understand the potential impact and opportunity related to retrofitting a larger... mehr
Up next: Cambodia
The end-to-end logistics provider Seko Logistics launched its new business in Cambodia on 6 March 2024, integrating its local operations with Bansard International under the new name of Seko Cambodia. Based in Phnom Penh, a team of seven employees from various backgrounds in... mehr
Dachser to host webinar on alternative fuels
Dachser Chem Logistics Switzerland and Austria are hosting a webinar on 16 April 2024 (15.00 h -16.30 h) on "Managing the logistics balance sheet: importance, CO2e calculation and alternative fuels". The event is aimed at experts from the chemical industry in both... mehr
Lokal bleiben, um global zu werden
Griechenland bieten sich Gelegenheiten im Breakbulk-Geschäft. Häufig ist das Wissen um örtliche Gegebenheiten der am strengsten gehütete Wettbewerbsvorteil in der Logistik. Doch laut der Cosmatos Group aus Thessaloniki breitet sich eine neue Stimmung der Zusammenarbeit in... mehr
Hactl: AETs in the starting blocks
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – Hong Kong’s largest independent cargo handler – is pushing ahead with its plan to introduce autonomous electric tractors (AETs) to its ramp operations in 2024. Hactl has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Westwell... mehr
UP adds link between LA und Chicago
The US class I railway Union Pacific (UP) is expanding its portfolio with a new direct domestic intermodal service from the Los Angeles Basin in California to the heart of Chicago, Illinois. The new railway runs between the Lance Fritz Inland Empire intermodal terminal in... mehr
Tech upgrade for order management
Warespace has developed a new software solution to link 120 locations with 5 million sqm of warehouse space and enable decentralised orders. It is primarily a web app link that connects customers and warehouses on one platform. In addition to a dashboard, statistics,... mehr
CJ Group: changes at the helm
As part of its annual executive promotions, CJ Group has chosen new CEOs at key subsidiaries. Kang Sin-ho (left) will now lead CJ Cheil Jedang. After joining CJ Group in 1988 at an entry-level position, he has played numerous pivotal roles at CJ, including CJ Group HR manager... mehr