Brexit on the other side of the channel 
Normandy’s channel ports - Le Havre for Haropa and Caen-Ouistreham, Cherbourg and Dieppe for Ports of Normandy - have joined forces to help supply chain actors to be as ready as they can be for Brexit when it comes into force on 1 January next, producing a series of handy fact... mehr
Vaccine distribution takes off in USA
In cooperation, Fedex and UPS have started the roll-out of Pfizer’s vaccines against Covid-19 in the United States. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently gave its green light for the drug’s emergency public use. The companies will share the distribution as follows:... mehr
High hopes in Colombia's coffee triangle
It is not only because of the altitude that you require strong staying power and a head for heights when planning a new airport in the Eje Cafetero, a region situated at an altitude of 1,200 to 2,000 m above sea level between Bogotá, Medellín and Cali. KPMG recently declared... mehr
Tammaro's new warehouse on stream
Switzerland-based Tammaro Transports has opened its new logistics centre, spanning more than 8,000 sqm, in the French-speaking Vaudois region. The privately-owned company has been moving homes and goods since 1979. Tammaro Transports, which relies on a network of 250 agents... mehr
Turn Services acquires Bayou
Turn Services, which offers marine related services for waterborne transportation of cargoes for the dry cargo and petrochemical segments, is taking over Bayou Fleet from the Durant family. Located on the Lower Mississippi River in Hahnville, Louisiana, Bayou Fleet provides... mehr
New leadership for Latin America
UPS has appointed Wilfredo Ramos as the new president of UPS Mexico and Latin America. In his new role, Ramos will be responsible for managing the operations and leading the creation and implementation of new strategies in more than 50 countries and territories with the... mehr
China-EU railway benefits
More than 500,000 teu have been transferred on UTLC ERA’s transit services across the territories of Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus since the beginning of 2020. For the first time ever in the history of railfreight traffic this record has been achieved on 1,520 mm China-EU track... mehr
Flug ins Geschichtsbuch 
Erstmals in der kommerziellen Luftfahrt ist am 29. November 2020 ein Frachtflug gestartet, dessen Kraftstoffbedarf komplett durch Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) gedeckt wurde. Die Initiatoren hoffen, die Industrie für die Innovation begeistern zu können. mehr
Fresh fish from Norway
Starting today, 14 December 2020, Qatar Airways Cargo will launch thrice-weekly B777-300 passenger freighters to Harstad Narvik airport (EVE). Adding to the carrier's existing Oslo service, this new offer provides over 150 t of cargo capacity for exporters from northern Norway... mehr