First airside CES in the USA 
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials from the area port of Dallas, DFW airport officials and Dnata executives officially opened the nation’s first CBP centralized examination station with direct access to an airport air operations a (AOA). This innovative setup,... mehr
Manolopoulos to manage another fleet
Harris Manolopoulos has been appointed as the new director of fleet of the Latvian acmi, cargo and charter operator Smartlynx Airlines. His task will be to oversee optimal fleet utilisation and efficiency and work closely with other departments in the airline to align the fleet... mehr
Port of Long Beach records busiest July ever
The port of Long Beach experienced its busiest July on record, with a 52.6% increase in cargo volumes compared to the same month last year. The port handled 882,376 teu, driven by a surge in back-to-school shipments and anticipation of potential tariff hikes. Imports rose by... mehr
Egypt and Rwanda: a new collaboration
The foreign ministries of Egypt and Rwanda have signed an MOU concerning their countries’ transport and logistics industry. Linked by the Nile Basin, the signatories will be looking to strengthen their cooperation in terms of economic growth. During his visit to Kigali,... mehr
AD Ports invests in Tbilisi Dry Port
The group has acquired a 60% majority stake of the intermodal logistics hub in Georgia. The rail-linked facility is scheduled to become operational by October 2024. The new hub is strategically positioned between the Caspian Sea and Black Sea, at the heart of the Middle... mehr
Austrian carrier adds more intermodal services
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has launched a non-stop transfer service offering two round trips per week between Salzburg (Austria) and Augsburg (Germany). It has also added a new weekly round trip from Krusevac (Serbia), via the Hungarian terminal Bilk (Budapest) to Duisburg... mehr
A manager for major and fleet customers
Pascal Schmutz was appointed key account manager at Renault Trucks (Switzerland) in Dietikon on 1 July. Here, his main focus will be on major and fleet customers. Schmutz brings with him the experience he has gained in over eleven years, mainly at Galliker Transport,... mehr
Gruber and Siemens choose e-trucks
The electric truck has taken over transports within a radius of 100 km for Siemens Smart Infrastructure’s plant for low-voltage switchgear in Leipzig, Germany. Gruber Logistics’ vehicle covers an average of 250 km a day or 60,000 km a year - with zero emissions. It is fuelled... mehr
EJMT adds hybrid cranes
East Java Multipurpose Terminal (EJMT), part of ICTSI in Indonesia, has received two new Konecranes Gottwald post-Panamax mobile harbour cranes. These cranes, featuring a diesel-electric hybrid system, are designed to enhance the terminal's capacity to handle bulk, project, and... mehr
From China to Europe by block train
Cargo-Partner has successfully completed several large-scale shipments by block train from China to Eastern Europe and a time critical transport by air from India to Poland. The logistics company shipped 157 containers from six locations in China to Poland, Hungary and Romania.... mehr