Norway drives digitalisation 
Norway has ratified the e-CMR protocol, joining the 25 other countries that have already acceded, and completing coverage across Scandinavia. In place since 2011, e-CMR, the electronic protocol of the standard consignment note under the United Nations Convention for the... mehr
Artifact from Iran intercepted at US airport
Exactly one month ago, on 19 May 2020, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville, KY inspected a shipment from the UK, containing an antique amber glass bottle purporting to be from the 9th-10th century. An expertise revealed that the bottle was actually... mehr
Trois-Rivières's strong year 2019
The Canadian Trois-Rivières Port Authority (TRPA) has reported its results for 2019. Over the past year, Trois-Rivières welcomed 260 vessels and handled 4.2 million metric tonnes (mmt) of cargo - a record for the port. In 2018, the TRPA handled 3.8 million mmt. At the recent... mehr
Car parts from Wuhan arrive in France
Automotive logistics provider Gefco has transported 500 t of car parts from Wuhan to France. The parts were delivered on one of the first trains that were dispatched from the Chinese city after the lockdown was lifted. The train with the 41 loaded containers travelled... mehr
Ash Sinha leaves Ports Australia
Ports Australia bids long-serving policy and operations director Ash Sinha farewell. Sinha has been part of the Ports Australia team since early 2016. He has been integral to bringing the personnel of Australia’s ports sector together under the Ports Australia banner. Ports... mehr
Agility Spain moves into new warehouse
Agility Spain has moved into an 11,000 sqm warehouse and office facility at ZAL Port (Prat) in the Port of Barcelona. The facility was built by Cilsa, the company that manages the Port of Barcelona’s logistics zone. The warehouse is one of the 270,000 sqm of projects currently... mehr
Global supply chain project on the horizon
The e-PI-centre project to make supply chains more resilient is underway. Under the coordination of Port of Antwerp, a consortium of 36 partners representing ports, forwarders, cargo owners, logistics providers, knowledge institutes and technology firms officially launched the... mehr
RVL picks new head of business development
Specialist aviation services provider RVL Group has chosen seasoned aviation specialist David Lacy as its new head of business development. He joined the East Midlands Airport-based airline in late May. Lacy is tasked with bringing a fresh focus to existing client... mehr
"Curiosity of the Day" 
In Iceland, it is hard to come up with a creative name for a newborn. A government committee prevents parents from giving babies names it deems too weird. The committee’s name? Mannanafnanefnd. mehr
Oman Logistics Centre launches Tawseel
Oman Logistics Centre has launched Tawseel, a national cloud-based technology initiative, to enable logistics providers to adopt the latest logistics solutions. The programme is designed to empower start-ups and SMEs in the last mile delivery space across the Sultanate to... mehr