New member expands pallet network in UK 
Sustained growth across EV Cargo business Palletforce in UK has led to Kent-based Express European Couriers becoming the latest major haulier to join the expanding distribution network. Express European Couriers is the twelfth new business to join Palletforce this year with... mehr
More cranes for Liverpool
A delivery of three ‘megamax’ quayside cranes from China destined for the Liverpool2 container terminal in UK has just been completed. These cranes are part the second phase of the terminal project to provide additional capacity for growing volumes of cargo. In the port of... mehr
“Curiosity of the Day” 
Barbie and Ken were named after the children of Mattel’s founders Ruth and Elliot Handler. mehr
Service over the Trans-Siberian land bridge launched
RZD Logistics successfully has transported the first transit container from Europe to Japan through the territory of Russia over the Trans-Siberian land bridge. The 40-ft test container, consisting of various groupage cargoes, departed from Hamburg (Germany) to the port of... mehr
Four new maindeck destinations in South America
Qatar Airways Cargo has announced a major expansion of services in South America. Scheduled B777F services to Campinas, Brazil (VCP), Santiago, Chile (SCL), Lima, Peru (LIM) and Bogotá, Colombia (BOG) will join its freighter network on 16 January 2020. The twice-weekly... mehr
Tillmann Fuchs to head communications at Vienna airport
Effective 1 January 2020, Tillmann Fuchs will succeed Stephan Klasmann as head of communications at Vienna airport (Austria). Klasmann will be in charge of rebranding the company in future. Fuchs, who has served as deputy head of communications since 1 April 2019, brings a... mehr
Unifeeder buys Singapore-based operator
Unifeeder, a subsidiary of DP World since 2018, has acquired a 77% stake in the Feedertech Group, a Singapore-based feeder and shortsea operator. The group’s chairman, Ali Maghami, will retain the remaining 23% shareholding. Financials details of the deal, which is supposed to... mehr
More trains running between Doncaster and Felixstowe
iPort Rail (UK) has launched its fifth daily rail freight service, just over a year after becoming officially operational. The new route will run five days a week to and from iPort Rail in Doncaster and Felixstowe and is operated by GB Railfreight. The other four existing... mehr
ID Logistics extends its footprint to USA
ID Logistics, a French provider of contract logistics, has acquired the assets of the American company Jagged Peak, a logistics company specialised in e-commerce, multi-channel and consumer products. Eric Hémar, chairman and CEO of ID Logistics commented: "This... mehr
RCM and Instant launched by Hamburg Süd
Hamburg Süd, an affiliate of Maersk Line, has launched a tool for remote container management (RCM) technology for reefer container shipments. The carrier said that the RCM application monitors parameters such as temperature, relative humidity, and the concentrations of O2 and... mehr