Wordwide GSSA network goes Down Under 
40 years after it was founded in Australia, the GSSA Wexco has joined ECS Group. Through this acquisition, ECS Group is developing its presence all around the world. Grown into the New Zealand market in 2003, Wexco enjoys an excellent reputation in the Pacific region - a crucial... mehr
The next MLO LNG carrier for Yamal is ready
The naming ceremony for a conventional LNG carrier, jointly ordered by MOL and China Cosco Shipping, was recently held at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group in China. As many participants in the Yamal LNG project looked on, the newly built vessel was named the "LNG... mehr
LOT improves pharma transport options
Qualified by LOT Cargo director Michal Grochowski as "a big step in our LOT Polish Airlines history", the Central European carrier recently signed a master lease agreement with CSafe Global, an innovative provider of active temperature-controlled air cargo containers,... mehr
Automated distribution hub for Dillewijn Zwapak
Dematic has fully automated the new distribution centre of Dillewijn Zwapak in Amstelveen (the Netherlands), the Dutch wholesaler of packaging solutions for flowers and floristry articles. The intralogistics specialist has installed a tailor-made solution with a driverless... mehr
Heavy haul freight train runs by itself in the USA
New York Air Brake, a US subsidiary of the Knorr-Bremse Group, has deployed its on-board energy management system to test the automatic driving capabilities of a freight train in Colorado, USA. Driving on an 80 km long test track and with locomotive engineers riding along,... mehr
Rémi Julien takes the helm at MGI
MGI, the French provider of intelligent loading systems, announces today, 3 October 2019, that it has appointed a new chairman of the management board. Frenchman Rémi Julien replaces Jaap Van Den Hoogen, who led the company since 2015. "On behalf of the entire... mehr
First LNG transaction with the BLNG3 assessment
LNG traders JERA Global Markets and Vitol have carried out the first Atlantic LNG freight swap based on the Baltic Exchange's BLNG3 assessment in a bilateral trade arranged by Affinity Financial Products. The BLNG3 assessment provides a freight rate benchmark for LNG... mehr
Veterinary vaccines from A(rgentina) to B(olivia)
H & M Air Cargo, which has a member of the UFO network in Argentina for ten years, has recently handled another delicate air shipment of perishable veterinary vaccines. The cargo was moved from Argentina's capital Buenos Aires to La Paz (LPB) in Bolivia for the Pan-American... mehr
AHS: two women at the top
Amélie Charisius will become the spokesperson for the management at AHS Aviation Handling Services. She replaces Martin Roll, who left the company at the end of September. Charisius has been managing director of the AHS group since October 2009. As a fully qualified lawyer, she... mehr
“Curiosity of the Day” 
The largest known dish is roasted camel. To this day, it is still served at some Bedouin weddings. The camel is stuffed with a whole lamb, 20 chickens and 60 eggs. mehr