Expanding handling capacity at Jaxport
Jaxport in Jacksonville, Florida, has signed a 30-year lease agreement with Enstructure, a USA-based marine terminal and logistics company, for 319,702 sqm at the Talleyrand Marine Terminal. Starting in late 2025, following the relocation of Southeast Toyota Distributors to... mehr
And the winner is ...
The U-Freight Group has received ‘Top Agent Awards’ from Cathay Cargo in recognition of the air cargo revenue that it produced for the airline. Firstly, U-Freight Manila, part of U-Freight Philippines, was awarded for the annual revenue performance of Cathay Cargo’s top ten... mehr
"Curiosity of the Day"
The term ovomancy refers to divination by eggs, for example by cracking eggs open and observing which way the yolks fall. mehr
Auf halbem Weg und weiter
Frohe Botschaften aus Baku. Der Caspian Air Cargo Summit, den Michael Mackey Ende letzten Jahres für das ITJ besuchte, sandte zwei Signale an die Industrie: Einerseits versucht sich Aserbaidschan als Drehscheibe für die Luftfrachtbranche zwischen Ost und West zu etablieren, die... mehr
Swiss Post banned from takeover
Last Friday, Switzerland’s Competition Commission (Comco) forbade Swiss Post to take over the Quickmail Group. The commission said that the transaction would eliminate effective competition, and that there was also a market-friendly alternative. As both companies are engaged... mehr
More short-haul freight routes
TFG Transfracht plans to continue expanding its portfolio and establishing new short-haul services in 2024. This January, the specialist for containerised hinterland transport to and from seaports integrated new terminals in Kreuztal and Duisburg into its German network. The... mehr
Maersk bypasses the Red Sea
In response to the volatile situation in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, the Maersk ME2 service will temporarily be diverted via the Cape of Good Hope. The adjusted route will include Jebel Ali (UAE), Mundra and Jawaharlal Nehru (India), Port Tangier (Morocco), Algeciras (Spain),... mehr
Wincanton sold for GBP 566.9 million
Ceva, a subsidiary of the French shipping company CMA CGM, is buying the British logistics provider Wincanton for the price of GBP 566.9 million. Shareholders will receive 450 pence per share in cash as Wincanton will reach an enterprise value of GBP 764.9 million. “While we... mehr
Extending cooperation on dangerous goods
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) and the International Civil Aviation Organisation (Icao) have extended their long-standing cooperation on setting and implementing global standards for the safe carriage of dangerous goods by air. An agreement to this effect... mehr
775,000 carbon-free km
Logistics services provider Fiege has installed 18 charging points for electric cars at its Ibbenbüren site, bringing the family-owned company’s e-mobility network up to 150 e-charging points in Germany. The upgrade follows the 21 charging points at the company’s headquarters at... mehr