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Melons and lettuce are 97% water. Tomatoes are 95%, carrots 90% and bread still as much as 30% water. mehr
Ameriflight orders 20 Natilus cargo aircraft
Natilus, a USA-based corporation that designs and produces the world’s first autonomous aircraft for efficient and sustainable freight transport, has announced that freight operator Ameriflight has become the USA’s first regional carrier to sign an aircraft purchase agreement... mehr
Recht Logistik: a new generation at the helm
A new generation at the helm: On 1 January 2023, Bernd Recht, who is the third generation of his family to run the company, handed over the majority of the shares in Recht Logistik to Christian Flick (right) and Navid Thielemann (left). Recht has withdrawn from operational... mehr
Duisport expands packaging business
Duisport’s Packing Logistics division (DPL), which has been part of the group since 2007, took over RTI Packaging’s branch in Göppingen, Germany, on 1 January 2023. Jan-Malte Wöhrle, managing director at DPL, spoke of "increased storage space and increased crane... mehr
Austrian carrier's CDP ranking upgraded
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) significantly improved its environmental performance last year. As a result, the railway logistics company has now received a "B" rating in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). The CDP rating is considered the gold standard of... mehr
Be aware in Rotterdam
Slightly more seagoing vessels entered Rotterdam in 2022 than in 2021 (29,029 versus 28,876), but fewer inland vessels (97,459 versus 98,469 in 2021). In the port, overall safety has increased, with the number of accidents in port operations dropping from 141 in 2021 to 137 in... mehr
Digital und gesund
Neue Lösungen in der Gesundheits-Logistik. In Graz hat die mittelständische Hadolt-Gruppe für das Landesklinikum Graz mit der hauseigenen Software-Schmiede die in- und externe Logistik digitalisiert. mehr
Hydrogen for shunting locos in port areas?
Six partners from science and industry have set up a joint project to explore climate-neutral methods to operate shunting locomotives in the port. The aim is to replace the fuel used to power the shunting locomotives in the port areas of Bremen and Hamburg by hydrogen. While... mehr
Aero Africa appoints Issa Baluch
Aero Africa air cargo management group has appointed chairman Issa Baluch as a non-executive advisory board member. Baluch is credited with pioneering multimodal sea/air transport via UAE into Africa and other regions and was founder and CEO of Swift Freight International, which... mehr
New trailers to support rapid expansion
Container logistics specialist KBC is acquiring 51 Box Liner FS10 skeletal trailers from Krone Trailer UK to support the company’s rapid expansion. The new container carriers, added to a further consignment currently on order, will grow the KBC Krone fleet to 160. Founded in... mehr