Another China-Europe freight train takes to the rails 
The Xiangyang-Xi'an-Europe shipping route officially kicked off with the first departure of a freight train from Xiangyang in China's Hubei province. The train arrived in Xi'an, Shaanxi province 36 hours later, and its freight was transferred to the Chang'an China Railway... mehr
Containerships and MacAndrews unite
The CMA CGM Group is to unite its Containerships and MacAndrews brands under the single Containerships brand. Together, Containerships and MacAndrews operate a fleet of 32 vessels and 700 trucks, calling 64 ports through 26 maritime services and eight inland services. The single... mehr
Broekman Logistics concludes VLS-Group integration
Broekman Logistics has set a milestone in the integration process of the former VLS-Group. As from 2 April, the ex VLS location in Rotterdam-Pernis (Netherlands) and its five Antwerp (Belgium) facilities began to operate under Broekman's flag. The value-added logistics... mehr
Driver scoring kit axes incidents by 87%
The GPS navigation vendor Sygic has unveiled a new driver scoring kit (SDK) for truck fleets. The new software works offline and is easy to integrate into existing solutions, including mobile apps and fleet management, without any additional hardware costs. To achieve the... mehr
Flying live lobsters boosts cargo business in Halifax
Seafood from Nova Scotia accounted for 11,495 t of the record 36,938 t of cargo processed at Halifax Stanfield airport (YHZ) in 2018. The overall airfreight tonnage was 8.5% higher year-on-year, and noted growth for the fifth year in succession. Air cargo exports contribute EUR... mehr
P3 lands port of Rouen contract
The port of Rouen, part of the French port group Haropa, wants to develop a logistics zone on a 22 ha tract of land at its container terminal. The property developer P3 has been selected to construct the zone. Rouen aims to position itself as a hub for container traffic that... mehr
Turkish Cargo to start operating from new hub
Turkish Cargo is to carry out its cargo operations via passenger flights at a temporary satellite facility, "which is completely satisfactory in terms of infrastructure at Istanbul airport", as of 6 April 2019. Maindeck operations will continue to be carried out at the... mehr
ICTS hires new director in Poland
ICTS has hired Stefan Sciancalepore as its new director. He assumed his duties on 1 April 2019 and will be based in ICTS’ Gdynia office (Poland). He replaces former director Rafal Sobolewski, who recently resigned his position by mutual agreement with the company.... mehr
Hupac to automate route planning processes
The Swiss intermodal network operator, Hupac, is planning to automate its route planning and traffic management processes by using sensor data and analytics provided by Nexiot. Hupac already uses Nexiot’s self-sustaining sensors to provide real-time updates from wagons that... mehr
New office in Madrid
SAL Heavy Lift has joined forces with its Spanish business partner Grupo Davila (Davila group) to form a new entity to represent SAL in the Spanish market. On 1 April 2019, SAL Heavy Lift Spain opened its doors to Spanish clients. The new office will be headed by Carlos... mehr