Railways discuss digitalisation agenda 
The worldwide railway organisation UIC recently held its annual plenary meeting in Paris (France) with a global panel of speakers presenting a wide range of topics under the headline of “Railway 4.0: standardisation for a fully-integrated digital railway system”. The... more
MPP vessel delivered to dp carriers
The second vessel in a series of four multi-purpose heavy lift vessels for dship carriers has been delivered. The “MV Keith” set sail on its maiden voyage from China to Europe via the US Gulf on 18 September 2019. The “MV Keith” is part of dship carriers’ fleet expansion... more
Felbermayr builds new headquarters
The family-run company Felbermayr has held the official ground-breaking ceremony for its new headquarters in Wels (Upper Austria). The senior director and owner Horst Felbermayr is pleased that the long search for a new location has come to an end: “We looked for a long time, we... more
West of England picks new claims handler in Greece
The West of England P&I Club, a mutual marine insurer, has appointed a new claims handler, Lucie Ryan. She will be based in the club’s Greek office which has just celebrated its 50th anniversary. Ryan has a degree in consumer marketing from Manchester Metropolitan University... more
DKV buys a 25% share of VAT Services
DKV has bought a 25% share of Spanish VAT Services, a provider of international VAT payment services for Spanish customers. The partners agreed not to disclose the purchasing price. In 2018, VAT Services generated a turnover of more than EUR 200 million, with more than 1,500... more
United Cargo chooses Staff Management at Denver airport
SMCargo, the air cargo managed staffing service of Staff Management/SMX, has begun providing cargo handling for United at Denver international airport (DEN, USA). The service provider currently partners with United Cargo in the carrier's hubs in Houston (TX) and San... more
From South America to the world 
The Latam Group’s history goes back to 1929, when its Chilean part LAN was founded. It was privatised in the 1990s and then merged with Brazil’s TAM in 2012. Today it is the largest freight carrier in Latin America. What are its prospects for the future? Chief executive officer... more
First unitised direct train connects Coevorden and Nässjo
Samskip has launched a new five times weekly rail connection between Coevorden in the north of the Netherlands and Nässjö, Sweden, in its second significant enhancement of its Swedish services in September 2019. The new link is Samskip’s first direct Sweden-Netherlands rail... more
K Line's sustainability acknowledged again
Japan-headquartered K Line has once more been included in the Asia Pacific Index of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), one of the leading global indices for ESG investing since 1999. ESG investing describes an investment strategy which takes account of enterprises’... more
Cebu Pacific Air in the cargo cloud
The Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific Air has renewed its contract with QuantumID Technologies to ramp up Smartkargo for CEB Cargo. The partnership, which CEB as the first Asian carrier commenced in 2013, will continue the cloud-based real-time management of the air cargo business... more