Kuehne + Nagel distributes dividends 

At Kuehne + Nagel's extraordinary general meeting, shareholders overwhelmingly voted for the new allocation of the available net profit for the business year 2019 which was approved by the company's ordinary general meeting of 5 May 2020. Hence, as of 8 September 2020, an... plus
High-capacity car-carriers now in operation 

Transfesa Logistics has added the first train made up of 18 of the 100 new car-carriers manufactured in Poland to its international traffic network. The wagons are specially designed to respond to new trends in the automotive market, where the production of large and heavy... plus
Plans for new logistics site in Birmingham 

St Francis Group has assembled a site of 117,359 sqm in Kings Norton, Birmingham (UK) for the development of new industrial warehouse space. Gareth Williams, director at St Francis Group: “We are delighted to have secured these strategic sites and to be able to promote a... plus
American all cargo carrier to operate "preighters" 

Operating a fleet of B767 freighters until now, North Carolina-based 21 Air has entered into a long-term sub-service partnership agreement with AELF and Maleth Aero to begin charter operations with two A330-200 this month. They are configured as "auxiliary... plus
Hapag-Lloyd reshapes EMX rotation 

Hapag-Lloyd’s Europe Mediterranean Express (EMX) service is changing its ports of call. As from week 46, the Hamburg carrier will restructure the EMX by adding a direct call in Gemlik, while removing the Izmir call from the rotation. The additional Gemlik call will offer a... plus
150 years of airmail - "par ballon monté" 

The Franco-Prussian war (cf. ITJ 36-39/2020, p. 26) gave rise to the start of the first regular air mail service. On 5 September 1870, in order to connect the beleaguered city and fortress of Metz in Lorraine to the outside world, Julien-François Jeannel, a pharmacist in the... plus
Another Renault truck for Swiss bulk cargo specialist 

Jan Hug Transporte in Aarburg, Switzerland, has taken delivery of a new T520 T4x2 HIGH RT Live Edition. The company, which provides transport services on a national and international scale, has now added a third Renault truck to its fleet of five heavy duty vehicles. The... plus
Phillips-Europe adds European sales director 

Phillips-Europe, a strategic business unit of USA-based Phillips Industries, has hired Grzegorz Handzlik as European sales director. In his new role, Handzlik will focus on building the Phillips brand of 24v electrical and air brake system components and gaining new business... plus
Better control for forklifts 

After integrating the warehouse management system PSIwms from PSI Logistics into Junheinrich's forklift operation function, the forklifts that Polish retailer CCI deploys in its distribution centre can now be controlled automatically. The PSIwms software used... plus
UN: support express, air mail and cargo operators! 

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) are encouraging national governments to support their designated postal operators, air cargo carriers, and express mail operators through financial aid and operational flexibility. A... plus