Frankfurt cargo handler ready for pharma 
FCS Frankfurt Cargo Services, an affiliate of the global cargo handling company WFS Worldwide Flight Services and Fraport AG, the owner and operator of Frankfurt airport, has concluded Iata's CEIV Pharma process, confirming that it officially meets the high standards that apply... plus
Speeding up customs for pressing needs
At Baltimore airport (BWI) last Sunday, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) expedited import clearances of big rubber stopper presses. The machines, imported by West Pharmaceuticals Services from Germany and destined for its facility in the USA, support the emergency... plus
CHEP: promotion for Luca Rossi
Supply chain solutions company CHEP has elected Luca Rossi vice president, European key accounts. Joining the industry in 1999 as sales manager, Rossi will replace Candice Herndon, who is leaving the business. Rossi's mission will oversee the relationships of CHEP's 35 EKA... plus
More opportunities with e-commerce
The French logistics group Geodis and Accenture Interactive, part of Accenture (NYSE: ACN), have published a whitepaper on e-commerce. Amongst others, the study confirms that the pandemic fostered online sales and that many brands estimate that e-commerce in 2020 will represent... plus
Electronic tolling services to expand in Europe
Kapsch Traffic Com, which specialises in intelligent transport systems, has acquired the remaining 35% of the shares of Tolltickets, a German provider of tolling services. Kapsch had held already 65% of the shares since July 2016. Kapsch will shortly start testing its on board... plus
Larger hubs for fashion distribution
E-commerce makes it possible. Arvato Supply Chain Solutions is expanding its logistics hubs in Dortmund and Dorsten/Marl in Germany. The new warehouses are required primarily for existing customers from the fashion industry, whose goods volumes in the online trade have... plus
"Luna Rossa" ready to compete
After the second ship, with which the Italian challenger Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team will compete in the next America's Cup, landed in Auckland (New Zealand) on 5 October 2020, all participants –title holder Emirates Team New Zealand, Ineos Team UK as well as American Magic... plus
Ports to have new rail links to Europe's hubs
In December, the German freight carrier DB Cargo will launch new daily connections linking Europe's two largest ports in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) and Antwerp (Belgium) with the most important economic hubs in Germany. From next year, the transport volume on these... plus
ITJ Video News – 8 October 2020
This week’s ITJ Video News features the New York Shipping Exchange, Quito international airport, the PTV group’s David Goh, Slovenia’s Primol-Rail, and one of the UK’s fastest-growing companies, the Europa Worldwide Group. (ah)... plus
Transporting human albumin in times of Covid-19
Air Bridge Cargo Airlines (ABC) recently organised a dedicated pharma charter flight from Leipzig (Germany) to Guangzhou (China) through Novosibirsk (Russia). The airline's partner Kuehne + Nagel delivered 19 ULD from Vienna (Austria) to Leipzig with over 500,000 vials of human... plus