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The first chairman of the German Vegetarians' Association, founded on 7 June 1892, was Ernst Hering. plus
Deugro India wins Mala award 
Deugro Projects (India) has won the 2021 all India maritime and logistics award (Mala) as the “best freight forwarder of the year” in the “project cargo” category. Deugro received the award during the 11th edition of the ceremony in Mumbai, India. This is Deugro India’s... plus
Hydrogen-powered trains for bulk freight
Railfreight operator Aurizon and mining company Anglo American have entered into an agreement to conduct a feasibility study to explore the use of hydrogen fuel cell and battery hybrid power train units in heavy haul railfreight operations in Queensland, Australia. The study... plus
Ground breaking for Group 7's fifth site
The managers of the Munich-based freight forwarding company Group 7, members of the construction management and representatives of the general contractor have broken ground for a new logistics centre in Hamburg. After the hubs in Frankfurt, Munich-Parsdorf, at Munich... plus
Caen: Port bridge back in service
After 15 days of closure for works, the Bénouville Bridge in the Port of Caen - part of Ports of Normandie - was reopened to the traffic again, despite the difficult weather conditions of the past week and the nature of the manual work carried out. Two of the six hydraulic... plus
Eurasian intermodal service introduced
Russian transport group Fesco is launching a regular intermodal container service from countries of the Asia-Pacific region to ports in Europe via Vladivostok and Kaliningrad (both Russia). The offer includes marine shipment by regular Fesco lines from the Asia-Pacific... plus
Pfenning Logistics selects Marco Hamacher
Heddesheim-based contract logistics company Pfenning Logistics has appointed Marco Hamacher as its new head of business development in Northern Germany. The newest member of provider’s management team brings 26 years of logistics experience. After gaining degree in economics... plus
Shanghai warehouse for Nippon Express
Nippon Express has opened a new export warehouse in the Yangshan region of China. The new facility is situated 20 km from Donghai Bridge and 50 km from Yangshan Terminal. The warehouse, which handles mainly automobile parts, has a low-floor, double-ended access configuration... plus
USD 3 billion for a future in logistics
The Marseille-headquartered CMA CGM Group is opting for the American lifestyle and buying a majority share in California-based Ingram Micro’s commerce and lifecycle services activities (CLS), including the company’s technology forward logistics businesses in North America,... plus