Un esprit d’avant-garde 
Le secteur des transports dépassé, désuet, vieillot? Sans parler de la numérisation qui n’y aurait pas sa place? Sauf pour détruire des emplois? Erreur! La démonstration du contraire se trouve entre autres près de Linz en Autriche. Christian Doepgen s’est entretenu avec Thomas... plus
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group backs "fit for 55" 
Europe wants to become climate-neutral by 2050, Austria by 2040. A rapid shift of freight transport from road to rail is crucial in achieving these goals. Such a shift requires fair competitive conditions and true cost-pricing, ÖBB Raiilcargo Group said at its annual press... plus
Re-sale instead of reverse logistics
Seko Logistics, founded in 1976, is banking on recommerce in e-commerce shipment. The Chicago-based company is partnering with newly launched recommerce specialist Reconomx to help retail brands reduce their carbon footprints. The plan is to contribute to bringing down the... plus
Bob Jaques editor of Ship Management Intl
Elaborate Communications, publisher of Ship Management International (SMI), has appointed Bob Jaques as editor. He will immediately oversee the November/December issue. Jaques is an English literature graduate from the University of York with a postgraduate diploma in... plus
Samskip Sea Connect is born
It's an acquisition with a Baltic perspective: the Dutch group Samskip is buying Sea Connect, a Klaipeda (Lithuania)-based shipping company that offers shortsea services connecting Russia, Lithuania, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands. The operator runs three 1A Ice Class... plus
For e-commerce goods from Japan
ANA Holdings and Overseas Courier Service (OCS), an express air cargo forwarder with a global network of 400 stations that utilises ANA's air network and offers B2B and B2C door-to-door access, have launched a new service called "iEC". Leveraging this cargo and... plus
Groundbreaking ceremony for truck plant
Cargobull Iberica is investing around EUR 19 million in the construction of its new production facility in Figueruelas (Spain). The factory is scheduled to open in August 2022, with more than 280 employees and a production capacity of 60 vehicles per day. The new plant is... plus
Kuwait Airways extends GSSA partnership
After an already long-lasting partnership in Austria and the Netherlands, ATC Aviation Services is now representing Kuwait Airways as cargo GSSA in Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland and Slovenia. With 54 offices in 33 countries, the GSSA will be responsible for... plus
LNG gains ground in Bilbao
Liquefied natural gas is playing a greater role in the port of Bilbao, now that the energy company Repsol has begun building a dedicated LNG terminal. A first client will be French shipping company Brittany Ferries with its newbuilds "Salamanca" and... plus