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Nearly a quarter of McDonald's annual fish burger sales are made during Lent. plus
Innovative trucks to deliver cheese 
Two new Renault trucks, a D WIDE 380 P4x2 and a D WIDE 320 P4x2, now complete the fleet of Swiss food producer natürli zürioberland in Saland. The vehicles are used to supply wholesalers and retailers in eastern and northeastern Switzerland with dairy products, mainly cheese.... plus
Vessel traffic service to take off in Antwerp
The Port of Antwerp has launched a new shipping guidance system called Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) to improve safety and environmental protection on the increasingly busy Scheldt River and at the Antwerp docks. VTS provides information and advice on both ship navigation... plus
Deux fois vers le Mexique
Avec le début de la crise du coronavirus, Geodis a étendu ses solutions fret aérien end to end dans le monde entier. En mars, le service Air Direct Mexico existant depuis novembre 2019 sera complété par une seconde destination finale en Chine. plus
Ready as a RACSF
In Hong Kong, Icao began its enhancement of international standards on air cargo security on 1 January 2020, and the fourth and final stage starts today, 1 March 2021. The Hong Kong-based U-Freight Group says that it is well placed to assist shippers as one of the first... plus
Fully electric trucks arrive in Switzerland
With the delivery of three Fuso eCanter trucks to Camion Transport, Switzerland opens a new chapter in eco-friendly logistics. The brand is the world’s first fully electric truck to be developed for serial production. More than 200 vehicles are currently in daily service in the... plus
UK railways: big rise in container capacity
UK’s infrastructure manager Network Rail finished the GBP 17 million Southampton freight train lengthening project with a series of improvements on the freight lines between Southampton Central and Redbridge. The improvements unlock more capacity at the country’s second busiest... plus
Çelebi's Korkmazoğlu to chair ASA
Airport Services Association (ASA), an international trade association of independent ground and cargo handling companies, has elected Atilla Korkmazoğlu, president ground handling & cargo (EMEA) of Çelebi Aviation Holding, as its new chairman. ASA currently represents 1.6... plus
World trade growing again
In January 2020, the container throughput index published by the German research body Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI - Leibniz) and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) registered a moderate surge in world trade and container... plus
Second of three new routes takes off today
DSV is introducing three new intercontinental routes connecting five continents. After a weekly direct route from Luxembourg to São Paulo GRU adding 100 t of capacity between Europe and Brazil since 21 February 2021, the global logistics provider is launching today, 1 March, a... plus