More measures against greenhouse gas 
On 17 November, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) approved a draft of amendments to annex VI of the Maripol agreement to further reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from maritime transport in the short term. These new measures, which were discussed at the 75th... plus
Selected as vaccine distributor in Turkey
Like in other regions of the world, Phase 3 clinical trials of a further Covid-19 vaccine have recently started in Turkey. Transorient, an international freight management company based in Istanbul, has been chosen as the logistics partner from clearance to country-wide... plus
40 airline partners to fight Covid-19
Unicef is looking to recruit some of the airline industry's biggest operators to help distribute a coronavirus vaccine to 92 of the world's poorest nations. Further to Bloomberg, the UN humanitarian relief agency held a call with about 40 carriers to make plans for the global... plus
Growing LNG network for trucks in Belgium
LNG-provider Rolande in the Netherlands and the Belgian G&V Energy Group have opened a new LNG filling station in Habay in the Ardennes, Belgium. The new facility is a public 24/7 self-service station with two LNG pumps. With its capacity of 150 vehicles per day it... plus
POLB's recovery continues
The Californian Port of Long Beach continues to feel the rebound after Q2/2020. In October this year, the US West Coast Port handled almost 807,000 teu for the first time in its 109-year history. Dockworkers and terminal operators thus broke the “best month” record set in... plus
Pharma.Aero welcomes new members
Pharma.Aero, a Brussels-based non-profit organisation which aims to provide reliable end-to-air transportation for life science and medtech shippers by fostering collaboration between CEIV certified airport communities, is enlarging its membership by collaborating with three new... plus
Grab the airport
Digitalisation has many faces. Grab, the airport e-commerce platform, recently transacted its five millionth order. The order was placed in Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) using the American Airlines app. Grab provides contactless order and payment services in... plus
Valenciaport feels the breeze
Valenciaport is also feeling the breeze of a post-pandemic wave at this stage. The Spanish port posted a record handling of more than of 508,000 containers in October 2020. In this month, the threshold of half million containers processed was exceeded for the second time, since... plus
250 cool liners to transport flowers
The Spanish transport company ESP Solutions has ordered 250 refrigerated semitrailers from Krone, bringing its fleet up to around 700 trailers, including 600 Krone cool liners. The average age of the vehicles in the fleet is two years. The new Krone cool liners are... plus
New service between Milan and the USA
A new large capacity freight service linking Milan-Malpensa (MXP) and Cincinnati was launched last week. From Tuesdays to Saturdays, an A330-200F of DHL offers around 15 t of freight capacity per roundtrip, used, amongst others, to transport goods "made in Italy".... plus