APM strikes in Aarhus 
The Aarhus Logistics Centre (ALC) is selling its container terminal in Aarhus to neighbouring APM Terminals Operations and transferring its port areas with effect from 1 September 2020. The terminal was established by ALC in the spring of 2017. Due to limitations regarding... plus
Air cargo cooperation in good health
SAS Cargo has signed an agreement with Novo Nordisk to secure capacity to transport life-saving medicines during these highly challenging and unpredictable times. The relationship between the Scandinavian airline and the global healthcare company, founded in 1923 and... plus
Green light to test Ceneri base tunnel
The Swiss federal office for transport (FOT) has given its approval for the Swiss railways SBB to start trial runs in the new 15.4 km Ceneri base tunnel. The trials will be conducted with commercial freight and passenger trains from September to December 2020. They form the... plus
Agility reports a 61.3% decrease in net profit in H1
Agility reported first-half net profit of KWD 16.2 million (EUR 44.5 million), a decrease of 61.3% over the same period in 2019. Ebitda declined by 20.1% to KWD 75.8 million (EUR 208.6 million), and revenue declined 1.3% to KWD 765.1 million (EUR 2.105 billion). Tarek... plus
STG Logistics' CEO joins Roadrunner's board of directors
Roadrunner Transportation Systems recently closed three transactions completing its divestiture of all truckload segment businesses. This includes the sale of Rich Logistics and Integrated Services to an undisclosed strategic buyer, as well as the sale of Roadrunner... plus
From XI’an to Amsterdam in 17 days
As of 1 September 2020, Dutch forwarder Nunner logistics will join forces with its partners Tiedada and TMA to launch a new intermodal service between China and the Netherlands with further connection to London, UK by short sea. The new train will run directly between Xi’an... plus
100 years of airmail service in Norway
Exactly 100 years ago, on 18 August 1920, as Camille Allaz (The History of Air Cargo and Airmail) says, or two or three days earlier according to other sources, Det Norske Luftfartrederi (DNL) launched Norway’s first regular airmail service. With Supermarine Channel and... plus
Balanced cargo streams in Oakland
July turned out to be a good month for the Port of Oakland close to San Francisco (USA). Containerised import shipments jumped 6.4% in July compared to 2019 totals. The step up followed a 1.9% increase in June. The good news was tempered by a 6.4% decline in July export... plus
Just four hours instead of two days
The first TIR shipment from Saudi Arabia has arrived safely in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Operating under a single customs transit document and a single guarantee, Almajdouie Logistics moved almost 25 t of aluminium across the border, taking advantage of the TIR electronic... plus