Strasbourg stands up to pandemic 
The inland Ports of Strasbourg in France, which will move to new headquarters in 2021, maintained their services throughout the pandemic in 2020. River traffic stood at 6.8 million t, down 9.5% from 2019. The shutdowns in 2020 hit the construction sector and the riverine... more
New GCC cross-border express road service
Logistic provider Agility and last-mile delivery and e-commerce specialist Shipa have launched a bonded, express road freight network to connect businesses and consumers in the GCC. The new service provides customers with less-than-truckload (LTL) and full truckload (FTL)... more
La Couverture covered by Unilode
Outsourced ULD management and repair services provider Unilode and MdG Group, a supplier of cold chain products and services for the food and pharmaceutical sectors, have signed a long-term agreement concerning La Couverture, a new product developed and manufactured by MdG... more
Menzies Aviation strengthens cargo team
Global aviation logistics specialist Menzies Aviation has announced five appointments, including three new hires and two internal appointments. Rory Fidler joins as vice president (VP) cargo technology, a newly created role, with special responsibility for driving forward... more
Resilience at Trois-Rivières
The Port of Trois-Rivières has reported its annual results. In 2020, the Canadian port handled a volume of goods of 3.3 million t, down from 2019, but in line with the forecasts. The 2.9 million t of dry bulk traffic represented 85% of the total tonnage, liquid bulk with... more
Making non-craneable semi-trailers craneable
VTG has cooperated with logistics provider VEGA International to develop a solution to make non-craneable semi-trailers craneable. The successful trial runs were carried out in Tilburg (Netherlands), where VTG customer and terminal operator GVT tested Vega’s vertical... more
Frankfurt: European hub for United Airlines
United Airlines has further expanded its air cargo capacities between the USA and Europe. Frankfurt plays a special role in this project: five times a week a B787-10, carrying only cargo, takes off from FRA bound for Atlanta, which increases the number of weekly United flights... more
Shipper Wilo's new contract
Wilo, a manufacturer of pumps and pump systems for building services, water management and industry founded in 1872, contracted Hellmann Worldwide Logistics to manage its Dortmund-based company’s global movement of goods. In this respect, the logistics provider will operate... more
Monitoring shipments of critical vaccines
Delta supports the global effort to beat the pandemic with Covid-19 vaccine shipments within the USA. These critical vaccines are shipped with the highest priority on Delta aircraft, with the entire journey monitored by the airline’s "vaccine watch tower". Ready... more