K Line names LNG princess 
The naming ceremony for Japan’s first LNG bunkering vessel (“LBV”) was held at the Sakaide Works of Kawasaki Heavy Industries recently. The LBV's name, "Kaguya", derives from Princess Kaguya in "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter," which is said to be Japan's... more
Converting Koreans choose Columbus
In partnership with global airfreight forwarders and Korean Air Cargo, Columbus Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) recently became the world’s only airport serving Korean Air Cargo’s new fleet of cargo-converted passenger aircraft. In these uncharted times, Korean Air... more
UN: Improve intermodal coordination across borders!
Eight UN bodies - the International Civil Aviation Organisation (Icao), the UN Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad), the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the UN Economic Commission for Africa (Uneca), the UN Economic Commission for Europe (Unece), the UN... more
Corona not to blame for decline in freight volume
In H1/2020, Operail generated an operating income of EUR 31.8 million, which is 16% less than in the same period 2019. Net profit was at EUR 1.8 million compared to EUR 5.5 million in 2019. However, Operail’s wagon rental business showed a significant increase: income from... more
Brands and masks 
Maersk intends to complete its clearing out process in its subsidiaries by early October. It is a question of integration, capacities and brand orientation, as well as an opportunity to streamline the group in these days of Covid-19. more
Reconnecting Morocco and the UAE
As today's ITJ 39-40/2020 is featuring the Maghreb countries, the two big UAE carriers are re-installing belly capacity to and from Morocco. Starting today, 18 September 2020, Emirates resumes passenger services to Casablanca. The resumption of thrice weekly flights to the... more
Swiss intermodal operator adds capacity
Hupac responds to rising demand for intermodal connections from/to south-east Europe by increasing the frequency between Rotterdam in the Netherlands and Vienna in Austria starting from week 39. This direct rail service will also offer seamless ongoing connections to Hungary... more
Transporeon takes over Controlpay
Transporeon has announced the takeover of Controlpay, a provider of freight audit and payment services. With the acquisition, Transporeon will be able to offer "end-to-end" solutions, capturing the last steps around invoice automation and analysis of payment-related... more
Bolloré picks MD for Benin/Niger cluster
After a 20-year career at various Bolloré Transport & Logistics subsidiaries in Africa, Pierre Ngon was appointed managing director of the Benin/Niger cluster of Bolloré Transport & Logistics at the beginning of September. Succeeding Jérôme Binois, he will be responsible... more
New shuttle connects Norway and Sweden
A new weekly rail shuttle service is now in operation, providing Oslo and Norway with a rapid, dependable, climate-smart link to the Port of Gothenburg. The service can transfer 2,000 trucks from road to rail, with a resulting reduction in carbon emissions of over 700,000 kg... more