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... more
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... more
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... more
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... more
Imbach Logistik builds in Lucerne
Imbach Logistik, a subsidiary of Galliker, a Swiss transport company, is building a new logistics facility in Lucerne (Switzerland). Already present in the area, Imbach now intends to significantly grow its footprint in Lucerne and is investing CHF 60 million in the project.... more
Smart Global Holdings names Mark Adams as CEO
Mark Adams will join Smart Global Holdings as president and CEO effective 31 August. In these functions, he will also serve on the company’s board of directors. Ajay Shah, Smart’s current president and CEO, will continue to lead the board as executive chairman. “I am excited... more
Flemish channels find their swing
Flemish Waterways, Port of Antwerp, Port of Ostend, Port of Zeebrugge and North Sea Port as well as the Agency for Maritime and Coastal Services and the Common Nautical Management (CNM) have joined forces to introduce the innovative reporting platform SWING (Single Window for... more
Gecas' additional orders relieve Boeing
Gecas (GE Capital Aviation Services) has signed an agreement with Boeing converting 11 B737-800 Converted Freighter (BCF) options to firm orders and adding nine more options to its orderbook. This is a repeat order from GE's commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm for... more
Promoting rail-ready sites at the Chicago link
US transport company Omnitraxis is working with the Calumet Area Industrial Commission (CAIC) to launch its rail-ready sites programme at the Chicago Rail Link (CRL). The first two sites are ideal locations for automotive manufacturing, steel fabricators and finishers, food... more
Samsung Mexicana orders Flexi fleet
Narrow Aisle has a contract to supply a fleet of its latest electric-powered Flexi Lithion articulated forklift trucks to Samsung Mexicana for operation in the company’s Tijuana plant, where semi-conductor devices and electronic components for the automotive and consumer sectors... more