TPT partners with TCS in South Africa 
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a global IT services, consulting and business solutions organisation, has partnered with Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) in South Africa, part of Transnet SOC, a state-owned freight transport and handling company, to help the latter develop an... more
Another service to connect China and France
On Saturday, 5 September 2020, a freight train left Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, for Dourges in France, marking the launch of a new railfreight service between Hefei and Europe. The train, carrying refrigerators and freezers worth USD 630,000, is expected... more
Maersk digests KHG
Maersk has finalised the acquisition of KGH Customs Services, a customs services provider based in Gothenburg, Sweden and serving a range of European customers (See ITJ Daily of 8 July 2020). Karsten Kildahl, regional managing director of Maersk in Europe, said: “The integration... more
ASQS expands in Canada
ASQS, a provider of aviation safety and quality management software solutions, is planning to open a new office in Calgary, Canada. In addition to the corporate headquarters in Vienna, Austria, and a subsidiary in Thailand, the new office in Canada will enable the company to... more
HB Commercial sets up remanufacturing facility
HB Commercial, the vehicle service, parts, rentals and sales group, has opened a new remanufactured caliper and brake-shoe profiling facility at its parts supply centre in Bury St Edmunds. With its head office based in Ipswich, plus fully equipped workshops and support hubs... more
First fully digital transit between Asia and Europe
A pilot intermodal consignment of containers was recently dispatched from the Chinese port of Ningbo to Kolyadichi in Belarus via the Russian port of Vladivostok and transitting across the Russian Federation. The shipment was organised by Russian Railways in cooperation with... more
Southwest British airport is "cargo ready"
Responding to the demand for an alternative airport for automotive and "just in time" logistics, Gloucestershire Airport (GLO) welcomed its first cargo operator recently. Global Airlift Solutions operated its PC12NG cargo aircraft into GLO at the launch of the new... more
Remote maritime surveys extended
The classification society DNV GL has finished the world's first in-water remote ship surveys using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The in-water bottom surveys using ROVs were carried out on three separate Wilson ASA-managed vessels, the first having been completed on the... more
All cargo services in Southern Africa
Proflight Zambia has expanded its cargo capacity by designating some of its fleet to operate dedicated cargo flights between Lusaka and Johannesburg. Initially operated by Jetstream 41 and upgraded to CRJ100 where demand is high, the service commenced last week and is operating... more
Letmeship hires new COO
Thomas Horst has joined the leadership team of the Letmeship group as COO. An as an expert in the logistics industry he will manage the group's operative business and actively shape the expansion of Letmeship's international trade. In his new role, Horst will take over the... more