Spanish perishables now arrive in UK by rail 
This September, Transfesa Logistics begins a new express rail service to the UK with refrigerated containers. The British supermarket chain Tesco has partnered with Transfesa to transport fruit and vegetable products from Spain to UK. In this first stage, Transfesa will be... more
Etihad promotes Martin Drew to MD Cargo
Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) has promoted Martin Drew to the role of managing director - cargo and logistics. Responsible for the Etihad entire cargo business as well as Etihad Secure Logistics, Drew will report directly to Etihad Aviation Group chief commercial officer Robin... more
Less turnover, more profits
Freja Transport & Logistics Holding reports a decrease in turnover for the first half of 2020 at 1.5% compared to 2019. Total turnover for H1/2020 amounts to DKK 1.64 billion (EUR 220.2 million). Ebit for the first six months of the year totals DKK 76.6 million (EUR 10.2... more
Swissport launches pharmaceuticals label
Swissport has launched its own quality label for warehouses that meet the company’s standards for the storage and handling of temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical goods.14 facilities will initially be awarded a 'Swissport Pharma Centre' label. All of them are certified by the... more
Remote pharma re-certfication of SAS Cargo
SAS Cargo has completed the Iata CEIV Pharma re-certification. It was one of the first in the industry to perform a full audit of all its pharma processes remotely. The emergence of Covid-19 and its related worldwide travel restrictions, combined with the continuous need to... more
1,111th locomotive rolls off the assembly line
Czech locomotive manufacturer CZ LOKO recently reached another milestone when the 1,111th railway vehicle produced left the gates of its production plants. That vehicle was an EffiShunter 600 locomotive ordered by the Cepro company. The ceremonial handover took place in... more
Joint project between Busan and Barcelona
The Port of Barcelona and the Busan Port Authority (BPA) are jointly promoting a project to develop a logistics centre in Barcelona. This is the first joint initiative in which the two ports are working to revitalise trade and provide a stable logistics platform for companies... more
World trade keeps coming back
According to the current flash estimate, the container throughput index published by the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute for Shipping Economics (ISL) rose slightly in August 2020, seasonally adjusted, from (revised) 115.2 to 116.1, while the... more
More traffic on the Great Lakes
Every cloud has a silver lining. Although total shipments in the Canadian part of the Great Lakes are still down by 8% compared to the same period last year, some ports of the Ontario are speaking of progress. While the shipments of iron ore, dry bulk and liquid bulk... more
Crowned winner of the Cilt award 2020
Kerry Logistics has been crowned the winner of the Cilt award 2020. Organised biennially by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Hong Kong (Cilthk) to recognise professional excellence and promote the best practice of transport and logistics, the award is... more