Study examines rail link from Addis Ababa to Port Sudan 
The African Development Bank has approved a USD 1.2 million grant to Ethiopia’s government to finance a feasibility study for the construction of a standard-gauge railway link between Ethiopia and neighbouring Sudan. The two-year, comprehensive feasibility study will assess... more
New security manager and HR manager in Turku
The Port of Turku in Finland has appointed two women for important positions. New security manager Pauliina Roti has been in the port since 2006. After operating the city ferry, she became deputy of the harbour inspector, and most recently duty officer in the traffic centre.... more
Turnaround at the Port of Long Beach
Signs of relief are on the horizon: in May, cargo shipments rose again at the Port of Long Beach as the economic effects of anti-pandemic measures started to subside. The port handled 628,000 teu over the month, a 9.5% increase from May 2019. Imports grew 7.6% to approx.... more
50 million medical gloves from China to Germany
Geodis is ensuring the safe transport of the cargo from China to Germany. The company's freight forwarding unit in Germany won this major contract of 275 t in a public tender from the German government. Around 50,000 boxes of gloves will be transported in five shipments from... more
Sanitary containers now available at GVZ Bremen
New sanitary containers with showers and toilets for truck drivers are now available in the service park in the GVZ Bremen, Germany. The containers were supplied by the industry initiative #Logistikhilft, and the rents are financed by donations. About 6,000 to 7,000 trucks... more
Finnlines' latest vessel generation
Finnlines' newbuilding programme continues as planned. The construction of the shipping company's most recent ro-ro vessel was started on 8 June 2020, with the steel cutting in the Chinese Nanjing Jinling shipyard. All three ordered hybrid ro-ro vessels will be built with... more
Another member for Swiss Post's board of directors
At a recently held extraordinary annual general meeting, Swiss Post elected Corrado Pardini to its board of directors. He succeeds Michael Gobet, who passed away in mid-February this year. Pardini is the second of two staff representatives on the board, which is now... more
Conroute Logistics gains AEO-F certificate
Six years after Conroute Air & Sea, the Swedish partner of the U-Freight Group (UFL), was certified by the Swedish Customs authority as an authorised economic operator (AEO-F), its sister company Conroute Logistics has achieved its own AEO-F accreditation. Eva Westling,... more
Rhenus opens new office at Liège airport
Exactly one month ago, on 11 May 2020, Rhenus Air & Ocean moved from Herstal in Belgium to its new location some 20 km away at Liège airport (LGG). Now even more strategically positioned, the company plans to offer multimodal solutions and expand its global airfreight... more
Latam's "Solidary Plane" equal to the challenge
Due to its commitment and effort during the pandemic, Latam's "Solidary Plane" transported over 400 health professionals to address Covid-19 needs, enabled more than 300 people to receive medical treatment or urgent surgery and also carried out five special flights to... more