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The rally, a marathon across vast swathes of desert, is a legendary event in the motor racing world – we’re talking about the Dakar Rally here. Its 42nd staging saw vehicles and additional equipment transported on a Messina Line ro-ro ship. more
Modern technology for Brazil’s rail network 
Brazil's largest rail-based logistics operator Rumo has signed a multi-year contract with Globalsat, Inmarsat and Cobham to install a satellite communications across Brazilian railway network. The system will connect Rumo's cargo trains and allows to increase the speed with... more
Hamburg Süd’s CCO to retire
Frank Smet, CCO of Hamburg Süd, will be retiring at the end of March after roughly 27 years with the company. Smet, who has been working in the shipping industry for over 40 years – including in Brazil, Chile, Australia and Hong Kong – has been a member of Hamburg Süd’s... more
Flexport terminates company-owned B747F services
The "digital forwarder" Flexport is becoming more conventional and is discontinuing the the company-owned Trans-Pacific Services it began to introduce step-by-step two years ago. As from tomorrow, 25 January 2020, the Californian start-up will be transferred from... more
Panalpina delists from SIX Swiss Exchange
Pursuant to its decision of 7 January 2020, the Appellate Court of the Canton of Basel-City has cancelled all registered shares of Panalpina with a nominal value of CHF 0.10 each which are not directly or indirectly held by DSV. The former owners of the cancelled Panalpina... more
Grimaldi's next PCTC will sail transatlantic waters
Recently, the Naples (Italy)-headquartered shipping company Grimaldi Group took delivery of the third of the seven ships commissioned to the Chinese shipyard Yangfan, located in Zhoushan. Just like her two sister ships delivered in 2019, the “Grande Houston”, a pure car &... more
Hungarian rail carrier renamed
The Hungarian company AWT Rail HU has been renamed PKP Cargo International HU. It has been offering rail transport services and operating railway sidings in Hungary since 2010. It uses the facilities of the parent Group PKP Cargo International, which is one of the most... more
Clive claims power of "real" air cargo load factors
According to data retrieved by Clive Data Services' award-winning "Selfie app", the real utilisation of air cargo capacity is 35% higher than the traditional indicator based only on weight. Managing director Niall van de Wouw: "It is very likely that this... more
DHL Freight implements new TMS in France
DHL Freight is taking the first major step towards creating a single transport management system (TMS) for all DHL Freight operations throughout Europe. The IT system, called EVO as a reference to “evolution,” combines all functions for core business operations. As a first... more
BDP International picks Katherine Harper as CFO
BDP International has named Katherine Harper as CFO. Harper will oversee all aspects of BDP’s financial operations throughout its global network of wholly owned subsidiaries, joint ventures and strategic partnerships. Harper is a highly experienced financial professional and... more