An efficient rail 4.0 strategy requires key technology 
The six largest associations in Europe’s railfreight industry, Allianz pro Schiene, NEE, VDB, VDV and UIP are convinced that a digital automatic coupling (DAK) is essential for guaranteeing efficient railfreight services. Together they presented the DAK charter at the 10th... more
Kerry Logistics wins Quamnet award
Kerry Logistics was a proud winner at the Quamnet outstanding enterprise awards (QOEA) 2019 for the fifth consecutive year, clinching the outstanding global 3PL title for the third year running. Presented in Hong Kong, the title secured Kerry Logistics' reputation as a global... more
Colombia greets largest ULCV so far
Coming from Asia, the almost 14,000 teu container vessel “APL Esplanade” recently arrived at Puerto Aguadulce, a container terminal, which began operations in November 2016 and which is run by its two major shareholders International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) of the... more
Hoyer Group and Dupré Logistics: joint venture in USA
The Hoyer Group has access to a steadily growing global network. Joint ventures are a central component of its consistent expansion strategy. With Dupré Logistics the group consolidates its market position on the North American continent. Under the name Hoyer Bulk LLC, the... more
Head of IT in position at Europa
The logistics operator Europa Worldwide Group has appointed a head of IT as it embarks on opening its biggest facility to date, which comes with a raft of IT requirements. Chris Mitchell joins the specialist road, air & sea, warehouse and show freight operator with more than... more
CAAC issues validation for converted B737-800
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI), a Miami (USA)-based passenger-to-freighter conversion specialist, has received a VSTC (VSTC0933) from the civil aviation administration of China (CAAC) for the p2f conversion for B737-800. The VSTC validates the original FAA supplemental type... more
UK: New system for rail and container network introduced
Freightliner and Pentalver, subsidiaries of Genesee & Wyoming (G&W), have selected Tideworks as its intermodal solutions provider for their UK network. The system would transform operations and how the companies drive efficiencies, value and scalability, the software... more
Crude oil boosted Corpus Christi's results in 2019
The Texan Port of Corpus Christi is looking back in joy on its year 2019. 122.2 million t of cargo were registered throughout the whole year. This is a rise of 13% or 16 million t compared to 2018. This significant growth is attributed by the port authority to increases in... more
Cargo Support solves interface problem
Effective immediately, software provider Cargo Support offers users of the forwarding application cs connect high-performance interfaces with the IT systems of major terminal operators and logistics services providers. Users of cs connect, which include many transport companies... more
Brussels Airport reinforces cargo team
At the end of 2019 Brussels Airport decided to significantly expand and strengthen its cargo team. Last months a new structure was drawn up to manage all existing and additional activities. As a result, the cargo team will be significantly expanded with new and adapted... more