EU to promote shift from road to rail in Italy 
The European Commission has approved an Italian support scheme to encourage the shift of freight traffic from road to rail in the region of Emilia-Romagna in Italy. The scheme, which has an overall budget of EUR 6 million and will run until 2022, aims to increase the share of... more
Busy times in Long Beach
The port of Long Beach on the US West Coast witnessed the best September of its 108-year history. In total, almost 707,000 teu were handled in September, slightly more (+0.8%) than during the same month a year ago. While imports were down by 0.7% to 355,000 teu, exports more... more
Saudia Cargo now GDP certified
The global certification leader SGS has issued Saudia Cargo with the certificate of European Union Good Distribution Practice (EU GDP) for handling pharmaceuticals. The certificate marks a new achievement for the carrier and an acknowledgment of its storing and transporting... more
Sébastien Delmotte to head overseas network at Heppner
Heppner has appointed Sébastien Delmotte director overseas network of the company. Delmotte joined Heppner’s office in Lille (France) as head of the overseas department in 2013. “International business is part of Heppner’s DNA .The group’s aim is to accelerate the development of... more
Tigers builds new hub in Rotterdam
Tigers is building a new mega hub facility in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, as global customer demand and the e-commerce sector continue to grow. The multi-million-Euro mega hub is currently under construction and is scheduled to be officially opened in April 2020. “Rotterdam... more
Upgrade of Serbian railways goes ahead
Russian Railways (RZD) and Serbia have signed an agreement on the joint implementation of a project to modernise the Belgrade – Vrbnica (Slovakia) – border railway line with Montenegro (Bar). The contract includes the construction and electrification of a 15-km second track... more
Liege airport invites bright heads
Powered by the investment fund LeanSquare and Liege Airport (Belgium), the WeCargo event will soon bring together start-ups, air cargo industrialists and investors from 7 to 14 November, 2019. Through the "acceleration programme", set to take place during the whole... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
If a baby were to grow at the same speed every year as in the first year of its life, it would reach a height of about 5 m at its 18th birthday. more
New chairman for Pakistan's forwarders
International Cargo Management (ICM) has announced that its managing director, Izhar-Ul-Haq Qamar, has been elected unanimously as chairman of Piffa (Pakistan International Freight Forwarder Association) for 2019-20. The role involves leading the industry in the further growth... more
Gefco opts for augmented reality
Gefco has joined forces with Artishock to develop the augmented-reality application “Gefco Enterprise AR”. The new programme is deployed by Gefco Freight Forwarding to improve quality checks and increase productivity in packaging procedures within the cold chain. The company... more