Norway helps IMO achieve its goals 
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the government of Norway are launching the “Green Voyage 2050” project to help the maritime transport sector meet the goal to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. These objectives, which were established at the meeting... more
Loxxter introduces new cloud solution
At the Transport Logistic exhibition in Munich (Germany), the Munich-based start-up Loxxter presents its cloud solution for an automated control and optimisation of freight costs for the first time. The company’s main target customers are medium-sized shippers and... more
Iumi appoints new Asia ambassador
The International Union of Marine Insurance (Iumi) hosted the second Iumi Asia Forum in Shanghai (China) and appointed a new additional Asia ambassador to enhance its position in the region. Agnes Choi, chair of promotion and external relations for the Hong Kong maritime and... more
China train adds more destinations in Asia to its network
The Iata freight forwarder Quick-Cargo Service (QCS), which is headquartered in Germany, is expanding its two key segments air and sea freight and extending the railfreight services it has been offering to China since 2008. The company will add destinations in Japan, South... more
Home and hub 
Amsterdam, Brussels, Milan, Zaragoza, Frankfurt – these are all some of Saudia Cargo’s key partners in Europe. Shortly before Air Cargo Europe in Munich, Omar Hariri met ITJ airfreight editor Andreas Haug to assess Saudia’s development. Hariri has been Saudia Cargo CEO since... more
Maskargo relaunches Guangzhou route
Maskargo is relaunching its freighter flights between Kuala Lumpur (KUL, Malaysia) and Guangzhou (CAN, China), a thriving cargo route for the eCommerce market. The first Kulcan service is set to commence today, 4 June 2019. Until December, the new weekly services on this... more
Laurels for Port of Trois Rivières?
The Canadian Port of Trois-Rivières team has learned that its project “On Course for 2020” has received the distinction award from the AQTr, in addition to being a finalist in the infrastructure and coup de cœur categories. For the past twenty years, the AQTr has organised... more
End-to-end visibility enhanced
The North American transport group Hub leverages its fully GPS-equipped container fleet, railroad data and a combination of artificial intelligence and machine learning technology to constantly analyse the transit of freight. To this end, it uses more than ten million data... more
BTK doubles its capacities
BTK is expanding its logistics areas at its location in Raubling (Bavaria, Germany). In the middle of July 2019 and after nine months construction period, the general contractor Goldbeck will hand over the multi-user hall to BTK on schedule. The new facility is 10 m high and... more
Track & field athlete becomes brand ambassador for GLS
The track & field athlete Gesa Felicitas Krause and the German parcel services provider GLS will cooperate in future. In the 3,000 m steeplechase, her most successful event, Krause is a two-time European champion and the German record holder. Krause also intends to... more