Belarus and Georgia forge closer ties with China 
Georgia and Belarus have signed bilateral international road transport agreements with China, which will allow trucks to pass more easily between the countries and ultimately boost trade cooperation. Both countries are important transit nations along road transport routes... more
Boeing's big cargo drone makes first outdoor flight
Boeing has completed the first outdoor flight tests of the cargo air vehicle (CAV), taking off, hovering, transitioning to forward flight and then landing safely. Powered by an electric propulsion system, the CAV is designed to carry a payload up to 500 pounds (227 kg), opening... more
Arkas Line/Hapag-Lloyd VSA starts operations
Arkas Line and Hapag Lloyd have concluded a new vessel sharing agreement (VSA) that is now being implemented after the Westmed Black Sea service (WBS), formerly operated by Emes Feedering, was taken over by Arkas Line and Hapag Lloyd yesterday (14 May). The previous WBS was... more
Dualog appoints new sales manager for Greek market
Tromsø (Norway)-based maritime digital software service provider Dualog has appointed Kalliope Economou as a new sales manager to further develop its position in the Greek market. Dualog has been steadily expanding its presence throughout the southern Mediterranean region.... more
DP DHL Group grows revenue and earnings in Q1
Deutsche Post DHL Group increased both revenue and operating profit in Q1/2019. The company generated revenue of EUR 15.4 billion between January and March, 4.1% more than in Q1/2018. Operating profit (ebit) shot up by 28.1% to EUR 1.2 billion. In particular, earnings from... more
Take-over expands logistics services in Australia
Qube has acquired LCR Group in Australia for a total of AUD 135 million (EUR 83.5 million). LCR is a specialist provider of outsourced industrial logistics services, operating across mining, heavy transport, mobile crane and renewable energy industries including oil and gas.... more
Fresh news for flying fish from Norway to China
Starting today (15 May 2019), the Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines is operating a nonstop route between Beijing and Oslo. As the first direct connection between the capitals of Norway and China, the thrice weekly A330-300 service is also a short route for Norwegian seafood which... more
New mega ro-ro vessels to run on LNG
The fledgling Swedish company Wallenius-SOL (see ITJ Daily from 26 April) has ordered the first generation of LNG-powered ultra-large ro-ro vessels designed by Knud E Hansen. An up to four vessels order has been placed with Yantai Cimc Raffles Offshore (China). The design... more
Nunner Logistics takes over 4PL provider Caroz
Nunner Logistics from Helmond (Netherlands) is taking over the Caroz coordination centre. Founded in Venlo (Netherlands) in 2000, Caroz was one of the first players on the Dutch market to focus on so-called control tower (or 4PL) activities at the start of this millennium. Caroz... more
Laude Smart Intermodal buys four dragon locomotives
Smart Laude Intermodal, the Polish provider of transportation and logistics services, is investing in four new six-axle dragon 2 electric locomotives, two of which can also be powered by diesel. The company recently signed an agreement to that effect with the Polish manufacturer... more