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In summer, an average-sized swimming pool loses 3,800 l of water per month due to evaporation. more
Champ & Co win ECS Group challenge 
Champ Cargosystems has won the ECS Group #NexGenLeaders 2019 Challenge alongside Air France KLM Martinair Cargo and Dropslab. The consortium won the award for their augmented reality for air cargo warehouses project. The project increases efficiencies in ground handling... more
Market presence, not size
Gebrüder Weiss’ new CEO since 1 January, Wolfram Senger-Weiss, has also been a member of the company’s board since 2005. Christian Doepgen waited for his first 100 days in office to pass before asking him about his plans, GW’s international realignment in the air and sea... more
New name for Irish logistics provider
Two years ago, Dachser took over the majority shares of the Irish Company Johnston Logistics. The provider is now fully integrated into Dachser’s network and will be rebranded and renamed as Dachser-Ireland in September this year. Dachser and Johnson Logistics have been... more
Bremen-based company builds hub in the Jade Weser Port
The Bremen (Germany)-based company Peper & Söhne Projekt has signed a leasehold contract for a 26,000 sqm plot within the cargo handling centre Jade Weser Port Wilhelmshaven. In this space, immediately adjacent to the entry into the centre, the company plans to build the... more
China and Russia to cooperate in Eurasian rail services
RZD Logistics (Russia) and Sinotrans (China) have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to develop transit traffic from China to Europe. The agreement contains a long-term partnership in international railway freight traffic, involving container trains to Europe from... more
EUR 2.5 million for Synfioo
The German start-up Synfioo is expanding its supply chain visibility platform for monitoring intermodal supply chains. Btov’s Industrial Tech Fund and Senovo joined existing investors as co-leaders in a financing round concluded in April. Synfioo’s solution includes an... more
Ian Adams to step down as ABTO chief
Maritime AMC managing director Ian Adams is to step down as chief executive of the association of bulk terminal operators (ABTO), handing over the reins to ABTO’s current events director, Simon Gutteridge. Adams, who has been the driving force behind the association since... more
Miami expects more flights to the Caribbean
Miami airport (USA) is the first international destination of the recently re-established Haiti national airline, Air Ayiti. Initially, flights with a B767 widebody aircraft operated by Eastern Airlines were expected to arrive for the first time as of today, 7 June 2019. But... more
Fewer vessel losses in 2018
In 2018, shipping losses were at their lowest level in this century. According to the Safety and Shipping Review 2019 issued by the Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), the number of large shipping losses declined by 50% year on year, and by 55% compared to average... more