Preparing for Brexit 
With Brexit looming ever larger, Broekman Logistics, a specialist for complex value added logistic solutions, is opening its new logistics campus in Venlo (Netherlands) ahead of time on 7 May. This will enable the company to create additional storage space at its Maasvlakte,... more
Aero Africa settles in Shanghai
Operating at over 84 airports in all African countries, Aero Africa, a new air cargo management group dedicated to providing African logistic solutions and neutral value-added services to the global logistics community, has opened an office in Shanghai (China) in order to... more
Gendron appointed operations director
Gaétan Boivin, president and CEO of the Trois-Rivières Port Authority (TRPA), a Canadian port located between Montreal and Quebec, has announced the appointment of Sylvain Gendron as operations director. A graduate in naval architecture from the Institut Maritime du Quebec... more
OOIL publishes its results for 2018
OOIL and its subsidiaries report a profit of USD 108.2 million for 2018, compared to USD 137.7 million in 2017. Total throughput amounted to 6.7 million teu last year, compared to the 6.3 million teu handled in 2017. 2018 was a landmark year in the development of OOIL. In... more
More hinterland traffic between Switzerland and Antwerp
At an event hosted by the Swiss Propeller Club, Antwerp Port Authority stated that Switzerland and the port of Antwerp are moving closer together. The Swiss railfreight operator Schweizerzug has been offering four round trips per week between Frenkendorf, near Basel, and the... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
In astronomy, the dividing line between the illuminated and the unilluminated part of a satellite or planet, such as the Earth, is called a terminator more
Tigers is first Doozee customer
Tigers is the launch customer for a new instant freight rate quote engine developed by the tech start up Doozee. The new tool will be available to Tigers’ international agent network and will be hosted on the Tigers Smarthub:Connect portal following the release of future... more
“I’ve really got the best job!”
Peter Gerber has been a Lufthansa employee since 1992. In 2014, after many years working in the passenger segment, he took charge of the airline’s freight business. ITJ editor Andreas Haug got the impression at Air Cargo Africa in February that he has not regretted the move. The... more
UK network secures major new contract
UK-based logistics services provider Pall-Ex has moved its partnership with Staples into the fast lane after securing a major new contract with Graham The Plumbers’ Merchants. The two companies will provide full warehousing, fulfilment and distribution services for the... more
New equipment for Servicios Logisticos Portuarios
Servicios Logisticos Portuarios SLP, a cargo handler at the port of Bilbao, is purchasing five heavy-duty forklift trucks. Their manufacturer Kalmar will have completed the deliveries by early Q3/2019. A number of older Kalmar forklifts are already in service at the Spanish... more