Fiata seeks new director general 
The international federation of freight forwarders associations (Fiata) is seeking a new director general with a proposed placement in Geneva to lead its secretariat and interface with its members in the international freight forwarding, logistics and supply chain management... more
Linked more to time than place 
Finnair Cargo’s ‘Cool Nordic Cargo Hub’ is one of the most modern airfreight terminals worldwide. It was inaugurated in 2017 (see page 13 of ITJ 1-4 / 2018) – one of the years with the fastest growth in the firm’s history. Fredrik Wildtgrube described the extent to which the... more
Heavy transport provider opts for sustainable fuel
Iveco has delivered the very first low-floor LNG-fuelled vehicles to Arcese. Following the agreement with its strategic partner, the Italian forwarder put four new LNG-fuelled Iveco Stralis NP 460 trucks into service this month, April 2019. The goal is to test the... more
Aeroterm to deepen Fedex footprint in Miami
Miami-Dade County in Florida has agreed that Aeroterm, one of the three main divisions of the US real estate operator Realterm, can expand its air cargo facility at Miami international airport (MIA). Aeroterm holds a ground lease at MIA and leases the facility to Fedex Express.... more
Tripartite MoU to enhance autonomous navigation
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ST Engineering Electronics, an information communications technologies provider and co-creator of Smart City Solutions, and Mitsui & Co, the second largest trading house in Japan. The partners will... more
C.H. Robinson reinforces IT team in Poland
C.H. Robinson plans to recruit more than 100 IT professionals by the end of 2020 in order to enhance its technology and global solutions and provide better services to customers and carriers across Europe and around the world. The US company’s team in Warsaw will also be... more
GAC inaugurates office in Montrose
GAC UK has opened its 20th branch at the historic port of Montrose on the east coast of Scotland, just seven months after welcoming its 19th office at nearby Dundee. Established in 1493, the port of Montrose is known as the “gateway to the North Sea” and is now a thriving... more
Hamburg's freight forwarders in buoyant mood
In Germany, Hamburg’s association of freight forwarders (VHSP) is very optimistic about this year’s economic outlook. As the annual survey conducted among the 340 member companies of the VHSP showed, almost 31% of the providers plan to hire more staff in 2019, and more than 41%... more
Trois-Rivières and Mulhouse to collaborate
The Canadian port of Trois-Rivières and the French ports of Mulhouse Rhin recently signed a collaboration agreement focused on best operational and business development practices. The four key areas of cooperation will be port governance, trade promotion, sharing innovation and... more
Panalpina board announces AGM-related proposals
Panalpina’s board of directors proposes to elect Thomas E. Kern as chairman of the board at the upcoming annual general meeting to be held on 9 May. Kern currently chairs Panalpina’s independent board of directors. He headed the final phase of evaluating the company’s strategic... more