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
Descartes acquires Core transport technologies
Descartes Systems Group has acquired Core Transport Technologies NZ (Core), an electronic transport network that provides global air carriers and ground handlers with shipment scanning and tracking solutions. Core has been connecting commercial airlines, ground handlers and... more
European airports lose cargo volumes in Q1
During Q1/2019, freight traffic at the airports which shared their data with the European trade body ACI Europe, declined by 1.8% year-on-year. All four leading stations lost volumes and remained at the positions they held one year before: FRA (467,301 t, -1.3%), CDG (462,143... more
Strong April for the port of Long Beach
The US port of Long Beach witnessed a peak in container throughput in April 2019. Dockworkers at the port's marine terminals moved 628,121 teu last month. The previous record was 619,512 teu in April 2006. Imports in April 2019 rose to 317,883 teu, 1.8% more than in April... more
Brockmann moves from Coli to AAL Shipping
Marc-Oliver Brockmann has left Coli Shipping after 27 years and has been appointed as the new commercial manager at AAL Shipping’s European regional hub. Brockmann started working for Coli in 1992 in Hamburg (Germany) as authorised representative in the company’s shipping and... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
A person uses an average of around 20,800 sheets of toilet paper per year. more