Gdynia port: Svan provides direct link
The Baltic Container Terminal (BCT), ICTSI’s business unit in Poland's port of Gdynia, received its first direct call from the Mediterranean Shipping Company's (MSC) Swan service on 23 August 2023. MSC reinstated the Swan service in May, connecting European and Far Eastern... more
Two more pharma centres for Swissport
Swissport’s air cargo centres at Liège Airport (LGG) in Belgium and Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) in Canada have been certified to Iata’s Ceiv pharma standard. Worldwide, the company now operates 21 Swissport pharma centres and more than 70 pharma-capable air cargo... more
Fiege Group strengthens board
The Greven-based logistics service provider has appointed AI and data expert Kenza Ait Si Abbou as member of the board and head of digital services, IT and data driven company, effective 1 September 2023. Kenza Ait Si Abbou worked at Deutsche Telekom for over ten years,... more
Girteka extends telematics in its fleet
The Lithuanian haulier has started working with telematics provider Fleethand to drive its digital transformation forward. Today, telematics systems are integrated within every Girteka truck. This allows customers to track the position of the cargo and the eco parameters as... more
Trucking goods to Macau
Following the decision of the governments of Hong Kong and Macao to open the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) to goods transport, Bolloré Logistics has launched a direct trucking delivery service to Macao. The HZMB is a 55 km bridge-tunnel system consisting of three... more
ONE's med port service
The Japanese carrier Ocean Network Express (ONE) inaugurated its Adriatic Israel Butterfly Loop (AIB) service in late August 2023. This feeder service encompasses ports along both the Western and Eastern Mediterranean coastlines. The AIB loop operates on a weekly rotation,... more
"Curiosity of the Day"
In order to supply the giraffe's brain with blood, its heart weighs up to 10 kg and the animal's blood pressure is three times that of a human. more
India’s automobile transport booming
Indian Railways achieved freight loading volumes of 634.66 t between 1 April 2023 and 31 August 2023, which is 13.78 t more than in the corresponding period last year. At +26%, automotive transport by rail posted the largest increase. Earnings from the automobile showed a... more
Avianca Cargo: all four Iata certifications
The company has successfully completed another Iata certification programme, thus adding Ceiv Live Animals to the previously obtained Ceiv Fresh, Ceiv Pharma, and Ceiv Lithium Batteries. Avianca is now the only airline in the Americas to have achieved all four certifications.... more
Lower Saxony Ports: shaping tomorrow
At the 31st Lower Saxony Port Day, which was held in Stade on 1 September 2023, Lower Saxony's seaports highlighted their efforts to promote the energy transition. Minister of economic affairs Olaf Lies stressed the importance of investing in ports and their infrastructure as a... more