Another service to connect China and France 
On Saturday, 5 September 2020, a freight train left Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, for Dourges in France, marking the launch of a new railfreight service between Hefei and Europe. The train, carrying refrigerators and freezers worth USD 630,000, is expected... more
Maersk digests KHG
Maersk has finalised the acquisition of KGH Customs Services, a customs services provider based in Gothenburg, Sweden and serving a range of European customers (See ITJ Daily of 8 July 2020). Karsten Kildahl, regional managing director of Maersk in Europe, said: “The integration... more
HB Commercial sets up remanufacturing facility
HB Commercial, the vehicle service, parts, rentals and sales group, has opened a new remanufactured caliper and brake-shoe profiling facility at its parts supply centre in Bury St Edmunds. With its head office based in Ipswich, plus fully equipped workshops and support hubs... more
First fully digital transit between Asia and Europe
A pilot intermodal consignment of containers was recently dispatched from the Chinese port of Ningbo to Kolyadichi in Belarus via the Russian port of Vladivostok and transitting across the Russian Federation. The shipment was organised by Russian Railways in cooperation with... more
Southwest British airport is "cargo ready"
Responding to the demand for an alternative airport for automotive and "just in time" logistics, Gloucestershire Airport (GLO) welcomed its first cargo operator recently. Global Airlift Solutions operated its PC12NG cargo aircraft into GLO at the launch of the new... more
Remote maritime surveys extended
The classification society DNV GL has finished the world's first in-water remote ship surveys using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The in-water bottom surveys using ROVs were carried out on three separate Wilson ASA-managed vessels, the first having been completed on the... more
Letmeship hires new COO
Thomas Horst has joined the leadership team of the Letmeship group as COO. An as an expert in the logistics industry he will manage the group's operative business and actively shape the expansion of Letmeship's international trade. In his new role, Horst will take over the... more
Ceva Logistics implements Cargo Wise technology
Ceva Logistics, part of the CMA CGM Group, has commenced the rollout of Cargo Wise, the integrated logistics execution platform. With this strategic investment, Ceva Logistics will simplify and standardise all 4PL operational processes across its global network. Cargo Wise... more
LGV Training welcomes four Volvo FLs
Atkins LGV Training in UK has put its first new trucks on the road, adding four Volvo FLs to its fleet. The Bradford-based driving school is hoping the 18-t FLs will help push the business forward after re-opening its doors following an enforced closure due to the Covid-19... more
Polish Cargounit expands its fleet
Bombardier and Cargounit recently celebrated the handover of the first of three Traxx MS locomotives at the Lotos Kolej site in Gdansk, Poland. The next two multi-system locomotives are scheduled for delivery later this month, Bombardier said. Cargounit is the largest Polish... more