Boughty and Windfall join forces
A new partnership in UK: Boughey Distribution will work with FMCG supply chain specialist Windfall Logistics of St Albans to provide an additional service for around 100 of Boughey’s existing customers. The link with Windfall Logistics will provide the brands with a... more
Ten more tippers for Cemex
Building materials company Cemex has added ten new Volvo FM 460 8x4 tippers to its UK fleet, all meeting Transport for London’s direct vision standard (DVS) rating. The new trucks will work out of the depot in Greenwich and be used to deliver aggregates and sand to... more
First megaship docks in Algeciras
It was a first-timer in type and size. The 20,000-teu “ULCV Taurus” from Cosco Shipping recently called at the Total Terminal International Algeciras for the first time, the largest company containership to dock at the Spanish terminal so far. The ship is deployed on the AEU3... more
The world’s first airborne IoT network
Unilode Aviation Solutions and On Asset Intelligence have announced a massive network upgrade that now includes in-flight tracking capabilities. Unilode owns and operates the world’s largest digitally enabled ULD fleet, over 120,000 digital ULDs strong and growing. It is... more
Electric deliveries in Munich
A new city logistics concept is taking hold in Munich. Dachser will deliver its general cargo consignments with electric trucks in future. As from September 2022, companies and private recipients have been supplied exclusively by a fully electric 7.5 t Fuso e-Canter truck. Two... more
Green refrigeration technology for Azerbaijan
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is boosting transit capacity and import and export cargo capacity in Azerbaijan by providing a loan of up to USD 4 million for the construction of a cold and dry warehouse. The investment addresses the shortage of... more
New brain for workforce scheduling
After Etihad and Latam, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is the next airline to opt for Inform's expertise in workforce scheduling for employees at airports. With the AI-supported software "Workforce Plus", KLM Royal Dutch Airlines wants to standardise planning for cargo,... more
Deal undone
Container production – MCI not to CIMC. The emergence of a container manufacturing oligopoly still seemed unstoppable in October. The fact that these expectations weren’t fulfilled is related to global policies. more
New rail link between Baltics and Turkey
Metrans has introduced new rail connections between the Baltic Sea, Central Europe and Turkey by adding Gdansk (Poland) as another terminal in Northeast Europe to its network. The new link with Turkey is operated in partnership with Omsan Logistics. The first container train... more
Two ASL Group members join Iata
Three weeks before the Iata World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in London, where ITJ will distribute its upcoming edition 39-40/2022, the global airlines' association has announced that ASL Airlines Belgium has become an airline member effective 18 August 2022. Formerly TNT Airways,... more