Long awaited fruit returns to Japan
At the request of Cyprus-based Unifrutti Corporation, which cultivates, transports, processes and distributes fruit entirely in-house, Nippon Express Italia has provided across-the-board support for the transport of blood oranges from Sicily to Japan. This rare fruit variety had... more
Refurbishing non-sustainable locomotives
CZ Loko has won a tender to modernise more class 742 diesel locomotives for CD Cargo. The contract provides for the delivery of 25 locomotives and an option for five more. The class 742 diesel locomotives, built between 1977 and 1986, need to be modernised because they are no... more
18 May: International Day for Women in Maritime
The maritime industry worldwide is celebrating its first International Day for Women in Maritime today, 18 May 2022. The event goes back to a decision of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). Special recognition will be given to women in the industry every 18 May in... more
Emery Air implements Champ’s Cargospot Handling
Ground handling agent Emery Air has implemented Champ’s Cargospot Handling solution to support its operations at Chicago-Rockford International Airport. The software is a sophisticated and comprehensive cargo operations and terminal management solution for ground handlers... more
Hedi Visscher to steer Port XL
Port XL has appointed Hedi Visscher, a promoter of innovation with a proven track record in ecosystem building, as director. “I’m very excited to become part of the Port XL team, where I will continue working with passion for innovation in the maritime industry. Looking at... more
UHL modernising its fleet
United Heavy Lift (UHL) is currently phasing out all UHL 800 P-type vessels and replacing them with fuel-efficient modern tonnage. Andreas Rolner, managing director of United Heavy Lift, pointed out that between 2019 and 2022, UHL took delivery of seventeen new F900... more
Hellmann back on track
The seven lean years are over. In 2021, Hellmann witnessed an increase in the number of shipments of 25% compared to 2022 (16.2 million to 20.3 million). The group's turnover went up by EUR 1.5 billion, representing an uptick of 61% and crossing the EUR 4 billion threshold.... more
Support for route planning
Germany’s federal office for goods transport (BAG) now regularly publishes map displays on its homepage showing forecasts of the number of vehicles liable to pay tolls on the federal motorway network for a typical weekday in the following months. On these maps, previously... more
A cabin in the woods
With the takeover of the Germany wood logistics company Bruno Reimann Rhenus is acquiring expertise in raw wood logistics and the marketing of cut, residual wood and wood fuel, among other things. Bruno Reimann has its headquarters in Bad Harzburg, Lower Saxony, and is... more
Rail tracks opened at Port of Larvik
Wood chips from the Norwegian timber corporation Bergene Holm in Amundrod near Larvik will now be transported by rail to Norske Skog’s mill in Halden. On Friday, 13 May, railway tracks at Larvik Port opened, reducing the number of trucks on the roads on the Larvik – Oslo –... more