Brexit a benefit for air freight? 
The British aviation services group and air freight broker Air Partner is preparing for a possible influx of air freight requests as the UK approaches the end of its transition period out of the EU (31 December 2020). In fact, loaded trucks that at present enter England via... more
Funding for fuel cell drives
Companies in Germany may submit applications for the funding of fuel cell technology projects in intralogistics until 20 November 2020, the industry network Clean Intralogistics Net (CIN) said. The funding is intended for forklift trucks with fuel cell drives and an... more
New owner changes FSG CEO
Philipp Maracke is the new CEO of Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG). The management of the shipyard was acquired by Tennor in September. Effective from 2 November 2020, he will lead the management of the company, analysing firstly which ship types will allow the shipyard... more
Hackathon in Valencia
In days of a growing need for digital security, the Fundación Valenciaport is currently organising the Valenciaport Hackathon, an international event which will be held from 20th to 27 November, in online mode, under the claim "Innovating and transforming to achieve the... more
ISO certification for UK pallet network
Fortec Distribution has expanded its pallet network in UK taking six new hauliers on board. The most recent newcomers are Butlers of Kent, Lakeland Commercials in Cumbria, Poole-based haulier Harbour Transport, the London branch of Freightport Logistics, Middlesex-based LHR... more
TT Club launches Brexit website
On the background of uncertainties, TT Club has launched a Brexit webpage resource in an attempt to bring clarity. The British group’s aim is to collate, in a single accessible location, a wide variety of available information. Through researched articles and the webpage’s... more
Hamburg and Tanger to cooperate
Digitally, Hamburg Port Authority and Tanger Med Port Authority just signed a letter of intent to form a maritime partnership. Through this agreement, both port authorities jointly aim to work on exchanging experiences and good practices in several fields including:... more
Temperature sensors for 3,000 freight wagons
Effective December 2020, the German rail wagon hire company VTG will deploy temperature sensors developed by the Swiss company Nexxiot in order to assure a seamless monitoring of the condition of high-quality, temperature sensitive goods and transmit information digitally in... more
ITJ Video News – 29 October 2020
In this week’s ITJ Video News, editor-in-chief Chris Doepgen presents Fitch Ratings’ assessment of container shipping’s spot rates; the aviation e-booking platform CargoAi’s new goals; XPO Logistics’ new chief commercial officer; Uzbekistan’s ratification of the digital... more
Qantas puts world's first A321P2F into service
ST Engineering, Airbus and their joint venture Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) achieved a key milestone in their joint A321 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion programme in September with the re-delivery of the "head of version" to launch customer Vallair. The A321P2F,... more