Rail service from London to East Midlands launched 
Maritime Transport has strengthened its intermodal capacity with the introduction of a new rail service operating between DP World London Gateway (LGP) and its terminal at East Midlands Gateway (EMG). It is Maritime’s tenth rail service to date and runs five days a week from... more
Another service calling Le Havre
The Marseille-headquartered carrier CMA CGM will again include Le Havre, part of the Haropa association, as a port of call in its FAL 1 service. The rotation of the FAL1 line (French Asia Line) is thus revised. This decision to call at Le Havre next December, taken within... more
DHL Express expects prime period
With the global boom in online trade, CEP services provider DHL Express is looking forward to record volumes for the upcoming main season at the end of the year. This development is driven by globalisation and digitalisation, which have led online shopping and express... more
"FRA-OS" for innovative cargo data exchange
Fraport AG, the operator of Frankfurt airport, one of the major cargo hubs in Europe, is developing a digital data exchange platform for freight handling. The project is carried out in cooperation with the German customs office, the regional freight forwarding and logistics... more
1,000 employees for Europa Worldwide Group
British logistics services provider Europa Worldwide Group has reached the number of 1,000 employees. Caolan Watts-Adams (photo) is Europa's official 1,000th employee and has been hired as a customs declarant the company's Dartford 1Hub. Dan Cook, operations manager for... more
E-trucks for the building sector to be tested
Volvo Trucks will shortly start live tests of a fully electric transport solution for the construction industry. Two heavy duty trucks will be delivered to Sweden-based customer Swerock in order to meet the growing demands for less noise and emissions – especially in sensitive... more
Pharma.Aero introduces five new full members
During October, Pharma.Aero, a non-profit organisation based in Brussels, which aims to achieve excellence in reliable end-to-end air transportation for life science and medtech shippers, has announced five new full members from different parts of the world: the Belgian... more
Loxx believes in harmonisation
German freight forwarder Loxx Logistics has joined the "Initiative for a common economic space from Lisbon to Vladivostok". One of the aims of this initiative, which was launched in 2015 and which meanwhile enjoys the support of around 100 companies and... more
Intuitive IT solutions for air cargo
Launched last year in Singapore, the e-booking platform CargoAi aims to combine the air cargo experience of its founders with world-leading technology. CEO Matthieu Petot (2nd from left): "We have taken our inspiration from the many modern applications that have been... more
ITJ Video News – 22 October 2020
In the ITJ Video News of 22 October 2020, editor-in-chief Chris Doepgen presents the port of Valencia’s uptick in the flow of goods; a project of Worldwide Flight Services to coordinate the transport needs of Covid-19 vaccines; the new CEO of the Grand Port Maritime de... more