Geodis and SIVOM form JV in Africa Geodis and the Côte d’Ivoire group SIVOM have established a joint entity – Movis International – to broaden their offering and strengthen their position across central and western Africa. Geodis Wilson, the Geodis group’s Freight Management division, has been present in Africa since 1998, mainly operating in air…
Miami-based Arrow Air has become another victim of the recession, with its scheduled service operations ceasing on June 30th. According to the airline’s statement, the carrier experienced significant operating losses as a result of increasing operating costs and declining revenues. The decision to wind down the company’s schedule service operations was a last resort after…
New and upgraded ocean services Safmarine offers additional capacity on its Asia-East Coast South America service; K-Line launches a new direct service from the Far East to West Africa and upgrades its Asia-Mexico/West Coast South America service. Safmarine has confirmed it will upgrade its Asia-East Coast South America (ASAS) service to cater for peak season…
Dachser continues to expand its global logistics network, with its Dachser Air & Sea Logistics business segment setting up its own team in the Polish market. The Polish country organisation, Dachser Sp.z.o.o, was integrated into Dachser’s European Logistics transport network more than four years ago. With the company’s Air & Sea Logistics business segment opening…
TNT increases China – Europe airfreight capacity TNT is increasing its airfreight capacity between China and Europe with an additional Boeing 747-400 ERF aircraft between Shanghai and Hong Kong and the company’s European air hub in Liege, Belgium. TNT will increase its service frequency to six flights per week from Shanghai and five flights per…
DHL expands life science infrastructure in Mexico DHL Supply Chain Mexico has invested US$15 million in the expansion of its logistics services for the life science & healthcare industries in Mexico, which includes a new US$9 warehouse unit that at DHL Supply Chain’s Macrocenter facility in Mexico City. With the launch of a specific sector…
Globe Express Services / Overseas Group has opened a new corporate office in Ottawa, Ontario – the company’s fourth national location in Canada. Since entering the Canadian market in 2006, the company has opened offices in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, and developed a strong client base in several key industries. In terms of transportation opportunities,…
CMA CGM Group takes delivery of two new vessels; upgrades its Victory Bridge service; and plans to sign with investors by end of July. CMA CGM has taken delivery in South Korea of the 6,500 TEU CMA CGM Lamartine and the 11,400 TEU CMA CGM Callisto. Built by Hanjin Heavy Industries, the CMA CGM Lamartine…
A new container connection linking Duisburg and Moscow has been in operation for just under a month. During this initial phase, the Moscovite line – the first direct scheduled train of its kind – travels between Germany and Russia once a week, covering roughly 2,200 km in seven days. Dr. Karl-Friedrich Rausch, member of DB…
When pirates seize a chartered ship, effectively removing it from service, who pays the hire fee? Sharon Gill reports … Last month, the English High Court ruled that in June, the Saldanha, a 38,000 dwt Panamax bulk carrier that was captured by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, remained on-hire for the subsequent period of…
Wim Bosman has signed a three-year contract with Procter & Gamble to provide integrated supply chain services in Eastern Romania. Wim Bosman started operating as the distribution centre of the newly built plant in Urlati, and manages the warehousing of the finished products and shuttling services to and from the production plant. The strategically located…
The team from DB SCHENKERskybridge has developed a solution for the fashion industry – a specially designed box for the transport of clothing suspended from garment hangers. Clothing and textiles must be delivered to the point of sale ready-to-wear and in immaculate condition. The transport of exclusive textiles on hangers from manufacturer to boutique or…
Norbert Dentressangle has signed several new business deals revolving around its handling centre at Heathrow Airport. Established ten years ago as a perishables handling centre to serve Norbert Dentressangle’s major contract with British Airways World Cargo, the facility now provides chilled storage and handling services to importers, freight forwarders and retailers of fresh food products…
FedEx Trade Networks has selected Fritz Companies Israel as its exclusive Regional Service Provider (RSP) in Israel. Through the alliance, both companies will offer expanded international ocean- and airfreight forwarding services. The alliance between the two companies will be phased in over the coming months and is scheduled to be complete later this year. Since…
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has completed a high-profile cargo charter from France to the US, delivering seven skimmer boats to help tackle the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The Fort Lauderdale-based aircraft charter specialist arranged the flight of an Antonov AN-124 to urgently transport four 35-foot and three 21-foot vessels from Nantes to New…
Acquisition of the Bulgarian beverages specialist Bora Shipping consolidates position of the JF Hillebrand group in Eastern Europe The JF Hillebrand group (Mainz) consolidates its global network by taking over Bora Shipping Ltd. based in Sofia (Bulgaria). Bora Shipping was established in 1998 by Boris Christov and is – just like JF Hillebrand – a…
Comprehensive package of measures shall lead the RCA group back to the black before 2013 “We can no longer afford to handle transportations that cause a deficit in our balance sheet.” These were the words that Friedrich Macher, Spokesman of the Management Board of Rail Cargo Austria AG (RCA), used to justify the tariff adjustment…
Liner service by Intercontainer-Interfrigo and IFB Inter Ferry Boats links Antwerp to Sopron In its partnership with IFB Inter Ferry Boats, ICF Intercontainer-Interfrigo has started a new liner service to Southeastern Europe. The Antwerp-Sopron Container Express (ASCE) operates since 5 July on a regular basis from Antwerp (Combinant terminal) towards its final destination, the hub…
DCT Gdansk (Poland) is taking preparations to increase their throughput capacity to around 1 million TEU per year Business is running in full swing at the Gdansk deep water container terminal (DCT Gdansk). CEO Boris Wenzel expects the total throughput to triple this year from just above 150,000 TEU in 2009 to 450,000 TEU. In…
Economic reasons force Intercontainer Austria to set actions in national transport Intercontainer Austria (ICA) changes the prices of national combined traffic. In a press release the company of the Rail Cargo Austria group announces a price increase for national intermodal transport. Literally the Management says: “Having considered advantages and disadvantages of a price increase for…
SBB Cargo International aims at cost leadership in transalpine transit between Germany and Italy A new provider arises in the European rail transport market. SBB Cargo and the intermodal operator Hupac are jointly founding an independent, new company to handle transalpine freight transit between Germany and Italy. A clockface production system and lean structures shall…
Rhenus terminal in Hörselgau becomes hub for logistics of bookshop chain Thalia The Thalia bookshop chain prolongs and intensifies its logistics partnership with the Rhenus group. The cooperation of the two companies, which had begun in 2002, is to be continued until 2018. The Branch supply and B2C business is handled with the distribution warehouse…
TNT has more capacity to handle air freight consignments from China to Europe Deploying an additional Boeing 747-400 freight only machine, the globally acting express freight enterprise TNT responds to the increasing demand of Chinese production companies for cargo holds on air freight flights to Europe. The freighter is the basis for the expansion of…
Cargo throughput at Mierka Donauhafen Krems shows upwards trend in the first six months of 2010 again The Danube port Mierka Donauhafen Krems is afloat again. From the beginning of January to the end of June 2010 Lower Austria’s biggest cargo handling area situated at the waterway has handled 480,000 tons of goods. Compared to…
Franz Dirnbauer took over the management of the Intermodal unit at Rail Cargo Austria A change has taken place in the management level of the Intermodal unit of Rail Cargo Austria AG. Franz Dirnbauer (47) took over the leadership of the activities with effect from 1 July. His predecessor Erich Rohrhofer (45) changes as Senior…
Panalpina group launches new direct LCL container link from Austria to Singapore Panalpina group offers sea freight shippers in Austria a new service option to ship groupage cargo to the Far East. With their “Joint Service“ from Koper Panalpina Eastern Europe launches a direct LCL container service to Singapore. The runtime is about 21 days….
New Dachser Air & Sea Logistics location at Warsaw Airport A new provider focussing air and ocean freight business is appearing in the Polish forwarding market. Dachser Air & Sea Logistics (ASL) has opened a location at the Warsaw Airport. The branch office is headed by ASL Country Manager Robert Pastryk. As of now he…
Forwarding facility in Wuppertal shall prolong growth of Raben Logistics in Germany These days Raben Logistics Germany starts the construction works for the implementation of a new major project. With an investment at the amount of EUR 5.1 million the subsidiary of the Raben Group erects a new forwarding terminal in Wuppertal. On 26,600 sq….
"JCL eCommerce GmbH" provides multi channel concepts for producers of brand articles and trade chains JCL AG (JCL Logistics) takes another step of expansion. As of now multi channel concepts and services in the field of end customer fulfillment are fixed components of the service range of the strongly expanding enterprise, headquartered at the Cargo…
CMA CGM shipping company improves its service between North Europe and US Gulf/Mexico The French container shipping company CMA CGM is about to restructure its liner service linking North Europe to the US Gulf and Mexico. In a press release the enterprise announced the introduction of a new service concept. “Victory Bridge“ will be run…
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