January 2024
Europe’s largest full truck load) transportation company, Girteka and shortsea and intermodal carrier Samskip have launched an intermodal rail service from Nassjo and Katrineholm in south-central Sweden to Duisburg in Germany. It operates seven days per week.
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The Department for Business and Trade launched a Critical Imports and Supply Chains Strategy on 17 January. It aims to safeguard supplies of goods such as medicines, minerals and semiconductors in the wake of the recent shipping disruptions.
It cited the recent attacks in the Red Sea, along with the unprecedented ...
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Ocean Network Express (ONE) has signed ship building contracts with Jiangnan Shipyard and Yangzijiang Shipbuilding for twelve 13,000 TEU methanol dual-fuel container ships. Each shipyard will build six vessels and are all scheduled to be delivered from 2027.
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German company Trilatec says that its squAIR-timber product can offer weight savings of 80% compared with tradition wooden beams in air freight pallets.
The cardboard fiber composite material is made of 100% recyclable paper and despite considerable weight savings, does not compromise on load-bearing capacity. A meter of the weatherproof material ...
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UPS has appointed Michiel van Veen as country manager for Benelux. A Dutch native, he was previously country manager for Nordics and Ireland, where he introduced new flights between Billund and Cologne and the US and Ireland. He also oversaw the launch of UPS Ireland’s Access Point network, creating hundreds ...
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Intermodal operator CargoBeamer, which operates trailer on flatcar services to Calais and other European terminals, has signed a finance deal with Flexam Invest Asset Management for 40 wagons. CargoBeamer railcars are designed for the intermodal transport of semi-trailers facilitate horizontal, parallel, and automated loading and unloading of units inside a ...
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AP Moller-Maersk has entered a long-term operational collaboration with Hapag-Lloyd. The Gemini Cooperation will be implemented from February 2025, immediately after the conclusion of the Danish-owned operator’s 2M Alliance with MSC. In a note to customers, Maersk says that Gemini will cover seven trades: Asia/North Europe, Middle East-India/Europe, Transatlantic, Asia/US ...
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Trans Global Projects (TGP) has appointed Dominic Toh as director, Singapore. He brings nearly three decades of logistics’ experience and will focus on strengthening the company’s presence in southeast Asia, with a special emphasis on Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.
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American Airlines Cargo says it reduced long-term plastic waste by more than 150,000 lbs, the equivalent of 8.6 million water bottles, in 2023. This is a result of a continued relationship with M&G Packaging and its BioNatur line of biodegradable plastic products for air cargo.
The carrier began transitioning to BioNatur ...
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Europa Road has appointed Guy Dunmow as national full load sales manager. He helped launch Europa Road in Rotterdam as branch manager and has grown its customer base for full load, part load and groupage road freight between the Netherlands and the UK. In his new role, he will support ...
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