Jaxport boosts its commercial team 
The Jacksonville port authority has welcomed two experienced ocean carrier executives to its commercial team. David Briceno (right) joins Jaxport as director of cargo sales for the US Southeast. His task will be to drive the container business. Briceno has nearly two decades... mehr
Aercap: large order for small freighters
Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), centre of excellence for Airbus passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions, has announced that Aercap Holdings (Aercap), a global player in aviation leasing and world’s largest owner of the A320 family, has placed firm orders for 15 Airbus A321P2F... mehr
More feeder traffic in Hamburg
From November, container transfers between the large terminals in the Port of Hamburg will be introduced to relieve road transport. The project was initiated by the Danish shipping company Unifeeder, with the Hamburg software company Dakosy and Dihla Dakosy, an interest... mehr
RZDL: validated pharma transports
A batch of RZD Logistics (RZDL) reefer containers has been validated for the transport of medicines and medical equipment. The procedure assesses the quality and completeness of the reefer container equipment and its ability to maintain the required temperature conditions.... mehr
This road leads to Rome
Germany-based Arvato Supply Chain Solutions (Ascs) has acquired the Italian logistics service provider Quickly which is headquartered in Anagni near Rome. The supply chain and e-commerce service provider has been active in Italy since 2004 and operates two logistics centres... mehr
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Ray Bradbury (1920–2012) wrote his book ‘Fahrenheit 451’, published 69 years ago, on 19 October 1953, in just nine days. It took him 45 years to write a collection of short stories. mehr
Bettina Brennenstuhl now in charge
Bettina Brennenstuhl has officially taken office as the new sole director of Dortmunder Hafen. She succeeds Uwe Büscher, who retired at the end of August. Before joining Dortmunder Hafen, Brennenstuhl, who holds a degree in business administration, was deputy mayor and... mehr
Second airport for Lagos
The state of Lagos recently celebrated the official presentation of the approval granted by the government of Nigeria to embark on the development of a passenger and cargo airport on the state’s Lekki-Epe axis. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu received the federal government’s... mehr
Nippon unveils new reefers
The Nippon Express Group in Shanghai has introduced six new temperature-controlled containers suitable for transporting precision tools such as semiconductor-manufacturing equipment. Semiconductors are built into all kinds of electronic devices such as smartphones, PCs, and... mehr
1,000 French e-trucks on Europe’s roads
Renault Trucks' French plant in Blainville-sur-Orne (Normandy) has been producing 100% electric medium-duty trucks in series since 2020. 1,000 electric trucks with 16, 19 and 26 t have already rolled off the plant’s production line. The vehicles are in use all over Europe.... mehr