Europa chooses Katie Taylor 
Europa Air & Sea has appointed Katie Taylor, to be based at Europa’s Birmingham site. She will be responsible for overseeing the team of pricing coordinators, which operates as a centralised team at Prologis Park. T aylor has worked at Europa’s air and sea division for... plus
74 t e-truck runs 19 hours a day at the mine
Swedish mining company Boliden has put its first electric truck into operation between its Renströmsgruvan mine and the concentrator plant in Boliden. With Scania’s new EV, the mining company hopes to reduce its CO2 emission intensity by 40% by 2030. With a total weight of... plus
Rising potential in Argentina
The capital is hungry, but the means are there. A recent technical study published by Argentina’s National Technological University (NTU) revealed that ports in La Plata and Dock Sud can fully support container volumes and the flow of trade in the metropolitan areas of Greater... plus
ID Logistics opens its first site in Italy
With its e-commerce business booming, the French group ID Logistics has expanded into Italy and inaugurated a new facility in Casei Gerola, between Genoa and Milan. "This is now the 18th country in which we have opened our own location," said Eric Hémar, president of... plus
Changes at the helm of Haeco
Haeco Airframe Services has appointed Jacqueline Jiang group director airframe services, effective 1 July 2022. She is currently COO of Haeco Xiamen and has extensive management experience in MRO services. Haeco Xiamen director of operations Kevin Guan will succeed Ms Jiang... plus
Two of four Triple Seven already touch down
CMA CGM Air Cargo took delivery of its second Boeing 777 freighter earlier this week, after the reception of its first B777F on 31 May. These planes both come from the order placed last year. The purchase was the first direct order since the CMA CGM Group announced the... plus
More cargo for Qatar
The ports Hamad, Doha and Al Ruwais in Qatar saw rising streams of cargo in May. General cargo handled by the three ports amounted to almost 160,000 t in May, going up by 38% compared to the same month in 2021. Container volumes moved through the three ports reached about... plus
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Australia's Hyams Beach, 180 km south of Sydney, is the whitest beach in the world. plus
Fiege's next warehouse operational
Contract logistics provider Fiege has finalised its multi-user centre at the Peine Ost industrial estate, close to Hanover, Germany. 30,000 sqm warehouse surface is spread across three hall bays. Once fully completed, the new logistics centre will have created up to 150 new... plus
Modern equipment improves intermodal performance
Alliance Shippers is enhancing its refrigerated intermodal operations in North America with Carrier Transicold’s telematics solution and new refrigeration units. The telematics solution is being installed on all 1,500 of its 53-foot trailers for remote monitoring of all its... plus