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Choisir les carburants et systèmes de propulsion des navires est une question cruciale pour les armements. Avec Richard von Berlepsch, managing director du fleet management de Hapag-Lloyd, nous avons discuté à Hambourg du pour et du contre des diverses options. plus
Ocean Alliance Day 4 product to take off in April 
The executives of the CMA CGM Group, Cosco Shipping, Evergreen and OOCL have agreed on the launch of the Ocean Alliance Day 4 product. It will be launched in April 2020. Through Ocean Alliance, the carriers will offer shippers 38 services with a capacity of 3.8 million teu... plus
Automotive logistics provider tests LNG trucks in France
In cooperation with Volvo Trucks and Iveco, Gefco has tested two trucks powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) under real conditions in the north of France. Overall, the two vehicles covered a total of 11,000 km in two weeks. Compared to a diesel truck, the LNG vehicles achieved... plus
Naomi Landman joins Damco
Saskia Groen-in’t-Woud, CEO of Damco, has appointed Naomi Landman as head of Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and network strategy to drive growth in 2020. The Netherlands-based freight forwarder will continue to diversify its service offerings, developing new air cargo... plus
Seko Logistics acquires Air-City
Seko Logistics has completed its largest-ever acquisition with the purchase of the New York-based freight forwarder and cross-border ecommerce experts Air-City. Similar to the purchase of Good Ship International, which added depth and expertise to Seko’s corporate gateway... plus
Auto Terminal Gioa Tauro fully in new hands
The Italian logistics provider Automar has recently completed the acquisition of the Auto Terminal Gioia Tauro (ATGT) by taking over the remaining 50% of its corporate capital from the German group BLG Logistics. The terminal, rebranded Auto Mar Gioia Tauro, will... plus
Disappointing November results for Asia Pacific airlines
Preliminary traffic figures for the month of November released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that demand for air cargo remained subdued in line with weak international trade flows, with international air cargo demand falling by 1.9% yoy (6,455 million... plus
Scheduled road haulage services across Southeast Asia
Geodis Road Network (GRN) is now established as a time and date-specific service along the Singapore-Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) -Bangkok (Thailand) axis, with multi-modal gateway services beyond these hubs. Furthermore, 2020 will see the expansion of GRN’s time-definite... plus
Swissport renews contract in Belgium
At the end of December, Swissport and Lufthansa Cargo renewed their agreement regarding cargo handling at Brussels and Liège airports. The agreement includes warehousing and cargo ramp transport of mail, pharmaceuticals, valuables and general cargo for Brussels Airlines,... plus
ESR announces new lease with Amazon
ESR, an APAC focused logistics real estate platform, has signed a lease agreement for 72,392 sqm with Amazon at its human-centric development project in Kuki City, Saitama (Tokyo Metropolitan area), Japan. The ESR Kuki distribution centre is a four-storey logistics facility that... plus