Fresh funding for Ports of Lower Saxony 
According to a draft for the supplementary budget for 2020, the German regional government of Lower Saxony is planning to provide EUR 20 million in additional funds for a “special port programme” with the aim of speeding up construction work, maintenance and dredging.... more
Third BAe 146-300QT freighter for British airline
Jota Aviation recently released its third BAe 146-300QT freighter aircraft into service. Since it was acquired in April 2018, the aircraft had been in long-term storage at the airline's London Southend base. With the recent uptake in demand for cargo flights as a result of... more
Fresh blood for Haropa Ports
Kris Danaradjou is to become deputy general manager of Haropa - Port du Havre. At a meeting on 26 June, the supervisory board of the Port of Le Havre elected him to the management board. He will assume his position upon his arrival on 15 July. Currently director of the port... more
New times for the Port of Melbourne
The “CMA CGM Ural” is the container ship with the largest capacity to call the Port of Melbourne to date. The 299 m long vessel is one of six currently deployed on the South-East Asia - Australia trade route called the ‘AAX1’. It commenced its 42-day round-trip in Malaysia,... more
SAL launches Dammam pharma operations
Saudi Arabian Logistics (SAL), a subsidiary of the Saudi Arabian Airlines Corporation, has launched the operations of its state-of-the-art pharma facilities recently opened at Dammam airport’s Cargo Village. Increased from 118 to 542 sqm (262 sqm each in temperature ranges... more
Filling the truck with just a few clicks
DB Schenker has relaunched its Tool Drive4Schenker software. The electronic platform simplifies and improves communication between transport services providers and carriers, the company said. After a successful trial in selected locations the tool will now be rolled out in... more
LIS picks sales manager
LIS has appointed Markus Lohmann to head its newly combined sales and marketing team. The company created this new position of sales manager to boost sales activities and further increase the company’s growth. Before joining LIS, Lohmann was managing director at VuP GmbH -... more
Investing in iLogistics Center Dunajska Streda
The international transport and info-logistics provider cargo-partner has added over 3,600 pallet slots to its warehouse in Dunajska Streda, Slovakia, bringing the total up to 26,700 pallet slots on an area of 18,300 sqm. With this newest extension of the i-Logistics Center,... more
Cargo Gulf links Middle East with Asian markets
The Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) Cargo Gulf, established in 1985, is now operating its new service AGISC (Arab Gulf Indian Subcontinent) liner service linking Pakistan and India directly with markets in the upper Arabian Gulf. It complements the company’s... more
US forwarder maximises intermodal transport
In the USA, KLLM Transport Services has added 610 domestic intermodal refrigerated containers equipped with Carrier Transicold’s thin-profile Vector 1550 refrigeration systems to optimise cargo capacity. The new containers help KLLM transport food and pharmaceuticals... more