The Finnish truck manufacturer Sisu Auto Trucks Oy has won an international tender for Timber Trucks to Ust Ilimsk, Russia. The biggest international forestry organization in Russia OJSC Ilim Group and Sisu Auto have signed a contract for delivering 91 SISU E13M 6x4 timber trucks and trailers to the Ust Ilimsk factory, located in Irkutsk region. The t...
At the end of June was the formal opening of a new Development and Test Center (EVZ) for trucks at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Wörth. In attendance at the ceremony were Rhineland-Palatinate Premier Kurt Beck, Mayor of the City of Wörth Harald Seiter, as well as Daimler representatives Andreas Renschler, member of the Board of Management responsible for Dai...
Just three months after opening its first UK office, Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) CargoGulf has unveiled improved services from the UK to the Middle East. From today, the company is operating direct groupage services to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Jeddah. “CargoGulf has taken this strategic step in response to customer ...
Today marks the start of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and KLM’s new ‘self-service baggage drop-off’ trial, which allows passengers to check in their own hold baggage. The trial is expected to run for at least a half year and is the follow-up phase to previous tests using a prototype. This trial is part of an innovative programme being rolled out at the ...
Global logistics firm Agility said today it has acquired the remaining 71 percent shareholding of Danish air and ocean freight forwarder CF Geologistics A/S. Financial details were withheld. CF Geologistics has been acting as a joint venture partner and agent for Agility since 2004, with Agility having a 29 percent stake in the Copenhagen-based compan...
The International Air Transport Association Wednesday reported that international air cargo growth in May dipped sharply to 1.3 percent, compared to 4.3 percent recorded for the full year 2007. For the first five months of 2008, air freight volumes were up 2.8 percent. International load factors in May rose slightly for the first time in three months ...
At the end of June was the formal opening of a new Development and Test Center (EVZ) for trucks at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Wörth. In attendance at the ceremony were Rhineland-Palatinate Premier Kurt Beck, Mayor of the City of Wörth Harald Seiter, as well as Daimler representatives Andreas Renschler, member of the Board of Management responsible for Dai...
Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) announced it has completed the renovation and modernisation work at its international terminal, according to India Aviation. Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), the GMR led joint venture consortium tasked with the modernisation of Indira Gandhi Airport has carried out renovation programme to enhance the e...
Port of Tallinn is the biggest port authority in Estonia and as far as both cargo and passenger traffic are taken into account, the biggest port on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
Qingdao Saint Voyage Logistics Inc. (SVL) is an Experienced International Shi