Europe
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Air Cargo
More air cargo finds its sea legs during COVID-19
Escalating airfreight transportation rates and capacity shortages from China due to the global pandemic have encouraged some shippers to split supply chain shipments between ocean…
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American Shipper
Commentary: COVID-19 — globalization’s biggest test yet
Trade is set to plummet by 13% and 32% in 2020
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Air Cargo
Trump bans travel from Europe, adding to airline woes
Airlines are getting hammered by falling demand and now will lose much of the trans-Atlantic market entirely for a month as the U.S. bans travel…
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Equipment
Volvo continues focus on driver comfort and vehicle uptime in U.S. and Europe
Recent Volvo Truck innovations in the U.S., and a new truck line in Europe continue to focus on driver comfort and keeping vehicles and drivers…
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American Shipper
Maritime History Notes: Dry cargo on tankers
Over the years, hundreds of tankers were employed in the grain trades.
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Air Cargo
European airlines report cargo declines for 2019
Three large carrier groups reported similar results.
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Europe
The European Green Deal and what it means for the rail freight industry
The European Green Deal is looking to shift 75% of EU freight traffic from road to rail and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by…
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Europe
Germany’s €500 million cathode factory to boost European electric battery production
German-based chemical company BASF has reportedly planned to build a cathode factory in the state of Brandenburg, Germany, catering materials for electric car battery production.
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American Shipper
Trucks the ‘weakest link’ as cargo thefts soar
Losses in Europe are estimated to now be costing businesses billions of euros a year.
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Business
Logistics firm Vos Logistics makes strategic acquisition to expand services in the Benelux region
Vos Logistics has acquired SNEL Shared Logistics, which operates a 65,000 m2 warehouse in close proximity to the major Dutch cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Den…
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