09.01.2025

Otago and Napier investing in sustainable dredging

The Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with New Zealand’s Port Otago and its partner Napier Port for the delivery of a ‘Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger’ 1000 (TSHD 1000). The 60 m vessel, featuring a 1,000 m³ hopper...
09.01.2025

Modern rail equipment for Mauritanian mining sector

The state-owned iron ore firm Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière (SNIM) has received a grant worth about USD 150 million from the African Development Bank (AfDB). The loan will facilitate its acquisition of up to 36...
09.01.2025

"Curiosity of the Day"

The word ‘Taser’, for a stun gun, is an acronym of ‘Thomas A. Swift’s Electric Rifle’. Tom Swift is the main character in a science fiction and adventure novel series launched in 1910.
09.01.2025

Ageing fleet highlights recycling challenges

At the end of 2024, the global containership orderbook stood at a record 8.3 million teu, up from 7.8 million teu in 2023, with 4.4 million teu contracted during the year, despite record-high deliveries of 2.9 million...
09.01.2025

Management transitions at WCA World

WCA World has announced some management changes to its WCA dangerous goods and WCA project networks, as well as to its affiliated Lognet Global network. Bruce Cutillo, general manager of both WCA projects for eleven years, is...
09.01.2025

Cheers to a Kansas City cold chain

311,000 sqft for food and beverage logistics – this is Vertical Cold Storage’s newest cold chain expansion in Kansas City. The multimodal distribution site has been designed to support the company’s temperature-controlled...

Punktgenaue Projekte

3D-Scans und digitale Modellierung für effiziente Schwertransporte. Geht es bei Grossraum- und Schwertransporte eng zu, zählt jeder Zentimeter. Um Routen noch präziser zu planen, lief an der Technischen Hochschule Köln ein vom...
08.01.2025

Saudis to open freight line later this month

A new rail route in Saudi Arabia is located 97 km inland from the Persian Gulf, outside the urban area of Al-Ahsa. Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) has now executed the first test runs there. The line is scheduled to be officially...
08.01.2025

Mukran Port welcomes director

At the beginning of this year, Mukran Port welcomed Henry Forster (centre) as the new managing director of the operator, Fährhafen Sassnitz. Ines Jesse (on the left), the federal state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s state...
08.01.2025

Saia partners with Tesla

LTL freight carrier Saia has taken another step forward in sustainable transportation by introducing the first two Tesla semi-trucks to its fleet in California. Saia has thus become one of the early testers of Tesla’s new...
08.01.2025

Combatting congestion at the Dartford Crossing

Europa Worldwide becomes one of the latest British forwarders to back the ‘Lower Thames Crossing’ campaign, in order to ease congestion at Dartford (England). 50 million vehicles currently use the Dartford Crossing...
08.01.2025

Sustainable e-genset tested in refrigerated transport

SeaCube has partnered with Greensee to launch green and net-zero reefer leases, setting a new sustainability benchmark in refrigerated transport. The collaboration includes the pilot of Thermo King’s electric genset, called...
08.01.2025

Changes at WSC

The board of directors of the World Shipping Council (WSC) has elected Soren Toft (on the left), CEO of the Mediterranean Shipping Company MSC, as the chair of WSC’s board. Randy Chen (on the right), deputy chairman of Wan Hai...
08.01.2025

"Curiosity of the Day"

An eyeball of a tarsier, a primate prevalent in Southeast Asia, can be larger than its brain.
08.01.2025

CEX links China and Wilhelmshaven directly

The first China–Europe Express (CEX) railway recently departed from Ningbo (China) and is now en route to Wilhelmshaven (Germany). Its arrival at the JadeWeserPort (JWP) after a 26-day journey is expected on 24 January. The...
08.01.2025

Trade documentation Down Under

WiseTech Global is boosting its digitalisation process by acquiring the Australian trade management solutions provider ImpexDocs. The Sydney-based company was established in 2003 and now serves clients in Australia, New Zealand...
08.01.2025

Milano Malpensa airport now safer

The final event of the ‘Pass4core’ project (Parking Areas implementing Safety and Security for core network corridors in Italy) took place at Cargo City, Milano Malpensa airport, recently. The project aims to develop safe parking...
08.01.2025

ECS signs TCM contract with Jetsmart

The ECS Group, a French general sales and service agent, has signed a total cargo management contract (TCM) with the South American carrier group Jetsmart. According to an ECS media release, the partnership will last four years...
08.01.2025

Waggons from China arrive in Hamburg

HHLA Project Logistics (HHLAPL) coordinated its first shipment in the port of Hamburg, marking a milestone in its operations. The subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), which specialises in project cargo for Asia,...
07.01.2025

Lineas and Hupac Intermodal cooperate

On 1 January the two partners started a collaborative effort to enhance services on the Zeebrugge (Belgium) – Milan (Italy) lines. Under the partnership, the railfreight operator Lineas will be the traction provider and produce...
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