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26.09.2023

Adidas to deploy mobile robots in Suzhou

Geek+, which provides mobile robots for logistics, and Adidas have opened a distribution centre in Suzhou, China. This fully automated warehousing and distribution hub covers 139,000 sqm. It can process more than one million...

26.09.2023

ICTSI milestone: large vessel in Latin America

The arrival of the CMA CGM “Alexander Von Humboldt” at Contecon Manzanillo S.A. (CMSA) in Mexico and then at Sociedad Puerto Industrial Aguadulce (SPIA) in Colombia marks a significant milestone for International Container...

26.09.2023

Inland Port Greer sets record in August

Inland Port Greer, part of South Carolina Ports, set a new cargo record in August, handling 16,857 rail moves, which re a remarkable 52% yoy increase. Located between Charlotte and Atlanta, Inland Port Greer plays a crucial...

26.09.2023

Booking services via Cargo One platform

Silk Way West Airlines, a cargo airline based in the Caspian and Central Asian region, has launched a new offer making services bookable via the Cargo One platform. The airline now provides a user-friendly interface that...

26.09.2023

Bifa names regional representative

Paul Cunningham has been appointed as a regional representative of Bifa – the British International Freight Association, covering its South and South West Region. Cunningham joins a number of other regional representatives...

26.09.2023

More e-vehicles for the UAE fleet

FedEx has delivered its first three electric vehicles (EVs) to its fleet in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The initial phase of this eco-friendly fleet will focus on delivery operations within high-traffic areas in the UAE....

26.09.2023

Autonomous delivery for DHL Express Estonia

Clevon’s Autonomous Robot Carrier (ARC) has been a part of DHL Express Estonia’s vehicle fleet since 2022. In the project’s first stage, the carrier transported DHL Express internal packages between three offices in Tallinn. ARC...

26.09.2023

MOL & Kambara: green shipping pact

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Kambara Kisen have signed a basic agreement for a time charter of a newbuilding, a methanol dual fuel bulk carrier, scheduled for delivery in 2027. The vessel will primarily use e-methanol...

26.09.2023

"Curiosity of the Day"

In Norway, Austria and Switzerland, around a quarter of the population go skiing regularly, which is the highest proportion worldwide.

26.09.2023

IAG Cargo launches constant climate in Cincinnati

IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), reports that Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky International Airport has become its latest station in the USA to be approved to transport time and...

26.09.2023

Genoa: a new port government commissioner

By decree n. 217, Italy’s infrastructure and transport minister Matteo Sa lvini officially appointed Paolo Piacenza as government commissioner of the Western Ligurian sea port authority on 8 September 2023. Piacenza was also...

26.09.2023

Railcar orders: best quarter since 2013

US manufacturer Greenbrier (GBXR) received orders for 15,300 new railcars with an aggregate value of USD 1.9 billion during its fiscal fourth quarter ended on 31 August 2023. The units were commissioned by customers operating...

26.09.2023

Lulu Group opens facility in Milan

Lulu Group has officially opened its sourcing, food processing & export hub in Italy. Located at the World Trade Centre near Malpensa Airport in Milan, the facility will focus on sourcing, processing, storing, packaging, and...

25.09.2023

Like a fish out of water

Swiss lake-hopping. Trucks don’t cross the waters and ships don’t travel over land. Sometimes, however, this logic is undermined. For example, when a shipping line operating on one Swiss lake, the 24 km2 Walensee, buys a unit...

25.09.2023

Three roundtrips between Brwinow and Rotterdam

The Swiss intermodal provider Hupac is expanding its business by increasing the number of direct services from its Brwinow terminal near Warsaw, Poland to Rotterdam in the Netherlands. With easy connections to/from the UK,...

25.09.2023

A 16,000 sqm warehouse in Cameroon

A.P. Moller – Maersk has opened a warehousing & distribution facility in Douala, Cameroon. The site will be spread over 16,000 sqm, providing for dry warehousing and distribution. As a bonded facility, it will also...

25.09.2023

Austria names successor to Hercules

At a press conference, Austria's defence minister Klaudia Tanner and major general Harald Vodosek announced that all further plans for the successor to the C-130 "Hercules" will focus on the Embraer C-390. The C-130...

25.09.2023

Locomotive fleet grows to 36 Vectrons

The Polish locomotive leasing company Cargounit has ordered up to 30 Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens Mobility. The framework agreement includes the delivery of ten units by the end of 2023 and an option for 20 additional...

25.09.2023

JKL Partners sets its sights on HMM

While international investors for the carrier HMM have been excluded by the authorities, the domestic bidders need to demonstrate that they have funding available. The respective sums are a prerequisite for the entry as an...

25.09.2023

Dokasch TS expands its business in India

India’s pharmaceutical industry ranks third worldwide in terms of pharmaceutical production by volume, the Indian government says. Dokasch Temperature Solutions has now appointed James Savio as business development manager...