Contargo is introducing two rail services from late August 2025; its Duisburg–Dourges shuttle (DDS) and a Poland–France shuttle (PFS). The DDS connects the LDCT terminal in Dourges, in northern France, with the Duisburg...
Air Charter Service (ACS) has arranged several humanitarian charters following last Friday’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar. The epicentre was near Mandalay, but the tremors were felt as far as China and Thailand. With...
The Swedish Club has introduced a new seasonal ‘Iceberg Advisory’ feature to its Trade Enabling Loss Prevention platform (Telp). The system enhances navigational safety by alerting vessels entering zones with high...
FourKites has appointed Sree Mangalampalli as its new vice-president for digital transformation solutions, and Jimmy Sebastian (photo) as its vice-president for AI products. The move supports the company’s focus on AI-led...
Following insolvency proceedings, Quantron is relaunching with a renewed focus on sustainable growth. The company has restructured and realigned its operations, supported by a strengthened cost management framework and ongoing...
The DHL Group has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of Cryopdp, a special courier service by Cryoport that serves clinical trials and biopharma and the cell and gene therapy sectors. The move strengthens DHL’s capabilities...
Cathay Cargo Terminal has become the first ground handler in Asia to achieve certification under Iata’s ‘Security Management System’ (SeMS), attaining the highest possible tier, ‘operating status’ on its first assessment. SeMS...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has extended its collaboration with “a long-standing automotive customer” through a ten-year logistics contract, starting in April 2027. The agreement includes land-based services such as vehicle...
Chlorocruorin (from Greek khlōros, for green, and Latin cruor, for blood), the ‘blood’ of some marine annelids (also known as segmented worms), is coloured yellow-green.
Duvenbeck has named Marco Nazzari as its new chief commercial officer (CCO), effective 1 April. With more than 30 years of senior leadership experience in logistics, including roles at DP World, Ceva and Crane Worldwide,...
The Swiss government has decided not to implement the revised road traffic law (Art. 45a SVG), which was based on an initiative from the canton of Ticino entitled ‘Safer roads – now!’ (Sicherere Strassen jetzt!). The...
JYSK has appointed AR Racking and Körber to equip its future distribution centre in Almenara (Spain). The site will support JYSK’s future growth in Spain, Portugal and Morocco, as the company has reported. AR Racking will...
The ÖBB Rail Cargo Group has introduced a route connecting Vienna and Duisburg (Germany). The company has reported that the nonstop connection offers two weekly round trips, enhancing intermodal flows between Austria and...
Sats has signed a three-year mou with ground support equipment (GSE) manufacturer Guangtai, to trial new airport technologies, including a mid-size electric airtug to tow medium passenger aircraft. The trials will take place in...
Xenos Marine has christened the TX-10,000, the largest heavylift vessel ever built in the USA, at Gulf Copper Shipyard in Galveston TX. The 297 m long, 310 m wide and 250 m high vessel features a gantry system with a lifting...
WiseTech Global has signed an agreement to acquire Editrade, a provider of customs management software headquartered in Santiago (Chile). The acquisition extends the reach of WiseTech’s Cargowise platform in Chile, Ecuador,...
‘Bosch Secure Truck Parking’ has been integrated into Webfleet’s fleet management solution through the ‘Bosch logistics operating system’. This allows fleet managers to search for and book secure truck parking spaces at around...
South Carolina Ports will grow its weekly service offerings from 25 to 29 in April, expanding connectivity between Charleston and key global markets. Among the new additions are two first calls from Asia, including the MSC/Zim...
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has again been selected as a ‘Nadeshiko Brand’ by Japan’s ministry for the economy, trade and industry and the Tokyo stock exchange. The distinction highlights TSE-listed companies that promote gender...
Kazakhstan’s national airline Air Astana has renewed its long-term partnership with Jettainer for unit load device (ULD) management. The collaboration, which began in 2007, will support Air Astana’s planned fleet expansion to...
