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25.08.2020

Transpacific rates push MSC into action

In view of rising demand and high rates on the Transpacific, MSC is launching its new Santana service for the North American west coast. The service will start at the end of August in the port of Yantian, part of Shenzen, and...

25.08.2020

EUR 300 million more liquidity for Swissport

A group of senior secured creditors has committed to provide EUR 300 million of interim liquidity to support operations while the restructuring process is being completed. The agreement "in principle" on a comprehensive...

25.08.2020

VGP plans business park in Romania

VGP, a Belgian developer, manager and owner of high-quality logistics and semi-industrial real estate, has announced plans for a new real estate development in the west of Romania. First deliveries in VGP Park Arad are scheduled...

25.08.2020

Savannah hub to connect to US class I railways

In the USA, Omnitrax is launching its rail-ready sites programme at Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub in coordination with the Effingham County industrial development authority. The American transport company is in the process...

25.08.2020

Pall-Ex wins ERS award

Pall-Ex has won the coveted Silver Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) award from the ministry of defence for its support of the Armed Forces community. The logistics company has actively supported ex-military personnel by...

25.08.2020

Champ partners with Google Cloud

Champ Cargosystems has selected Google Cloud to provide an API platform and developer self-service portal option to all its SaaS customers. Google Cloud’s Apigee API management portal allows Champ and its customers to connect to...

25.08.2020

IGPS appoints Rob Ferrentino as CFO

IGPS Logistics, a provider of innovative supply chain solutions featuring lightweight, recyclable shipping pallets, has appointed Rob Ferrentino as CFO. He brings more than 28 years' leadership experience to the role. Most...

25.08.2020

Freight rail line duplication fast-tracked

New detailed plans for two freight rail projects in New South Wales (Australia) have been approved by the NSW government. The current single freight rail track between Mascot and Botany will be duplicated and a new passing...

25.08.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

The Amazon is not the longest river in the world but it carries four times as much water into the Atlantic as any other river.

25.08.2020

Is reefer cargo going to take the lead?

The London-based maritime consultancy considers that seaborne perishable cargo will weather the Covid-19 induced economic storm better than the dry cargo trade. Worldwide seaborne reefer trade recorded growth of just 1.7% in 2019...

25.08.2020

Tosca has acquires Contraload

Tosca, a provider of reusable packaging and supply chain solutions, has finalised the acquisition of Contraload NV, a company that specialises in plastic pallet pooling services in the United Kingdom and European Union. The...

24.08.2020

Unbeatable exporters

The interest group IG Air Cargo Switzerland celebrated its 10th anniversary in the Swiss Museum of Transport on 26 August – four months later than planned. It also presented the University of St Gallen’s second airfreight...

24.08.2020

Enhancing hinterland links in Germany

From 1 September 2020, Metrans will launch a joint intermodal product in cooperation with Gut Gernsheim to strengthen hinterland transport services between the northern German ports of Hamburg & Bremerhaven and Gernsheim,...

24.08.2020

The dirty dozen and the Port of Hamburg

Like other ports of the Northern Europe range, the Port of Hamburg's first six months of the year were hit by the impact of the corona crisis. Total seaborne cargoes were at 61.2 million t, down by 12%. In the container handling...

24.08.2020

Global Ports' uneasy H1/2020

The Russian container terminal operator Global Ports has reported its figures for the first six months of 2020. Its total consolidated marine container throughput went up 8.4% year-on-year to 774,000 teu, whereas there was a 2.4%...

24.08.2020

New train links Southampton and Derby

GB Railfreight (GBRf) has started a new intermodal service in UK from the rail terminal operated by Solent Stevedores at the port of Southampton to East Midlands Gateway, Derby. This will be its fourth daily service from one of...

24.08.2020

Pigs can fly after all

The Chinese pig and pork production industry had been slowly recovering from the 2019 African swine fever, but then outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic caused another blow to the industry. As life is slowly returning to a "new...

24.08.2020

Promotion for Uday Sharma

Spoton Logistics has elected Uday Sharma to the position of COO. In his earlier role as director of sales at Spoton, Sharma is credited with driving the company's above industry average growth and profitability and...

24.08.2020

Buyers Products expands warehouse capacity

Buyers Products, a manufacturer in the work truck equipment industry, is doubling the size of its distribution centre and corporate headquarters in Mentor, Ohio (USA) to accommodate the company’s growing business needs. The...

24.08.2020

Asaf calls at Kribi

The direct Asia-Africa (asaf) line recently called the Kribi deep-water port in Cameroon. Asaf, operated by the CMA CGM shipping company, is run in partnership with Maersk and Nile Dutch. As a first-timer, the Kribi Conteneurs...