A Projects acquires Trans-Trading 

The Belgian group A Projects, which is based in Antwerp, has inked an agreement to acquire Trans-Trading Internationale Spedition, a German international freight forwarder that has regional offices in Willich, Hamburg and Munich. With this takeover, A Projects will further... mehr
"Curiosity of the Day" 
The wood in the famous Stradivari and Guarneri violins contains 25% less water than the wood in other violins. mehr
Belarusian sawmill orders Russian flat cars 

Russian freight car manufacturer UWC will deliver a batch of new generation flat cars for the transportation of timber to the Belarusian woodworking company Vitebsk Sawmill. The cars are scheduled to arrive by the end of Q1/2022. The flat car of the 13-6895 model... mehr
Rail hub in Zalaegerszeg to open in 2023 

HHLA subsidiary Metrans is expanding its network. The first foundations for a new Metrans terminal were laid in Zalaegerszeg (Hungary) earlier this month. The hub will be used for transport services along the Adriatic corridor and towards southern and south-eastern Europe.... mehr
Alitalia Cargo adds Mumbai service 

The twice weekly "all-cargo" direct connections of Alitalia, whose successor ITA plans to begin operations on 15 October, to Delhi and Tokyo NRT will continue throughout the month of September. The company added a new connection from Milan MXP to Mumbai yesterday,... mehr
Santos is back 

Brazil's Port of Santos witnessed a major rise in volume in 2021. From January till July, overall cargo throughput grew to 88.9 million t, 6% more than in the same period last year. July 2021 was particularly strong in container volumes, which rose by 23% over July 2020 to... mehr
Dimotrans sees crystal clear 

The Lyon-headquartered Dimotrans Group recently acquired 85% of the capital of Crystal, a provider of intermodal services specialising in the air and maritime overseas segments. Four of Crystal Group's historical partners keep the remaining 15% of the capital. They will... mehr
More cargo handling capacity for Vancouver 

Maersk and Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) have opened a new hub in Vancouver. The Pacific transload express facility will transload international containers into domestic 53 ft trailers, thus reducing storage costs and speeding up cargo deliveries. CP will shuttle containers... mehr
Andreas Chrysostomou joins CSA 

Maritime industry veteran Andreas Chrysostomou has been named as the new executive director of the Clean Shipping Alliance. Chrysostomou, who’s currently the chief strategy officer of Tototheo Maritime, has enjoyed a long career in government service that brought him to the helm... mehr
The French land at Khalifa Port 

The Marseille-based carrier CMA CGM and the Abu Dhabi Ports Group (ADPG) have inked a 35-year concession to jointly develop a new container terminal at Khalifa Port. The French company is the major player in the joint venture, holding 70% via its port and terminal branch CMA CGM... mehr