A promotion for Erica Calhoun 
The port of Los Angeles has appointed Erica M. Calhoun as its deputy executive director to oversee the city of Los Angeles harbour department’s administrative bureau. She has served as interim deputy executive director of harbour administration since May 2024. In her new... mehr
More and more freight shifted to rail
Businesses and freight companies in New Zealand shipping their goods by rail saved nearly 230,000 t of CO2 emissions in the last financial year compared with the emissions that would have been created carrying those products by trucks, Kiwi Rail’s latest data shows. Rail also... mehr
Shore power initiative launched in India
Gateway Terminals India (GTI), also known as APM Terminals Mumbai, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) to pilot shore power supply (SPS) technology. The initiative aims to reduce carbon emissions from vessels during port stays... mehr
Four Parx's Frankfurt focus
Four Parx is developing a new 10,214 sqm logistics site close to Frankfurt airport. Terminal 3 can be reached within around 9 minutes, while the other terminals and Cargo City Süd are also just a short distance away. There are road and rail connections to the cities of Frankfurt... mehr
New freighter flight from China to Africa
Astral Aviation, a cargo airline headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, has launched its inaugural flight from the People’s Republic of China. This direct flight, departing from Guangzhou to Nairobi with an onward connection to Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, marks a... mehr
A twelfth mega vessel for OOCL
Orient Overseas Container Line (Oocl) celebrated the naming of its twelfth and final vessel in the 24,188 teu series, "OOCL Portugal," at a ceremony held at the Nantong Cosco KHI Ship Engineering Co. (Nacks) shipyard. This marks the completion of OOCL's... mehr
Green truck collects dirty waste
The US waste management company Recology is testing North America's first hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric refuse collection vehicle in San Francisco, CA (USA). The truck was developed in partnership with New Way Trucks and Hyzon. Recology will be the first waste and... mehr
Cargo Ai picks Fintech veteran
Launched in February 2023, Cargo Ai’s Cargo Wallet software has quickly gained traction and today facilitates cargo payments in over 47 currencies. The digital enabler has now appointed the global payment expert Olivier Veyrac as its senior vice president for Cargo Wallet.... mehr
Supporting a Savannah site
Armlogi has expanded its site at the Port of Savannah, thus enhancing capacity at its busiest warehouse in the USA. Dubbed SAV1, the warehouse has handled over 800 container shipments since its launch in 2021. 300 more are expected soon. It is this increase in demand that has... mehr