Augmenting hinterland services 
Bansard International recently acquired a first batch of thirty P400 trailers. They are used on a weekly basis on the French rail network between Avignon and Valenton. The P400 trailers are designed for multimodal transport and are adapted to the rail and motorway networks.... more
Kerry and Hengan form JV
Hong Kong-based Kerry Logistics and Hengan International, a major producer of hygiene consumables in China, have put their partnership on a new basis and set up a joint venture company to create synergies in business-to-business (B2B) bulk distribution and the wholesale market... more
PAC implements tracking and notification service
USA-based B747F operator Pacific Air Cargo (PAC) has introduced "Pactrak": fully integrated into the company’s website, the air freight tracking and partner notification service allows PAC’s partners to know the exact status of their shipment at any point in its... more
Trade prices with China keep falling
Against a backdrop of highly volatile prices and capacities in deep sea container shipping between China and the Western countries, the Hamburg-based container market place Container X Change has published data on the trends for the period after China's Golden Week and the... more
Meridiam wins concession to build airport
Meridiam has signed a 30-year concession with the state of Burkina Faso for the design, construction, financing, operation and maintenance of the country's new international airport located 35 km northeast of the capital Ouagadougou in the Donsin region. The engineering... more
Aapa elects four new members
Mario Cordero, chairman of the board of the American Association of Port Authorities (Aapa), has announced the election of new members to the association's board of directors: Julianna Marler was appointed CEO of the Port of Vancouver USA in January 2017 after serving as... more
Antwerp back to 2019 levels
The Belgian Port of Antwerp posted a throughput of 179.1 million t from January to September 2021. In comparison to the same period last year, the figures went up by 4.8% - and reached the pre-pandemic levels of 2019. Container flows continue to grow, surging by 2.3% in... more
Geodis expands footprint in Sweden
It is a first for Geodis: in order to bring its contract logistics services to the Swedish market, Geodis is opening a 16,000 sqm facility at Arendal, close to Gothenburg. Effective 1 December 2021, the new facility will cover the full range of warehousing and distribution... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
After singer Beyoncé mentioned the US seafood chain Red Lobster in the song "Formation" (2016), the retailer's sales increased by 33% in three days. more
Vital cargo to Malawi for SADC summit
In August 2021, Chapman Freeborn South Africa transported vital cargo from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Lilongwe International Airport (LLW) ahead of the 41st SADC summit. The SADC summit is an important event during which the 16 member states of the Southern... more