Accelerating freight traffic 
After two years of construction and several months of test runs, the new EUR 171 million container terminal Mega Hub Lehrte has now opened its doors. The facility loads containers in record time within just a few minutes. All in all, the terminal assembles up to 13 freight... more
Big changes at Singapore Shipping Association
At the 25th annual general meeting of the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA), the industry voice of Singapore’s maritime community, seven members were elected into the SSA Council for the 2021/2023 term and a refreshed logo introduced. After the AGM, Caroline Yang was... more
Certified pharma logistics in Caspian Sea region
Baku (Azerbaijan)-based Silk Way West Airlines, which has a fleet of twelve B747 freighters, has been awarded good distribution practice (GDP) certification. To further improve its capacity for a reliable handling of time- and temperature-sensitive cargo, the carrier from... more
Rhineland project in progress
Construction work is underway for a 22,300 sqm logistics centre which Garbe Industrial Real Estate is developing in Rheinberg, around 25 km northwest of Duisburg in central Germany. The future tenant, the Rudolph Logistics Group, an internationally active logistics provider... more
First cargo investments at JFK in two decades
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Panynj), which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, has signed a long-term ground lease agreement with Aeroterm for the development of a USD 145 million, 32,500 sqm cargo facility. The first new cargo facility built... more
How maritime trade performed in 2020
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has published a report that aims to quantify the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic measures in maritime transport. Maritime trade in the European Union (EU) fell by 9.3% in 2020, which is equivalent to a loss of 226 million t of the... more
A train full of water for China
Russian Railways Logistics (RZDL) recently transported a large load of Russian bottled water per train from Irkutsk on Lake Baikal (Russia) to Tianjin (China). The train was loaded with 41 40-ft containers of bottled water. It passed the Russian – Mongolian border at Naushki -... more
BLG Logistics picks head for contract division
Bremen (Germany)-based port and logistics company BLG Logistics has appointed Matthias Magnor, expert in management, logistics, services and retail, to join the management board on 1 October 2021. He will head the contract division, succeeding Jens Wollesen, who leaves at his... more
Dedicated warehouse in Santiago de Chile
Bolloré Logistics Chile recently inaugurated its new logistics distribution facility at the "Bodenor Flex Centre" in the Enea industrial park (Pudahuel community) in Santiago de Chile, 5 km from Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport. This new 8,000 sqm... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Twelve years ago today, on 28 June 2009, Stephen Hawking (1942-2018) threw a party for time travellers from the future. Nobody came. more