A large-scale global marriage 
Scan Global Logistics (SGL) and Trans Group are closing ranks and combining their operations under one brand, Scan Global Logistics. The decision concerning the merger of the American Trans Group and the SGL Group, which were sold jointly to the US private equity firm AEA... more
Tanger Med's TC3 exploits full capacity
Tanger Alliance at the TC3 terminal in Tanger Med in Morocco has enhanced its equipment. The terminal has just received the final two of eight Liebherr ship to shore container cranes. They entered service in April 2021 and bring the operational capacity of the new terminal -... more
President of Fedex Trade Networks
Patrick Moebel is the new president of Fedex Trade Networks, an air and ocean freight forwarder, customs brokerage provider, e-commerce specialist and trade services facilitator under Fedex Logistics. He is responsible for “the performance and strategic director of the company,... more
The first of three new destinations from today
Two months after its first air freight services were launched, CMA CGM Air Cargo, the air freight division of CMA CGM Group, is now introducing regular connections between Liège and Dubai (DWC) from today, 19 May 2021. With its services to Dubai, a hub ideally located at the... more
Singaporean acquisition Down Under
ESR has completed the acquisition of 10% of the total issued units in ESR Australia Logistics Partnership (EALP) by RBC Investor Services Trust Singapore for AUD 60.5 million (SGD 62.4 million / USD 46.6 million). This acquisition in Australia marks ESR’s first overseas... more
Smartlynx to provide widebody cargo capacity
Smartlynx Airlines Malta, an EU-based specialist in full-service ACMI aircraft leasing solutions, has extended its Airbus fleet. Currently operating an A320 and A321, the carrier has now added the A330 type as well. Five A330 will be modified to Zero LOPA by removing... more
Two senior appointments at Forth Ports
Forth Ports, the UK’s third largest port group, has appointed Michelle Primrose as new group HR manager and Matt McCreath as the group’s new financial controller. Both joined the group in April, at “an important time for the business, which continues to invest significantly... more
New East Africa service is on
The new East Africa Service 3 (EAS3) is now in operation. The sailings cover routes between China, South-East Asia, Kenya and Tanzania. The port rotation is the following: Shanghai ▪ Ningbo ▪ Nansha ▪ Singapore ▪ Port Kelang ▪ Mombasa ▪ Dar Es Salaam ▪ Port Kelang ▪ Singapore ▪... more
Number of China trains doubled
Railfreight traffic between Asia and Europe continues to grow. Around 878,000 teu were transported on the New Silk Road's various rail corridors in 2020. The International Union of Railways (UIC) assumes that this figure could double by 2025. Metrans is also benefiting from... more
Roofing ceremony in Roermond
It's an investment from Singapore in Europe. Frasers Park in the Roerstreek-Noord industrial park in Roermond, the Netherlands, held its roofing ceremony recently. Frasers Property Industrial, which acquired the 50,000 sqm site of in November 2020, is a business unit of... more