Cooperation in Brazil 
Mercedes-Benz and Bosch have joined forces to build a state-of-the-art vehicle test centre in Brazil. The new centre will focus on testing projects to develop vehicle safety and suspension control as well as on evaluating systems to improve energy efficiency and (semi-)automated... more
World's first LNG-fuelled large coal carrier comes on stream
Kyushu Electric Power has concluded long-term transport agreements to deploy the world's first LNG-fuelled large coal carriers with Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL). The vessels are expected to become the world's first LNG-fuelled large coal... more
Takeover of CMQ short line railroad completed
North American transcontinental railway Canadian Pacific (CP) has concluded the transaction related to the acquisition of the Central Maine & Quebec Railway (CMQ). The acquisition of CMQ in the USA is still subject to approval by the surface transportation board. The... more
Kenya improves the handling of bulk cargo by rail
In Kenya, the Nairobi-Naivasha Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) cargo service and an inland container depot (ICD) are now operational. The 120 km Nairobi-Naivasha railway is an extension of the Chinese-built modern railway that connects Kenya's coastal port city Mombasa to the... more
Vagn Sørensen named new chairman for Scandlines
Scandlines, the German-Danish ferry operator in the Baltic, has appointed Vagn Sørensen as chairman of the supervisory board. Sørensen has more than 30 years of executive experience in international business, in the aviation industry in particular. He joined Scandinavian... more
U-Freight ready to become RACSF
With the start of the phased implementation of 100% air cargo security screening, the U-Freight Group says that it is well placed to assist shippers since it has become one of the first freight forwarders to have one of its logistics hubs in Hong Kong certified by the Hong Kong... more
DHL sells Swiss supply chain business
The Swiss service and logistics provider Fastlog with headquarters in Thun has acquired the supply chain business of DHL Logistics (Switzerland). All 200 employees, all customer contracts and DHL’s four locations in Derendingen, Pratteln, Rümlang and Satigny will be taken over.... more
Biman Bangladesh opens new UK routes
Biman Bangladesh Airlines celebrated the inaugural B787-9 flight from Manchester (UK) to Dhaka and Sylhet in Bangladesh last week-end, at an event attended by civic leaders and representatives from the Bangladeshi community across the north of the UK. In the coming months,... more
Quay walls for HES Hartel tank terminal in place
The quay walls, the jetty and associated works for the HES Hartel tank terminal on Maasvlakte that is currently under construction in the port of Rotterdam have been completed. Despite the discovery of various archeologically interesting shipwrecks, the work could be completed... more
Transaction strengthens market share in Canada
TIP Trailer Services has completed the acquisition of Trailer Wizards, a major supplier of trailer rental and leasing services in Canada. TIP will now integrate Trailer Wizards with its existing Canadian business, Train Trailer Rentals. This puts TIP in a strong position for... more