First maritime LNG terminal in Chennai in service 
Alternative fuels are finding favour in India: GAC recently handled the first tanker that berthed at the newly constructed liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Kamarajar Port, Ennore, in Chennai (India). The Marshall Islands-flagged LNG carrier "Golar Snow" was... more
Innofreight goes east
Innofreight now transports wood chips from Belorussia to Romania. The new service runs on wide gauge rails with three train sets including 372 XXL containers. Thanks to the close cooperation between the railways, a train travelling from the Belarusian loading station to the... more
Bureau Veritas picks Protheroe for North America
Tim Protheroe has been appointed regional chief executive, marine & offshore, North America by Bureau Veritas, a provider of laboratory testing, inspection, and certification services. Protheroe will provide leadership in the USA and Canada, both key markets for Bureau... more
Heppner partnering Gebrüder Weiss again
Heppner wants to step up its air and sea freight business activities. To fulfil this goal the French service provider has established a strategic partnership with the air & sea division of Gebrüder Weiss (GW). The two companies have already been collaborating in the land... more
China Southern Airlines prefers freighter version
China Southern Airlines has entered into a supplemental Boeing aircraft acquisition agreement with the US manufacturer to amend the terms of the Boeing aircraft acquisition agreement. The carrier wants to change its 20 October 2017 agreement to buy two B777-300ERs into an order... more
European shipowners fix five-year-priorities
The European Community Shipowners’ Associations (Ecsa) recently made public its strategic priorities for the EU shipping policy, which will guide the association’s activities vis-à-vis international and European regulators for the next five years. The goals were fixed at an... more
Logistics companies demand government action
The German freight forwarders' associations LBS and LBT have again voiced their strong protest against the “anti-transit package” adopted by the government of the Austrian state of Tyrol. This new set of regulations will increase the number of trucks to be processed in... more
First carbon neutral facility in Australia
Toll’s custom-built Nike warehouse in Altona North, a Melbourne suburb, has become the first-ever facility in Australia to achieve whole-of-building carbon neutral certification under the national carbon offset standard (NCOS). The site’s energy efficiency programme... more
David Guidez joins Vogelsang
David Guidez has joined Hugo and Harald Vogelsang on the management board of Vogelsang, a family-owned mechanical engineering company. Guidez has particular responsibility for production, quality management, order processing and services. The company has experienced strong... more
MSC gets firmer grip on logistics
MSC, the world's second largest liner shipping company, is turning its eyes towards freight forwarding and logistics. The Geneva (Switzerland)-based carrier is acquiring a stake in the enterprise Atlantic Forwarding. Switzerland’s cartel authority registered MSC’s purchase... more