Calgary’s new transload hub to open next year 
Canadian National Railways (CN), Trealmont Transport and Kaptan US have reached an agreement to develop a multimodal transload facility within CN's Calgary Logistics Park. The new logistics facility is planned to go live in Q3/2024 and will transload containers originating... more
AAL celebrating 25 years in China
AAL Shipping (AAL), a major player in the multipurpose project heavy lift shipping sector, is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the establishment of ‘AAL China’ this year. As China continues to see economic growth through its re-emergence from pandemic lock-down and its... more
VRR chooses Japanese distribution partner
VRR, a Rotterdam-headquartered designer and manufacturer of standard and custom ULDs, has extended its distribution channel through an agreement with Tamagawa Aero Systems, a Japanese provider of ground support equipment (GSE) and maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services... more
Developing Vietnam's container port capacity
Netherlands-based APM Terminals has formed a strategic partnership with the Vietnamese company Hateco Group for a project to develop two new deep-water berths at Lach Huyen port in Haiphong City and thus boost the trade of goods between the north of Vietnam and European and... more
Boosting deployment of Volta Trucks
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is engaging with Volta Trucks for EUR 40 million venture debt financing. The funding would support the roll out of the company’s Truck as a Service infrastructure over 2023-2026. The aim of the funding support is to contribute to the... more
Ceva: high tech robots for Belgian hub
Ceva Logistics and Geek+ are teaming up to use autonomous mobile robots (AMR) to speed up and streamline the shipment of favourite footwear and apparel to their customers. The programme of modernisation at Ceva’s Grobbendonk warehouse, located in Belgium’s Antwerp province,... more
Port of Brisbane’s Zero Emissions Ride Day
The Port of Brisbane (Australia) and the Queensland Transport & Logistics Council have launched the first Zero Emissions (ZE) Ride Day to show the transitioning to zero emissions trucks for port and logistics operators. The “Future Freight Energy Hub” initiative allowed... more
ACCC: interim authorisation for Qantas and Emirates
ACCC has granted interim authorisation to enable Qantas Airways, Emirates and their related entities to continue coordinating their passenger and cargo transport operations while ACCC assesses their substantive application for authorisation. Qantas and Emirates have an... more
Dnata chooses Phil McGrane for Brazil
Global air and travel services provider Dnata has promoted Phil McGrane to CEO, Dnata Brazil with immediate effect. In his new role, McGrain will lead Dnata’s overall strategy and business in this country. McGrain has been with Dnata for over ten years. Since last July,... more
More connections to Trieste
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is now offering optimised transport solutions for maritime goods traffic between Austria and Italy. The group has been running regular rail services between Trieste and Austrian terminals in both directions for years. It has now converted a... more