Transfesa's entire fleet to run silently by 2024 
Transfesa Logistics is going to install low-noise brake blocks on wagons running in the Iberian Peninsula. The company has a total fleet of 2,662 wagons, of which the international units have already been fitted with low-noise brake blocks. With this project, to be carried out... more
Another Amazon executive joins Xpdel
Xpdel, a fast-growing US based hi-tech fulfilment and logistics service provider, has hired Sai Kotha as senior vice president of operations. Kotha brings extensive industry experience, including seven years at Amazon as the director overseeing the largest US region and... more
Batteries for Valencia?
After a visit at the Port of Valencia, Alfons Westgeest, general manager of Eurobat, a European lobby of multinational electric battery companies, said that the Spanish port is not only "the fourth port in Europe in container traffic", but that "it has the... more
New brand for enhanced end-to-end solutions
PSA Cargo Solutions, a business unit of Port of Singapore Authority (PSA), will combine with BDP to form the new brand PSA BDP. This decision follows PSA’s acquisition of BDP in April 2022. Backed by the strength of PSA’s global network of more than 60 deep sea, rail, and... more
Expanding in Portugal
XPO has expanded its presence in Portugal with the opening of a new transport and distribution centre in the city of Pombal, which is located between Lisbon and Porto. The inauguration of this hub represents another strategic step forward for XPO in Portugal. The new... more
Services between the Far East and USA
Shortly after its inaugural flight between Billund and Hangzhou (HGH), China, Maersk Air Cargo is connecting North America and Asia Pacific with new regular services. Maersk will commence with two weekly flights between Greenville-Spartanburg (GSP) and Shenyang (SHE), China,... more
XPO France picks Olivier Mirio
XPO, a major provider of transport and logistics solutions in Europe, has appointed Olivier Mirio as sales and marketing director in France. He will report to Bruno Kloeckner, XPO’s managing director in France. Olivier Mirio joined Norbert Dentressangle (now XPO) in 1996... more
Moving more than 9,000 containers on one ship
"ONE Trust", a vessel in the fleet of The Ocean Network Express, recently docked at Southampton after sailing from Pusan in South Korea. The DP World team in the British port exchanged some 9,315 containers, including 5,824 discharges, 3,473 loads and 18 re-stows,... more
Ethiopian Airlines: 50 years in China
Ethiopian Airlines is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its services to China. The airline made its first flight to Shanghai on 21 February 1973 and operated there for a while before it shifted its flights to Beijing on 07 November 1973, which is one of its very popular... more
Partnership to boost growth in Germany
Europa Road in UK is strengthening its German services by partnering with operator Noerpel. The cooperation enables Europa to provide an additional route, boosting its services with a new daily round trip connection to the South of Germany. It will add further capacity for the... more