From Thailand to Felixstowe 
Port of Felixstowe, located on the UK’s Southeast coast and part of Hutchinson Ports’ network, has signed an agreement for an additional 100 battery-powered autonomous Q-Trucks with Shanghai Westwell Technology. Clemence Cheng, CEO of the Port of Felixstowe and executive... more
A concession agreement for a cargo hub at Noida
Air India Sats Airport Services (Aisats) and Yamuna International Airport Private Limited (Yiapl), a special purpose vehicle formed by Noida Airport concessionaire Flughafen Zurich, have concluded a concession agreement to build a multi-modal cargo hub (MMCH) at Noida... more
ONE takes over first 24,000 teu vessel
As Ocean Network Express (ONE) aims to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 with its "Green Vision" strategy, the shipping company received its first ever 24,000-teu class Megamax vessel "One Innovation" at the Japan Marine United Corporation’s Kure... more
Columbia Group opens office in Istanbul
The Columbia Group has underlined its commitment to the burgeoning Turkish maritime cluster by opening an office in Istanbul. CSM Turkey will be headed up by Ozgur Gunes (right) and overseen by Xanthos Kyriakou and Johann Meyer from the Italian and German offices respectively.... more
War in Ukraine: a hard blow to intermodal traffic
The European combined transport declined slightly by 0.3% in 2022, according to UIRR. The domestic performance reached a historic high with 3.26 million teu, which represents an increase of 5.6% y-o-y. Extra-EU – mostly intercontinental - traffic decreased by 48%. In terms... more
Europa Air & Sea expanding into continental Europe
The UK-based transport and logistics company is opening its first Dutch base, located in Rotterdam. This move follows the operator’s plans for a new team in Delhi, India. The continued investment demonstrates how Europa is setting the pace in the market, the company said.... more
Blocked funds threaten market connectivity
The airline industry’s blocked funds have increased by 47% to USD 2.27 billion in April 2023 from USD 1.55 billion in April 2022. Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Transport Association (Iata): "Airlines cannot continue to offer services in markets... more
A hub for cross-border trade in Malaysia/Thailand
Construction of the new inland port BKH-ICD in Kedah in Malaysia near the border to Thailand is proceeding according to plan. Once in operation, the hub is designed to boost trade between the two countries, PKT Logistics said. The BKH-ICD Inland Port will be equipped with... more
Speeding up rail services between China and Russia
The Russian transport companies Fesco and RZD Logistics are planning to introduce a joint Rail Jet service and recently signed an agreement to this effect. Rail Jet will offer regular and quick freight transport services between Manchuria in China and Moscow in Russia in future,... more
Bimco elects Nikolaus H. Schües as president
At its general meeting in Hong Kong on Thursday, 25 May 2023, Bimco, the world’s largest shipping association, elected Nikolaus H. Schües, CEO and owner of Reederei F. Laeisz as its new president. Schües takes over as the 46th president of Bimco and the first German national to... more