E – as in St Elmo’s fire 
Number of ship accidents declining – causes have multiplied. Shipping losses are decreasing, even in ‘hot spots’ such as the South China Sea, Indochina and Indonesian waters. However, the changing nature of cargo poses new risks. Ever more e-vehicles transported represents a... more
Liebherr: new ship-to-shore crane for Australia 
Liebherr Container Cranes recently unveiled a video highlighting the advanced automation capabilities of its new cabinless ship-to-shore container crane. In addition to receiving automated ship-to-shore (STS) and rubber-tired gantry (RTG) cranes on orders, the Irish company... more
Up to 30,000 t of fruit by train to China
China-Laos Railway transported a total of 23,000 t of imported fruit, worth about CNY 560 million (USD 800,000) from December 2022 until June 2023. On the morning of 1 June 2023, a special train for cold-chain fruit loaded with 740 t of Thai durian and mangosteen arrived at... more
From Asia to multiple destinations worldwide
Kerry Logistics Network (KLN), based in Hong-Kong, China, has launched a global less-than-container load (LCL) service with weekly direct connections from key Asian gateways to multiple country destinations, catering to more than 2,800 corridors worldwide. For the new service,... more
First four unmanned trucks to run in Russia
As part of a road train with a semi-trailer, the self-driving trucks will run hub-to-hub between Moscow and St. Peterburg without stops in other cities. The length of the route will be 650 km. The trucks will operate 24/7 stopping only for loading and unloading, refuelling and... more
Roll Group to expand fleet with Korean vessels
The Korean company KMC Line and the heavy transportation company Roll Group have signed a memorandum of understanding involving a commercial cooperation with the management of two of KMC’s wide deck carriers by Roll Group, which will start from Q4/2025. From then on, Dutch... more
Intermodal service launched between Gansu and Kunsan
The new service connects the northwest China’s Ganzu Province with South Korea via rail and sea. The first freight train left Wuwei (Gansu Province) on Thursday, 15. June 2023, carrying 15 40-foot containers loaded with 300 t of magnesium chloride. The train is now on route... more
Maersk: one country, one price
The new e-commerce fulfilment solution will provide single window access to the entire logistics ecosystem for brands selling their goods online, including e-commerce platform integration, warehousing, country-wide distribution and returns at a flat rate of INR 80 (EUR 0.895)... more
More logistic solutions for wood transports
Timber holding Segezha Group has signed an agreement with the Fesco transport group on the joint development of logistics services for both the domestic market and exports. The agreement covers transportation from Russia’s Northwest, Central, Volga and Siberian regions to... more
ACFS Port Logistics opens warehouse in Perth
The 15,000 sqm facility will be located in Hazelmere, Western Australia, and will service 3rd party logistics (3PL), freight of all kinds (FAK) and e-commerce. It will be a multi-site warehouse with 4 x recessed docks, racking capacity to store 20,484 pallets at 1.4 m, live... more