Empties take their toll 
A new container yard for empties has opened in the Port of Shanghai. It is intended to help the Shanghai International Port Group (SIGP) tackle the flow of empty containers. Located in the Yangshan Special Comprehensive Bonded Zone, the yard is expected to handle a... plus
Amur tigress treated as a princess
Last month, Aeroflot transported a tigress from the Russian Far East for treatment in Moscow Zoo’s centre for rare animal reproduction. The transfer took place on a scheduled flight from Vladivostok to Moscow.The Amur Tiger Centre addressed the airline with a request to... plus
Rail First changes ownership
DIF and Amber are jointly acquiring the Australian railfreight leasing company Rail First on a 50-50 basis. The companies have signed a takeover agreement to this effect. The transaction is subject to approval by Australia’s foreign investment review board and is expected to... plus
Exigences de qualité de part et d’autre 
En septembre 2022 le changement dans la direction de Nippon Express Suisse sera bouclé. Une nouvelle génération prend le relais: après huit années à la direction opérationnelle, Beat Högger devient président du conseil d’administration de Nippon Express Suisse et remet le témoin... plus
EV Cargo picks Dorothy Zhang
EV Cargo, a global freight forwarding, supply chain and technology company, has appointed Dorothy Zhang as managing director, global forwarding, Central & Northern China. Zhang, an experienced senior executive with 26 years of international logistics knowledge, joins EV... plus
Fifth warehouse in India
Maersk India has just opened a new warehouse in Bhiwandi on the outskirts of Mumbai. With a surface of 23,000 sqm, the new facility will be the company’s fifth warehouse inaugurated this year in India after Sikandrabad in Uttar Pradesh, Kolkata in West Bengal, and Pune and... plus
Le fondateur se retire
Fortes turbulences pour un groupe aérien russe après les sanctions. La société russe Volga-Dnepr Group se heurte à des problèmes considérables en raison des sanctions appliquées depuis l’agression russe contre l’Ukraine. Elle se sépare maintenant de son patron et de la moitié... plus
Quicker turnarounds in Subic Bay
Subic Bay International Terminals (Sbitc) is deploying four additional rubber tired gantries (RTG) to enhance its landside operations to support growth prospects in North and Central Luzon in the Philippines. The terminal has an annual capacity of 600,000 teu. Scheduled for... plus
More agricultural transports to China
The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) have decided to strengthen their cooperation in the international rail and multimodal transport sector. The member states Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia signed an agreement to this effect at the Eastern Forum in Vladivostok... plus
New Orca generation on the attack
Heavy lift and project cargo carriers the German SAL Heavy Lift and Dutch Jumbo Shipping have inked agreements for four newbuilds and two optional new generation heavy lift vessels. The vessels will be built at the Wuhu Shipyard in China. SAL Hea vy Lift and its partner Jumbo... plus