New terminal for trans-Eurasian railfreight 
The “East-West” centre in Chernyakhovsk in the Russian Kaliningrad region is now open. The new rail terminal can manage 450,000 standard containers (teu) a year and will transfer the containers from wide-gauge (1,520 mm) tracks onto narrower European gauge (1,435 mm) tracks.... plus
Delays eating up capacity
On the basis of its global liner performance (GLP) and trade capacity outlook (TCO) databases, the Copenhagen-headquartered maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence has measured the impact that congestion and vessel delays have had on the global deployed liner capacity. At the... plus
When the chemistry in Chennai is right
Rhenus' Indian affiliate has opened a new chemical multi-user warehouse in Chennai, close to the Bay of Bengal. The facility will serve as the company's central distribution hub for chemical customers in southern India. The PCB (pollution control board)-approved warehouse... plus
Un autre lieu au bon moment 
Entretien avec Atilla Lise, Head of Cargo and Innovative Solutions de HititLe World Cargo Symposium de l’Iata, reporté à court terme en mars 2020, va se dérouler en octobre. Non pas à Istanbul comme prévu mais à Dublin, ce qui chagrine bien évidemment Hitit, le prestataire turc... plus
India's online boom drives logistics business
In India, a big international player has chosen the Logos Logistics Estate in Luhari, approx. 60 km north of the capital Delhi, for a new business venture. Geodis is about to launch a multi-user facility to serve the retail sector. Developed by Logos, one of Asia Pacific's... plus
Australian carrier orders diesel electric locos
Pacific National Railways has contracted Cimic Group’s UGL to design, manufacture and supply new fuel-efficient diesel electric locomotives. With this order, the freight locomotive manufacturer expects to generate revenue of USD 297 million over seven years. UGL is... plus
1,000th Atran flight at RIX
Atran Airlines, the Russian air express carrier within Volga-Dnepr Group, marked the end of last month with the arrival of its 1,000th flight to Riga airport (RIX), Latvia. The milestone flight after two years of service brought over 20 t of e-commerce shipments from China... plus
Un oligopole bien connu
Dès les années 1990, les principaux sites de production de conteneurs ont été transférés de la Corée du Sud vers la Chine. La vente du spécialiste en reefer MCI, que Maersk a cédé à CIMC, devrait être pour les Chinois la cerise sur le gâteau.Même l’appétit des Danois a des... plus
20 minutes to refuel a hydrogen truck
The very first refuelling of a hydrogen in Italy: a fuel cell truck produced by South Korean manufacturer Hyundai has been refuelled in Bolzano, the site of the country’s only hydrogen filling station currently in operation. Gruber Logistics was one of the companies present at... plus
Physical advantage for digital partnership
Maskargo, the cargo business unit of the Malaysia Aviation Group, is now the first carrier in the APAC region to offer its global capacity on the Cargo Ai digital air cargo solution platform. Maskargo Mark Jason Thomas: "We are a dynamic airline with a particularly... plus