First Dutch snaps up all shares of S5 
A rapid concentration is taking place in the “Port Services” industry. After taking over the agency activities of the Royal Burger Group and Jardine, First Dutch has now acquired the S5 Agency World (S5)'s shares of Marmedsa Noatum Maritime and Kanoo Shipping, becoming the sole... plus
A Fesco dry port in Zabaikalsk?
Russian provider of terminal services Fesco is planning to build a dry port at Zabaikalsk, a crossing checkpoint on the Russian-Chinese border. The project includes building up capacities enabling a throughput of 450,000 teu per annum. Besides the container terminal, the... plus
Transport industry calls for action
Thirteen European transport associations are concerned about the current limitations imposed on road freight transport across Tyrol in Austria. In a letter sent to EU commission president Ursula von der Leyen, they call to stop Austria’s illegal anti-transit measures.... plus
Euro Ops in North Sudan
Euro Ops, Westminster Group's French subsidiary, has strengthened its presence in North Sudan with a new contract award. The company has been active in the region for over sixteen years providing airline logistics and planning, particularly for humanitarian missions in... plus
Ingolf Sætrevik joins Dualog
Maritime software provider Dualog has called on shipowners and managers to embrace the integrated ship as part of their business processes. A major challenge has been the standardisation and the ability and being able to efficiently share data. To this end, the company has... plus
Partnerships strengthen single-wagon transport
More and more railfreight operators are joining the network Zukunft Einzelwagenverkehr, with the aim to promote single-wagon transport in Germany. Since it was founded in May this year, 29 companies have joined the alliance and are already handling their first joint... plus
Traffic reshuffle around British isles
Ro-ro traffic between the Republic of Ireland (ROI) and UK has declined significantly post Brexit and is now running at its lowest level since early 2015, according to latest nine-month statistics. ROI-GB volumes were down 20% during Q2 and Q3 of 2021 compared to 2019 figures... plus
Air Century implements Champ’s TGS
Air Century is implementing Champ Cargosystems’ Traxon Global Security (TGS) solution to meet the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Acas security requirements. TGS is a regulatory compliance service and platform that operates like its cousin Traxon Global Customs (TGC),... plus
Train takes 24 days from Hebei to Paris
With its European partner Forwardis, which is part of French SNCF Group, Russian provider Trans Container has arranged the first dispatch of a train from China to France via Svisloch – Siemianowka crossing at the Belarus – Poland border. Fifty containers loaded with consumer... plus
Integrator launches Roissy hub
Fedex Express recently launched its new facility at Roissy-Charles- de-Gaulle airport (CDG) in France. Since 2020, the Americans have invested EUR 220 million in CDG to create their largest hub outside their home territory. In the southern part of the site, Fedex has opened... plus