Enhancements at Felixstowe 
The British Port of Felixstowe has completed its upgrade in order to make Hutchison Ports fit to accommodate larger ro-ro vessels. The redesign of facilities at the port includes the lengthening of No.3 ro-ro berth and the replacement of the previous hydraulic ramp at No.4 ro-ro... plus
Crossbay chooses Ben Ryan
European urban logistics platform Crossbay has appointed Ben Ryan as its new head of asset management. Joining from Delin Property, where he was also head of asset management, and having held senior asset management roles at both Praxis Real Estate and Topland Group before that,... plus
Woodland joins iPort
A new fulfilment and distribution facility has come on stream in Doncaster, Yorkshire, UK. Woodland Group, a British logistics company with offices across the USA, Ireland, Asia and Europe, has opened the warehouse due to new business won in the packaging industry. The group... plus
Autostrada sans liquide 
Les transporteurs italiens opérant au-delà des frontières nationales ont la possibilité de tester un produit DKV pour payer sans argent liquide leur redevance sur les routes à péage. En Europe, le prestataire de service DKV compte 4,2 M. de cartes et d’appareils embarqués. plus
First direct cargo link between Baku and Tokyo
Two months after celebrating the third anniversary of its operations to Osaka, Silk Way West Airlines is starting another service to Japan, with twice-weekly flights between Baku and Tokyo NRT, taking off today, 11 February 2021. Based on an agreement signed between Silk Way... plus
Regular car-trains from Chongqing to Moscow
Russian transport company Fesco has sent the first container loaded with cars from Chongqing (China) to the Bely Rast Terminal and Logistics Centre near Moscow (Russia) via Mongolia. The route goes through the Chinese-Mongolian-Russian border checkpoints of... plus
DB Cargo UK in port of Southampton
Associated British Ports (ABP) has invested GBP 300,000 (EUR 342,000) in a new rail service at the port of Southampton. This is the first automotive service to operate in the Western Docks, as ABP expands its rail offer at the port to include both the Eastern and Western... plus
Alternative units for open seas
Given the limited space in a tight sea freight market from China to Europe, Geodis has launched a number of services with alternative units. The first, a 1,000 teu capacity vessel, is scheduled to arrive in Hamburg on 28 February. This ship is carrying a total of 435 feu for... plus
Swissport elects president and CEO
Swissport International AG has appointed Warwick Brady as president and CEO. He will succeed Christoph Mueller, who joined Swissport January 2021 as ad-interim CEO and who will become chairman of the board of directors when Brady becomes president, CEO and also a member of the... plus
DSV benefits from 2020
If a company is pushing a share buyback programme, its war chest is full. That is the case of the Danish DSV, which has reported its annual results for 2020. Revenues for the full year amounted to almost DKK 116 billion (EUR 15.46 billion), a significant rise of 18.3%... plus