New shuttle links Ural with the Far East regions 
Fesco is expanding its domestic network for regular container services. The new Ural Amur shuttle connects Ekaterinburg in the east of the Ural and Khabarovsk, Sverdlovsk Oblast near the Russian-Chinese border. Trains will depart once a week. Transit time is seven days. The... plus
Enhancing BMT in Algeria
Bejaia Mediterranean Terminal (BMT SPA), operated by Portek International in a joint venture with the Algerian port authority, Enterprise Portuaire de Bejaia, is expanding its equipment. Since its first foray into port operations in 1999, Portek breached the one million teu... plus
Medway opens logistics platform
Medway recently inaugurated its terminal in Sines, Portugal. The hub has a total area of 33,000 sqm and capacity for about 2,000 teu. The logistics platform provides handling equipment, container parking, cargo consolidation and deconsolidation and moorings, among other... plus
Optimised network with a new facility in Hesse
Pharmaceuticals and other sensitive and high-value goods can be sorted and transported through Germany more quickly, ecologically and economically in future. This is why trans-o-flex is celebrating the laying of the foundation stone for its new logistics centre in Driedorf,... plus
From Unesco to the ministry of transport
Unesco's assistant director-general for communication and information Moez Chakchouk has been officially nominated for the position as minister of transport and logistics by the prime minister-designate of the Republic of Tunisia. Ms Audrey Azoulay, Unesco's... plus
TTI Algeciras to change hands
HMM has agreed to sell its 50% stake minus one share in Total Terminal International Algeciras (TTI Algeciras) to CMA CGM. The container terminal in the south of Spain is owned by HMM and HT Algeciras, which is a special purpose company wholly controlled by HMM. HMM directly... plus
Biggest blueberry season threatened by Covid-19
According to the South African berry producers association a crop of 17,000 t is expected this year, mostly set for export. Faced with airfreight rates much higher than before Covid-19 and a lack of international flights from Cape Town, Western Cape, where about 60% of the... plus
Damco's BR programme supports Lebanon team
Damco’s Beirut-based team, working with the forwarder’s business resilience (BR) programme, had operations in Lebanon back up and running within 24 hours of this month’s devastating explosion at the port of Beirut. Staff at the freight forwarder’s headquarters in The Hague... plus
Another TIR corridor launched in Asia
Following several successful pilot operations in Central Asia and the Persian Gulf, a new TIR corridor has been activated from Iran to Uzbekistan, using the route via Afghanistan for the first time. Two sealed TIR containers carrying tyres and tea left Iran, passed through... plus
Lynn Houston Moore promoted to CEO of HJI
Louisville-based HJI Supply Chain Solutions (HJI) has announced that Lynn Houston Moore has been promoted to the position of CEO. This announcement reflects the culmination of a six-year succession planning strategy to place the second generation of the family at the... plus