Dubaï courtise les pays émergents 
Par le biais dudit World Logistics Passport, l’émirat créé des incitations afin d’accroître le taux d’utilisation des infrastructures logistiques et de faire passer des flux de marchandises via Dubaï. Les efforts déployés sont focalisés sur des pays et entreprises d’Asie,... plus
USA: high-tech equipment speeds railway's tie cleanup 
Union Pacific (UP) is using new high-tech work equipment to remove ties more quickly. The US class I railroad annually replaces between 3 million and 4 million railroad ties along its more than more than 51,500 route kilometres. The new equipment has two giant excavators... plus
Peel Ports to sell shares?
A sale of shares of the Peel Ports Group seems to be imminent. According to the British press, the current shareholders, the property mogul John Whittaker and DWS as Deutsche Bank's investment branch, have agreed to sell 25% of the total shares to Australian Super. The... plus
Ciblex joins Eurodis
Eurodis has integrated Ciblex as a member for France to strengthen its international transport network for parcels and pallets in 36 European countries. In Belgium, the national Ciblex organisation already became a Eurodis member in 2015. In France, Ciblex holds the third... plus
SAL launches expanded facility at Dammam airport
Saudi Arabian Logistics (SAL), a recently created subsidiary of Saudi Arabian Airlines, has inaugurated its new 37,800 sqm air cargo facility at the Dammam airport (DMM) in the presence of Abdullah Al-Zamil, chairman of the board of directors, Dammam Airports Company, and... plus
Stream Marine Training strengthens its team
Stream Marine Training (SMT) has started off the New Year with hiring three new members of staff. Martyn Thomas joins as chief of staff, Alex Ponomarev as sales director for the technical training division and Darren Payne as COO. Thomas joins SMT from the position of global... plus
More innovation incentives required
At the "Forum Schienengüterverkehr" in Germany, the Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft, Einkauf und Logistik (association for supply chain management, procurement and logistics, BME) and the Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen (association of German transport... plus
Etihad Cargo digitally reaches out for Europe
Etihad Cargo has inked a new partnership for Digital Air Cargo with the air cargo rates and eBooking platform "WebCargo by Freightos". This partnership extends Etihad Cargo's digital reach to more than 1,700 logistics providers and forwarder customers globally, with... plus
Young Forwarders Network expands to Northern Ireland
The British International Freight Association (Bifa) has added another regional group to the Young Forwarder Network that it launched less than one year ago. The Northern Ireland regional group was launched at a well-attended meeting, which took place at the Belfast harbour... plus
Euroaméricas enhances its transatlantic services
Euroaméricas, a joint venture between the Dutch shipping company Onego Shipping and Bergé, has reinforced its maritime cargo service between Bilbao (Spain) and the United States with another vessel. The enhancement will be carried out by the Onego Mississippi, a general... plus