ABP picks new Humber director 
Associated British Ports (ABP) has appointed Andrew Dawes to the position of regional director, Humber, to succeed Simon Bird when he leaves ABP at the end of October. Dawes will be part of the executive team and report directly to Henrik L. Pedersen, ABP’s CEO. Dawes began... plus
Growing GSSA services in Africa
GSSA solutions provider ECS Group has appointed Zouber Hachemaoui as the new commercial director of its subsidiary, Efis Maroc. This strategic move, effective 5 August, is part of ECS Group's ongoing efforts to strengthen its presence in Morocco and enhance its sales expertise... plus
Maersk's Middle Eastern maximum
Maersk recently inaugurated its largest logistics park in the Middle East at its site at Jeddah Islamic Port. The hub provides multimodal connections to sea, land and air. In a ceremony attended by representatives from the General Ports Authority of Saudi Arabia as well as... plus
Second TIR hub opens in western China
The new TIR facility is based in in Urumqi, western China, a key transit city along the Belt and Road route. It is managed by the Xinjiang international land port and will further open up ‘door-to-door’ corridors for international road haulage and trade, in both directions.... plus
Qantas Freight: new aircraft and more capacity
From today, 26 August 2024, the Australian airline Qantas will launch new freighter services from Australia to Hong Kong, as well as to New Zealand, using its A321P2F and A332P2F aircraft. Two return services will run from Sydney to Hong Kong per week, complemented by a... plus
Equal opportunities for railfreight
In a two-pager memorandum, the Belgian railfreight carrier Lineas has outlined the key strategies and actions that are required to improve the competitiveness of the railfreight sector and promote the shift from road to rail. In addition to infrastructure investments and the... plus
More than a ripple
Ripple Operations, a maritime software company formed by the merger of New Orleans-based Marine CFO and Vancouver-based Marine Learning Systems (MLS), has acquired Adonis HR, a Norwegian family-owned provider of crew management and payroll software solutions for the maritime... plus
AD Ports Group advances smart port digitalisation
AD Ports Group's new white paper, "Digitalisation for Enhanced Efficiency: Leveraging Data for Smart Ports," explores how emerging technologies like IoT, AI, and blockchain are transforming traditional port operations into smart ports. The text provides an analysis... plus
Duties on Chinese BEVs
The European Commission is set to impose countervailing duties on battery electric vehicles (BEVs) from China. This draft decision is based on comments received on a previous proposal published in July. As of now, the definitive findings disclose an adjustment of the proposed... plus
Qatar Airways Cargo partners with Cargoflash
Qatar Airways Cargo has selected Octoloop by Cargo Flash as its digital cargo booking platform via its wallet services from India, starting with Delhi and Mumbai. With an emphasis on seamless digital cargo bookings, Octoloop offers an array of features tailored to meet the... plus