New equipment for North Carolina Ports 
It is a first for the North Carolina Ports (NCP) on the East Coast of the USA. A new crane will be installed at the Port of Morehead City, a breakbulk and bulk facility. The new Liebherr portals lewing crane type LPS 420 is a multi-purpose machine equipped with a curve... plus
Kaun banega crorepati?* 
Après une hausse passagère en 2018, les aéroports des métropoles indiennes Delhi (1,018 M. de t) et Mumbai (965 000 t) ont de nouveau subi un recul en 2019. Est-ce déjà la fin du boom du fret aérien en Inde? Cette question sera certainement discutée lors de l’Air Cargo India fin... plus
China resumes export train operations
China has resumed its export train operation after the breakout of the coronavirus crisis. Last Friday (14.2.2020), a freight train loaded with 49 containers left Dongguan, Guangdong province, north of Hong-Kong. The train is expected to arrive in the Kaluga region in Russia in... plus
Galliker receives first series-manufactured e-truck
Volvo Trucks recently launched the series production of electric trucks. The Swedish truck manufacturer has now handed over the first truck of this production line to the Swiss transport company Galliker. “For us, taking delivery of our first Volvo FL-Electric is an important... plus
Complementing the big alliances
The new partner is from South Korea. After HMM officially joined The Alliance, the shipping company carrier SM Line has agreed with 2M Alliance to co-operate on the Asia-America route starting 1 April this year. The 2M Alliance is run by the global carriers Maersk Line and... plus
Coronavirus accentuates Hong Kong cargo decline
During the first month of 2020, cargo throughput at Hong Kong airport dropped to 359,000 t, 10.4% downswing compared to the same month last year. The world's biggest air cargo hub said that this was due to closure of factories and businesses during the Chinese New Year holidays.... plus
Sven-Eric Brooks joins KVH
Global maritime connectivity provider KVH has announced that Sven-Eric Brooks has joined the company as senior director of business development for KVH Watch, the company’s new maritime IoT solution. “This is an exciting time to join KVH as we apply our connectivity... plus
Lödige Industries outfits automotive plant in Mexico
Lödige Industries continues its collaboration with the BMW Group by providing automated storage and buffer systems for BMW’s new automobile manufacturing plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The project is designed to be a turnkey solution including all relevant systems like... plus
Big shift by PIL in March
Pacific International Lines’ (PIL) is shifting its regional focus. The shipping company, which was founded in 1967, will withdraw its services from the Transpacific market. As a result of this service re-alignment, PIL’s last Transpacific sailing will be in March 2020. The... plus
Polish intermodal operator orders 200 freight cars
Laude Smart Intermodal in Poland has ordered 200 flat cars on 25 t axle load bogies from the Russian manufacturer UWC. The vehicles are used for the transportation of heavy-duty containers along the 1,520-mm track gauge corridor between Russia and Poland. The ordered batch... plus