K Line's woodchip carrier to set sail in 2022 
Nippon Paper Industries has entered into an agreement with Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) on a consecutive voyage contract for a new 3.6 million CFT woodchip carrier to be delivered in 2022. The vessel will be in dedicated service to carry woodchips for paper materials and also... plus
Tarros holds network meeting
Building the Network 2nd edition, the 2019 Tarros Group Agency meeting was held at Tarros HQ in La Spezia (Italy). Over 50 managers from Portugal, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Malta, Lebanon, Turkey and Italy took part in the two-day event, which was focused on the integrated... plus
Eight HEVs help transporting exceptional loads
Italian haulage firm Mantoan Trasporti specialises in difficult transport assignments involving heavy loads such as industrial machinery and railway equipment. The most recent major contract – which will keep Mantoan engaged for the next few years – involves transporting the... plus
Leschaco's branches in Belgium and Brazil gain AEO status
The global logistics service provider Leschaco has been granted the status of authorised economic operator (AEO) for two more companies in the group. AEO is an internationally recognised certificate and confirms that Leschaco Belgium and Leschaco Brazil are reliable business... plus
“Curiosity of the Day” 
The Aborigines sang songs that helped them navigate in the landscape. They created songlines across the Australian continent. plus
«Propre risque, en régie propre»
Quelques mois seulement se sont écoulés depuis la reprise de P&O Ferrymasters par DP World. La transformation de la filiale logistique de P&O Ferries et société britannique en opérateur logistique ayant des ambitions au-delà de l’Europe s’est par conséquent accélérée. À... plus
Global container throughput remains stable
The container throughput index released by the RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) crept up by the small amount of 0.7 points to 139.5 in September this year. At the same time, the figures for the three... plus
New Eurasian overland shuttle launched
The Russian Transport Group Fesco is launching Silkway Amber – a regular container train going from Zhengzhou (China, Henan province) to Hamburg (Germany) through Kaliningrad (Russia) and back. The route goes through the border crossings of Erlian/Zamyn-Uud/Naushki... plus
Hactl provides ramp handling for Southern Air
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – Hong Kong’s major independent cargo handler – has been awarded the contract to provide ramp handling for Kentucky (USA)-based freighter operator Southern Air. The wholly-owned subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings operates... plus
MOL raises income in first half of financial year 2019
In the first half of its financial year 2019 (August till September), the Japanese carrier MOL’s revenues went down to USD 5.32 billion, a drop of 45.5% compared to the preceding Q2/FY 2018. The operating profit in H1/FY 2019 also shrunk to 111.6 million USD, whereas in H1/FY... plus