Floating terminal in Australia completed 
In Australia, a division of Singapore-headquartered transhipment and logistics group Rocktree has completed the engineering and design for a new floating terminal for the Bauxite Hills Mine, which is operated by Australia’s Metro Mining Limited. Australia, Guinea and Brazil are... plus
Intermodal terminal in Iowa creates new hub in Midwest USA
Valor Victoria, Iowa Northern Railway (IANR), Watco and Union Pacific (UP) will launch an internationally focused intermodal service through the newly-developed Butler intermodal terminal in Shell Rock, Iowa (USA) in December 2019. The service provides an alternative to... plus
Element International opens two new offices
Turkey-based Element International Forwarding & Logistics has successfully achieved its targets for 2019 with new offices in Gaziantep and at the new airport in Istanbul. Melih Can Sayar at Element International says: "Our new office in Gaziantep will strengthen our... plus
Singapore cargo community seeks "fresh" certificate
Changi Airport Group, together with the civil aviation authority of Singapore, Enterprise Singapore and Workforce Singapore, will be supporting the air cargo community – with Dnata and Singapore Airlines as pioneer members – to gain certification of the Iata centre of excellence... plus
Cargosoft launches freight handling platform
Cargosoft has introduced the information and booking platform “eForwarding”. The Bremen (Germany)-based provider of logistics software thus brings its own solution to the market, which includes all modes of transport and offers the opportunity to process both part and full load... plus
DFDS goes up despite Brexit downturn
In Q3/2019, the Danish ferry operator DFDS revenue increased 2% to DKK 4.5 billion (EUR 600 million), while ebitda was on the level of 2018. For the first nine months of 2019, revenues rose 7% to DKK 12.6 billion (EUR 1.69 billion) and ebitda before special items improved 4% to... plus
First dual mode locomotives for Germany
Railsystems RP has ordered two Vectron dual mode locomotives from Siemens, marking the first order for the new locomotive that can be operated either as a diesel or electric unit. The locomotives will be delivered at the end of 2020. The Vectron dual mode is specifically... plus
Formula-E cars flying from Europe to Riyadh
Saudia Cargo has for the second year in a row transported the World Championship Formula-E cars, which took place last week-end at the historical Diriyah, carrying 67 cars in four shipments totalling 375 t. Formula-E cars departed from Milan, Italy, and Doncaster, UK, to... plus
Wings for Aid wins Tiaca sustainability award
The first winner of the sustainability award, which is sponsored by Champ Cargosystems, was announced during the gala evening of the Tiaca executive summit 2019 in Budapest (Hungary). The winner, Wings for Aid, received funding of USD 15,000 and the two runners-up won USD 3,500... plus
Huge facility at Doncaster Sheffield Airport
Doncaster Council (UK) has approved the construction of a 325,000 sqm advanced manufacturing and logistics development located at Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA). The scheme will create around 4,300 jobs and provide high-quality manufacturing and logistics floor space... plus