Liege airport: a great start to 2024 
The first two months of 2024 confirm the robustness of Liege airport's business model, with an increase in the number of flights (+15%) and tonnage (+13%) compared to the same period of 2023. Freight traffic rose by 13%, in a highly competitive market where some ten airports are... plus
Sennder strengthens leadership team
Susanne Schroeter-Crossan will scale the digital forwarder's finance, ESG and corporate governance departments. She has many years of experience in the financial sector, financial planning and in the management of listed companies. Schroeter-Crossan is a member of the... plus
Greek buyers lead capesize surge
Dry bulk shipping values are on the rise, with capesize earnings reaching the highest seasonal levels since 2010, Veson reports. The sector has seen substantial value increases in all ages and size categories, particularly in the capesize and supramax segments. For instance,... plus
A storage facility near the Ural Mountains
The multimodal operator RZD Logistics (RZDL) is opening a temporary storage facility on the site of the "Dry Port Tchaikovsky" container terminal in Perm near the Ural Mountains. RDZL and the container owner Kvadrat signed an agreement to this effect at the... plus
Big Singapore interest in Stockholm
Singapore-based aviation services group Sats has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, WFS Sweden, is planning to acquire Terminal & Transporttjänst i Sigtuna and APH Logistics for SEK 94 million (approximately EUR 8.4 million). The transaction is subject to regulatory... plus
Taking the cold chain to Toledo
Logista Parcel recently opened a 5,700 sqm site at a local industrial estate in Toledo, Ohio as the next step in the company’s expansion of its temperature-controlled transport network in the USA. The hub comprises chambers/refrigerated areas totalling 2,522 sqm and office... plus
Également à Liège 
Coopération entre Saudia Cargo, Cainiao et WFS. Livré dans les délais: le 1er mars, les trois partenaires ont présenté leur modèle d’affaires pour l’e-commerce destiné à la supply chain du fret aérien sur l’aéroport de Liège. La coopération a été signée fin novembre à Djedda... plus
Intermodal terminal in Hamilton in operation
Toronto Tank Lines (TTL), part of TFI International, has opened a new rail transload facility in Hamilton in Ontario, Canada. Spanning over a 28,300 sqm site, the rail hub can accommodate up to 70 railcar spots, most of them 100% truck accessible. Situated on the premises of... plus
Record order for automatic stacking cranes
ABB and the Austrian crane builder Kuenz have secured the largest single order of automatic stacking cranes (ASC) in European terminal history for the expansion of APM Terminals Maasvlakte II (APMT MVII) in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The contract includes 62 ASCs and one... plus