ARA picks David Blight 
ARA Asset Management (ARA) has appointed David Blight as chief investment officer of its private funds division, ARA Private Funds (APF). The appointment follows ARA’s recent acquisition by ESR (ESR Group) in a landmark transaction creating Asia Pacific’s largest real asset... plus
Karachi: new gateway for Uzbekistan
It is a first for the Pakistan International Container Terminal (Pict), an affiliate of the International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) operating in the Port of Karachi. It has just handled the first export shipment from Uzbekistan. The cargo was transported by land to the... plus
From Prague? No, Bratislava.
The Hamburg -based freight forwarder A. Hartrodt has established its own company in Slovakia, which will be led by Dusan Kapral. The country manager will report to Sebastian Endt, regional managing director for the Eastern Europe region based in Prague. Kapral, who... plus
Direct Vietnam - Moscow service introduced
Trans Container has launched regular service to ship consumer goods from Vietnam to Russia via the Zabaikalsk border-crossing point. The overland journey covering more than 10,000 km from Hanoi to the Moscow region takes about 35 days. This is Trans Container's first direct... plus
Cargo Ai partners with Air Cargo Inc.
Cargo Ai is entering a new strategic partnership with Air Cargo, the oldest and largest network of air freight cartage agents providing first and last mile services to the air cargo industry in North America since 1941. The partnership will provide freight forwarders and their... plus
"Excellence Award" for DSV
Logistics and transport provider DSV has won Lufthansa Cargo's "Excellence Award" for 2021. It is a first for DSV. "With this award we recognise the strong growth in the past year and the special partnership that distinguished our cooperation with DSV. The... plus
“Curiosity of the Day” 
It would take 76 eight-hour working days to read every online privacy policy you agree to in an average year. plus
Belgians buy French IMX
The Belgian post and parcel operator Bpostgroup has taken over a majority stake in IMX France, a Paris-based international delivery provider. The Belgians are due to acquire 100% of the shares by 2024. IMX offers a range of cross-border delivery and return solutions for... plus
Railfreight industry lacks real-time visibility
Knorr-Bremse is to make a strategic minority investment in Nexxiot. In a major deal, Knorr-Bremse and its North American subsidiaries will integrate Nexxiot’s IoT hardware and software into its future rail products and the systems it produces. Global railfreight activity has... plus
Hapag-Lloyd now really African
The deal is officially closed: Hapag-Lloyd is taking over the container liner business of German carrier Deutsche Afrika-Linien (DAL). The carriers had agreed on the framework agreement in March 2022, and the transaction has now been approved by all responsible antitrust... plus