Naval piracy on the rise in Asia 
In its annual report the ReCaap information sharing centre (ISC) has confirmed a rise of piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia in 2024. Incidents rose by 6% compared to the previous year. Eleven of the 107 incidents in 2024 remained attempts. In 2023 only one attempt... more
Shifting steel transports to the railways in Switzerland
SBB Cargo now transports steel and metal in combined transport for Debrunner Acifer in Switzerland. Around 1,000 truck kilometres have been saved by the modal shift since November, according to a post on LinkedIn by the Swiss freight railway. The steel and metal is... more
Not yet automatic
From January to June 2024 CBP stopped 155 shipments carrying 354 ‘Glock switches’, which are used to modify weapons to make them fully automatic. In the months of July, August and September officers seized 241 shipments containing 948 switches. Most of these seizures were... more
From Gefco to Geopost
Bastien Wilshaw became a member of the Geopost executive committee on 3 January, as executive vice-president in charge of strategy and out-of-home activities. He reports to Yves Delmas, chief executive officer. Wilshaw joined Geopost as strategy director in 2021. Since... more
Bi-weekly service to Port Gentil
Marguisa Shipping Lines has strengthened its ‘Marguisa Feeder Service’ (MFS) to São Tomé and Príncipe by integrating the vessel ‘Msm Don’ into the route, boosting operational capacities and service reliability. Additionally, Port Gentil (Gabon) has been added as another port of... more
A second base in Houston
Deugro has added a second hub in Houston TX (USA), complementing an existing facility in Baytown. Dubbed Colt, after its location in the Cedar Port Industrial Park, the site is just adjacent to the Houston Ship Channel and the city’s major port terminals. It was built on... more
New network partner for SAE in Greece
The general cargo network System Alliance Europe (SAE) has grown to three partners in Greece, thanks to the addition of Athens-based Logika. The logistician from Hellas handles and manages more than 70,000 road haulage shipments every year, with a fleet of 100 vehicles. In... more
Higher freight volumes in Brazil and Spain
In 2024 the airports in the Aena Group (46 airports and two heliports in Spain, London Luton airport and 17 airports in Brazil) handled more than 1,42 million t of freight, 18% more than in the year before. The airports in Aena’s network in Spain handled 1.28 million t of... more
Stricter safety measures for charcoal shipments
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has introduced stricter regulations to transport charcoal on merchant ships, effective voluntarily from January 2025 and mandatorily from January 2026. The German Shipowners’ Association (VDR) supports immediate adoption, citing... more
From FAI to ANC and Aias
The Alaska department of transport and public facilities has appointed Angie Spear as the new director of the Alaska International Airport System (Aias). Spear brings over 18 years of aviation experience with her, having served as the manager of Fairbanks International Airport... more