More reinforcements in the Suez Canal 
Towage provider Svitzer, an affiliate of Maersk, is further extending its current contract with the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) to include two additional tugs to service the Canal. After operations were launched with two tugs in Port Said in late 2019, two more tugs followed... more
Two new trucks for meat transports
The Bigler family’s butcher’s shop in Büren an der Aare (Switzerland) has acquired two Man tractor units. The TGX 18.470s join the company's own fleet of around 30 trucks. The vehicles will be deployed primarily to transport the raw goods to the processing plants in Büren a.... more
High in Hörsching 
Linz Hörsching regional airport has secured a strong role for itself in the logistics region stretching between Vienna, Munich and Prague. This resulted in it handling a record number of widebody freighters last year, including the world’s largest aeroplane – thrice. more
Certification for new tank car model
Freight car manufacturer United Wagon Company (UWC) in Russia has been granted a certificate from the federal railway certification register for its new model of tank car for transporting chemicals. The first batch of freight cars, destined for transportation and logistics... more
GMCG Global welcomes Nandlal Aher
GMCG Global, a maritime consulting group, has named Nandlal Aher managing director for India and East Africa to strengthen its presence in the region. As part of his new role, Aher will also be responsible for the company’s offshore division as its new global head. He brings... more
Airbus: aircraft lifecycle centre in China
Airbus has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the city of Chengdu and Tarmac Aerosave for the development of the first sustainable aircraft “lifecycle” service centre in China. This facility will offer sustainable solutions to manage the entire lifecycle of... more
Raising funds for development in Vietnam
After entering the Vietnam market in 2020 through a strategic joint venture with SLP Singapore and Ho Chi Minh City, real estate developer GLP has now set up the GLP Vietnam Development Partners I (GLP VDP I) with an investment capacity of USD 1.1 billion. The fund has... more
Emirates Skycargo: Safest Global Airline Partner
Sky Cell, a global manufacturer of specialised containers for the transportation of sensate pharmaceuticals, has named Emirates Skycargo the ‘Safest Global Airline Partner’ for 2021 for its pharma cool chain capabilities. The title was awarded to Emirates on the basis of Sky... more
Freight shows good performance after Brexit
Le Shuttle Freight transported nearly 4 million trucks through the Channel Tunnel in 2021, 6% less than in the year before. The number railfreight trains operated in 2021 dropped by 5% to 1,654. These figures show that freight performed very well in a year marked by the... more
New piracy hot spots on the horizon
In 2021, pirate attacks and armed robberies fell to their lowest level since 1994, according to the annual report on piracy of the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) published on 13 January 2022. IMB attributes this decrease "to the measures adopted by the... more