Trade prices with China keep falling
Against a backdrop of highly volatile prices and capacities in deep sea container shipping between China and the Western countries, the Hamburg-based container market place Container X Change has published data on the trends for the period after China's Golden Week and the... more
Meridiam wins concession to build airport
Meridiam has signed a 30-year concession with the state of Burkina Faso for the design, construction, financing, operation and maintenance of the country's new international airport located 35 km northeast of the capital Ouagadougou in the Donsin region. The engineering... more
Aapa elects four new members
Mario Cordero, chairman of the board of the American Association of Port Authorities (Aapa), has announced the election of new members to the association's board of directors: Julianna Marler was appointed CEO of the Port of Vancouver USA in January 2017 after serving as... more
Antwerp back to 2019 levels
The Belgian Port of Antwerp posted a throughput of 179.1 million t from January to September 2021. In comparison to the same period last year, the figures went up by 4.8% - and reached the pre-pandemic levels of 2019. Container flows continue to grow, surging by 2.3% in... more
Geodis expands footprint in Sweden
It is a first for Geodis: in order to bring its contract logistics services to the Swedish market, Geodis is opening a 16,000 sqm facility at Arendal, close to Gothenburg. Effective 1 December 2021, the new facility will cover the full range of warehousing and distribution... more
"Curiosity of the Day"
After singer Beyoncé mentioned the US seafood chain Red Lobster in the song "Formation" (2016), the retailer's sales increased by 33% in three days. more
Vital cargo to Malawi for SADC summit
In August 2021, Chapman Freeborn South Africa transported vital cargo from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Lilongwe International Airport (LLW) ahead of the 41st SADC summit. The SADC summit is an important event during which the 16 member states of the Southern... more
Roman Stiftner to be president of ESC
At the ESC board meeting of 19 October 2021, Roman Stiftner was confirmed as the new president of the European Shippers’ Council. He takes over the helm at ESC from Denis Choumert, who has chaired the organisation for the last ten years. Stiftner is a managing director of... more
Countering the supply chain crisis
US class I railway CSX plans to invest in thirteen overflow container yards in its major terminals to create additional storage and capacity and thus respond to supply chain disruptions caused by log jams in ports and warehousing. In Q3/2021, CSX Q3 raised its net earnings... more
Stef buys Langdon
Stef has extended its geographic coverage in Europe to UK. The French logistics player and the Nagel-Group have signed an agreement regarding the acquisition of Langdon Group. Specialising in temperature-controlled transport nationwide, Langdon Group is also involved in the... more