"A strong year for forwarders" 
Transport Intelligence (TI), a consultancy located near Bristol (UK), expects 2021 to have been a brilliant year for freight forwarders. According to its analysis, the forwarding market is forecast to have grown by 12% in value compared to 2020. In terms of modes of transport,... more
Port Klang going strong again
Port Klang, Malaysia's major sea port, handled almost 12.7 million teu from January to November 2021. Throughput is forecast to surpass the result of 2020, which amounted to 13.3 million teu. The port authority expects that by the end of December volumes handled will reach... more
Clipper Logistics grows in Europe
Leeds (UK)-based Clipper Logistics has reported its results for the first six months of its financial year which ended on 31 October 2021 (H1/FY 2022). While revenues increased significantly by 33.1% to GBP 406.1 million (EUR 476 million), the group's ebit surged 12.1% to GBP... more
Two more 737-800BCF conversion lines in 2022
Boeing and Taikoo (Shandong) Aircraft Engineering Co. (Staeco) have announced plans to create additional capacity for the 737-800 Boeing converted freighter (BCF) to help meet continued strong market demand. In 2022, Boeing will add two 737-800BCF conversion lines at... more
Hactl wins sustainability award
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – Hong Kong’s largest independent cargo handler – has scooped up the sustainability award, at the pride of ground handling awards. Sustainability is a new award category introduced this year. Judges sought evidence of quality,... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Women can become pregnant even if they are already pregnant. So-called "superfoetation" has been observed less than ten times in humans. In the animal kingdom, it is a widespread phenomenon. more
Reducing traffic jams during roadworks
Maintenance work on motorways usually requires reducing the number of traffic lanes. On main axes, this is only possible at night. However, the time windows for night time work on the Swiss road network are becoming shorter and shorter due to increasing traffic volumes. A... more
Chipolbrok's newbuilds come into play
Liner Chipolbrok will soon put a number of newbuilds into service. The first newcomer is M/V “Tai Xing” on her maiden voyage from Penglai in the Chinese province of Shandong to Puerto Bolivar in Ecuador. The vessel is the first of four newbuild XL mpp vessels in this serial... more
Patrizia's latest coup aims at Maasvlakte
Patrizia, a German investor in global real assets, is acquiring a 233,000 sqm distribution centre from Dutch logistics developer DHG. Valued at EUR 230 million, the facility is located in the container hub Smartlog Maasvlakte in Rotterdam. The acquisition, which - according... more
Augmenting Scandinavia-China train services
Nurminen Logistics and NTEX have signed a letter of intent to jointly increase their current cooperation concerning railway cargo services between China, Asia, Sweden and Norway. The parties will use Nurminen’s Nordic Hub concept in the Finish ports of Helsinki and Kotka... more