Another cloud keeps logistics busy 
Prologis has signed a ten year lease with Kleine Wolke Textilgesellschaft for a new logistics property in Bremen. Kleine Wolke, a Bremen-based textile company, is thus now leasing two units at Prologis Park Bremen DC3, comprising a total of almost 17,000 sqm. The customer... more
Harren Bulkers' growing fleet
The bulk carrier’s fleet continues to grow: German shipping company Harren Bulkers just acquired the Handysize bulker “Pabari” (37,000 tdw, built 2012, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, South Korea). With an overall length of almost 187 m (beam 28.60 m, depth moulded 15.60 m), “Pabari”... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
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Man trucks expand fuel fleet
René Wuthrich has put seven latest-generation Man TGS 18.430 tractor units into service. This brings the number of Man vehicles in the company’s fleet to over 50. The Swiss haulier from Neuchâtel is one of the very big players in the fuel logistics market. Several million... more
Smartlynx registers first freighter in Malta
Smartlynx, a family member of the Riga (Latvia)-headquartered Avia Solutions Group, has introduced the first freighter aircraft registered in Malta which is also the first of its type to be added to the Smartlynx line-up of A320 and A321. Leased by launch customer Vallair, the... more
Northeast Italy joins intermodal network
Two new links to expand Hupac's network: Firstly, the company has re-launched its Italian shuttle service between Porderone and Novara providing multiple gateway connections to Benelux / Germany / Scandinavia / France and Italy. The service started with three roundtrips a week.... more
A cool move from South Africa to Namibia
In South Africa, Deep Catch Namibia Holdings (Deep Catch) is changing hands. An affiliate of Imperial Logistics, Imperial Capital, is investing approx. ZAR 633 million (USD 45 million) in the acquisition of the cool chain company. Headquartered in Namibia with subsidiaries... more
Two round trips between Tokyo and Alibaba's cave
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is operating two freighter round trips between the airport of Hangzhou (HGH), home of Alibaba, and Tokyo (NRT). The B767F service (50 t capacity) is provided in response to increased demand for transportation services with the growth of cross-border... more
End of Yantian turmoil in sight?
The Chinese Port of Yantian, which handles 13 million teu per year, regularly keeps causing turmoil due to a pandemic outbreak that started several weeks ago. According to the American maritime consultancy Project 44, rising numbers of re-routings and dwell times take their... more
20,000 trucks less on Brenner axis
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is now running a new nonstop night train between the terminal in Sommacampagna-Sona near Verona (Italy) and the trailer port in Regensburg (Germany) operated by Bayernhafen. To begin with, the intermodal connection will offer three round trips per... more