Second PCTC runs on LNG and battery 
UECC's second LNG battery hybrid pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) has hit the water. It is also the second out of three LNG battery hybrid sistership newbuilds at the Jiangnan Shipyard in China. Hull number H2664 was launched at the Shanghai yard on 16 August. Time is up:... more
Good results for ESR
APAC focused logistics real estate platform ESR Cayman Limited (ESR) has released its results for the six months from January till June 2021. Revenues in H1/2021 amounted to USD 177.7 million, up 24.7% from the same period a year earlier (USD 142.4 million). Ebitda... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Female Greenland sharks do not reach sexual maturity until they are 150 years old. more
Campbell replaces Labonne at Hermes
Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT), which develops and provides cargo management systems, has appointed Marcus Campbell as its new chief technology officer (CTO), during a roll out of its new Hermes 5 system upgrade for a number of customers worldwide. He replaces Alex Labonne,... more
Uniform consistency all over the globe
The cargo and ground handling employees of Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) are getting a new outfit. The new uniform applies to all employees in its North America and Europe, the Middle East, Africa & Asia (EMEAA) operations. The roll-out of some 125,000 pieces of... more
Omani takes next step on the seas
MOL and Asyad Shipping have welcomed the appointment of the first Omani captain to serve on board an LNG carrier jointly owned by the two shipping companies. The Japanese line MOL has played a role in supporting the development of Oman’s shipping industry since 2003, when... more
Hella Polska deepens contract with Hellmann
Hella Polska, a specialist for lighting systems and vehicle electronics, is extending its contract with Hellmann for another four years. From now on, the cooperation will also include cross-border logistics services. Hellmann has been Hella Polska’s logistics partner since... more
Elbers for Lineas
Belgian railways operator Lineas has appointed Martijn Elbers as head of sales intermodal. Elbers, who was voted Rail Cargo Information Netherlands' railway man of the year in 2019, joins from Shuttlewise, the company he co-founded in 2008. As managing director of... more
Qingdao train to reach Milan in 23 days
In cooperation with Rail Cargo Austria (RCA), the Russian transport company Trans Container, has arranged its first dispatch of a transit train from China to Austria and Italy. The train consisting of 50 containers loaded with consumer goods recently departed from Qingdao,... more
Manaus wants more
Super Terminais Comercio e Industria (Super Terminais), a private cargo terminal at the Port of Manaus, Brazil, has ordered three Konecranes Gottwald cranes to serve large container vessels. A river port located at the confluence of the Amazon River and the Rio Negro in the... more