Breaking with tradition 
The outbreak of Covid-19 has caused some disruption on the roads and in warehouses too. A Canadian forwarder banks on fully electric delivery vehicles; a US chain of fast food restaurants doesn’t need drivers for deliveries; and Geodis practices social distancing in its... more
LNG: tool of change for shipping emissions? 
A study, commissioned by industry coalitions SEA-LNG and SGMF, has put forward that greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions of up to 23% can now be achieved by using LNG as a marine fuel, depending on the marine technology employed. It is the second lifecycle GHG emission study... more
More rail links to Japan and China
Nurminen's train service has been transporting cargo from Helsinki in Finland and Narvik in Norway to various destinations in China and back. Due to the currently booming demand for such services, the company is now expanding its rail routes to Japan. The last train from... more
The future of logistics real estate
In a report, the research department of real estate developer Prologis Research has evaluated possible scenarios for the future development and demand for logistics real estate. Prologis Research expects a long-term increase in the structural growth rate of logistics real... more
45 t of food from Paris to Africa
Royal Air Marco Cargo and Air Charter Service (ACS), a major provider of urgent humanitarian logistics services, teamed up to operate a charter flight last month, shipping nearly 45 t of food from Paris to Africa. The flight, commissioned by a renowned non-governmental... more
First LNG unit docks at BEST Terminal
The Hutchison Ports BEST terminal in Barcelona has welcomed the first LNG-powered vessel. This is the first container ship using this alternative energy source to arrive at the Port of Barcelona. CMA CGM “Scandola” is deployed in the MEX 1 service, which links Asia with the... more
Port of Newcastle joins Shipping Australia
Shipping Australia, an association with 29 members and 40 associate members representing the country’s ocean shipping industries, recently welcomed the port of Newcastle as its newest member. The Newcastle hub, the largest port on the Australian east coast, has been... more
Direct steel deliveries on demand
Swiss railfreight operator SBB Cargo is working with logistics partner Ultra-Brag to implement a climate-friendly transport solution for scrap metal for steel recovery for the Beltrame company Stahl Gerlafingen. Instead of being transported by road as before, up to 100,000 t... more
Flypop finally finds aircraft lessor
Having been in discussions with a number of leasing companies over the past few months, Flypop has finally signed a multiple aircraft A330-300 lease deal with Ireland-based Avolon. (Nino) Navdip Singh Judge, CEO & principal of the new British budget airline: "With... more
Work in Port of Bilbao continues
Green light has been given for the expansion of the AZ1 dock in the port of Bilbao. The Port Authority has called a tender for enlarging the AZ1 dock, valued at EUR 28.8 million, and to be carried out in 18 months. The work will provide 231 m of new berthing and add 49,760... more