River transport links Paraguay with Brazil 
Brazil Tec Plata, the Argentine subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, recently welcomed a new service that links the ports in Paraguay to the Port of La Plata, and from there, to the main ports in Brazil. The service, which made its first stopover at the... more
FM Logistic banks on renewables
French logistics service provider FM Logistic has started to use electricity from renewable sources in its own warehouses in central Europe, signing renewable energy contracts with Poland's power group PGE and Czechia's utility Pražská Energetika. In Poland, PGE will supply... more
Analysing a decade's progress in Barcelona
The Port of Barcelona has launched a new economic impact study of commercial and digital activities, aiming to assess the port's commercial dimension and the added value it generates in the economy of its hinterland. The study will collect data from other indicators to... more
Joint efforts to strengthen Mexican maindeck capacity
ACC Aviation, a global aviation consultancy headquartered in the UK, has transacted a B737-400 from Lithuania's Getjet Airlines to Frontera Flight Holdings, USA. The 1991-built aircraft will be reconfigured from 168-seat passenger fit to dedicated freighter for onward lease... more
Switzerland joins ICS2
Switzerland will participate in the European Union's Import Control System 2 (ICS2). Customs data that are mainly generated in online trade will already be transmitted from the country of origin when the goods are shipped. This allows the Federal Customs Administration (FCA) to... more
Fuso eCanter used to deliver furniture
Daimler Trucks’ Japan-based subsidiary Fuso has delivered three all-electric Fuso eCanter light-duty trucks to Ikea in Japan. It is the first home furnishing company to receive this brand. Ikea Japan operates two of the three vehicles and one is owned by logistics partner SG... more
Dimerco’s restructure strategy
Global freight transportation specialist Dimerco has begun to roll out phase two of its organisational restructure. The aim is to develop business intelligence technology and applications to support the air freight, ocean freight and contract logistics business units and promote... more
How Agility weathered 2020
Kuwait-headquartered logistics group Agility has reported its results for 2020. While revenues for the year went up by 2.7% and reached KWD 1.6 billion (USD 5.3 billion), net profit declined by a significant 52.1% to KWD 41.6 million (USD 137.7 million). Ebitda, in turn, lost... more
Grangemouth receives dual-rail hub
The Scottish Port of Grangemouth has completed and opened a multimillion EUR railfreight hub with the arrival DRS’s Aberdeen freight train service. The new facility increases the capacity at Scotland’s largest port and includes a direct rail link to the port’s busy container... more