Centerpoint buys hub in Texas 
Center Point Properties has acquired a 56,000 sgm warehouse and office building at 3507 Pasadena Freeway in Pasadena, Texas, from Link Logistics Real Estate. The company highlights the complex's portfolio of connections with the combination of rail service by Union Pacific,... more
VW following in BMW’s tracks 
Johor is an attractive region for German vehicle makers to do business. Four years ago BMW entered the scene; now Volkswagen has followed suit and set up a distribution centre in Malaysia’s southern-most state. It will serve 21 national markets from there. more
Python train serves North India’s industries
CMA CGM has launched a Python train service in India, running along the western dedicated freight corridor. The two double stack ‘ship-to-rail’ dedicated trains will join at New Kishangarh junction for their onward journey to New Ateli junction and will again split up for the... more
Antwerp and Zeebrugge embrace
It is a unification from A to Z. The cities of Antwerp and Bruges have reached an agreement to merge their respective ports. The unification process is expected to take one year. The ports will operate under the double name of Port of Antwerp-Bruges in future. Antwerp has... more
LNG technology secures new order
Armstrong Logistics in UK has taken delivery of five new Volvo FH LNG (liquified natural gas) trucks as part of the business’s strategy to reduce its carbon emissions and improve the long-term sustainability of its operation. The 6x2 tractor units join five conventional... more
Aramex makes the day
Dubai-based CEP provider Aramex has reported its financial results for 2020. The revenues for the year amounted to AED 5.51 billion (USD 1.49 billion) a surge of 9% compared to 2019. The booming e-commerce activities left their mark over the year. Aramex’s international... more
Apprenticeships are vital
At the end of this year's national apprenticeship week, the British International Freight Association (Bifa) calls upon freight forwarding and logistics companies to recruit apprentices, underlining their difficulties to find suitable options for professional training with the... more
More fresh flowers from South America
During the 2021 Valentine’s Day season, which, together with Mother’s Day, represents the peak of the fresh flower export trade, Latam Cargo Group carried 7% more flowers than in 2020, totalling more than 13,200 t. The good figures are due to the group’s uninterrupted... more
Containers in Cork unaffected
The southern Irish Port of Cork has reported its results for 2020. Total traffic passing through the port was down by 2% to 9.2 million t, due to "the challenges posed by Covid-19 and the cancellation of cruise calls to Cork in particular", as the port said in a media... more
More than 1,700 new jobs
BNSF Railway’s customers invested USD 1.1 billion in 2020. BNSF expects these investments to create more than 1,700 new jobs in local communities. This marks the 10th consecutive year that BNSF customers have invested more than USD 1 billion in a calendar year for new or... more