Flightless birds take to the skies 
In another move in a longstanding partnership with New Zealand's department of conservation (DOC), which has seen Air New Zealand transport over 4,000 threatened species and conservation dogs that work to protect them around Aotearoa, the carrier recently helped fly 15 takahē... more
Locomotives for Mongolian rail line
Progress Rail has entered into an agreement with Bodi International, an engineering, procurement and construction contractor, for the purchase of 16 locomotives. The loco type EMD SD70ACeLW will support operations on the Tavantolgoi-Gashuunsukhait railway project. The nearly... more
Department heads for USA and Russia
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced changes within its executive team: Katsumi Nagata, currently chief country representative of United States of America, will be promoted to chief executive representative of North America, Central America and Caribbean; and Kenji Yokoi,... more
An insurer’s view of Suez
Captain Rahul Khanna, the global head of marine risk consulting with Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), has assessed the salvage of the stranded 'Ever Given' and the consequences for shipping. In addition to the rise in traffic volumes – vessels’ container... more
New regional HQ down under
Agility's Australasia regional headquarters has moved to a new 32,000 sqm facility in Melbourne airport's business park. Qanstruct, a Melbourne-based design firm, led the construction of the facility, which took 13 months. The property covers 30,000 sqm devoted to warehousing... more
Meeting growing demand in Cincinnati
Aeroterm, owner and developer of on-airport cargo facilities, has completed a new class A, 4,680 sqm airside cargo facility at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG). The building, which can be expanded to 11,150 sqm, can accommodate cargo, ground support... more
Mibelle is now GW’s belle
Personal care and beauty, home care and nutrition are the preferred fields of business for the shipper Mibelle Group, which employs around 1,200 people and achieved a turnover of CHF 640 million in 2020. Gebrüder Weiss (GW) took over e-fulfilment for the group in Germany,... more
15.3 million consignments in corona year
German general cargo cooperation IDS Logistik has weathered the corona year well. Compared to the previous year, it increased its turnover by 4.3% to EUR 2.43 billion and transported 15.3 million consignments, 4.1% up from 2019. Consignment volumes in domestic business grew by... more
Europa Warehouse is celebrating
Europa Warehouse, a division of logistics provider Europa Worldwide Group and a specialist in 3pl logistics, is celebrating the success of its management trainee programme launched in 2019, which is designed to give graduates the opportunity to fast track a career in logistics.... more
Get to France - via Barcelona
Synergy, logistics services provider of port and terminal operator Hutchison, has consolidated its intermodal service between Hutchison Ports BEST Terminal and southwestern France. This service was introduced in February 2020 in cooperation with the Port of Bayonne.... more