JV for storage in Indonesia 
A letter of intent (LOI) to set up a joint venture company has been inked by Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk (Chandra Asri), a major Indonesian petrochemical company, and the tank storage company Royal Vopak (Vopak). The collaboration aims at the construction of a new jetty... more
DSV extends Panalpina warehouse
Danish transport and logistics services provider DSV has added around 1,800 sqm to its storage capacities in Dresden, Germany. With the modern new warehouse, the former Panalpina location closes a gap in the region. Managing director Frank Sobotka, managing director finances... more
Handling United Cargo in Pittsburgh
Effective today, 8 October 2020, Prosegur will begin managing cargo handling for United Cargo at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT). Prosegur is a multinational provider of integrated security solutions. It has gained over 35 years of aviation service experience... more
Rail transport in Russia becomes cheaper
Russian Railways (RZD) has introduced decreasing coefficients for tariffs on a number of items. The move is designed to attract additional volumes of freight to rail. The discounts regard the transportation of ferrous metals, scrap metal, pipes, chemical products and containers,... more
Passing of former NY/NJ top forwarder and broker
Stewart B. Hauser, former chairman of D. Hauser Inc., died on 28 September 2020 at the age of 78. With five decades of industry experience, he had devoted his entire education and career to the facilitation of international trade and transportation as a customs house broker,... more
Vaccine readiness 
Once a serum to help keep the outbreak of Covid-19 at bay has been developed, then its distribution will present the next major challenge. The need for the strict temperature control in the concomitant services could well put the brakes on rapid distribution. more
Austrian block train remains on track
More than twelve years ago, the ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) and Gebrüder Weiss launched what has become a successful operation: the Orange Combi Cargo (OCC). The block train has since been operating on a daily basis in Austria between Bludenz and Vienna. Both contracting... more
First of two freighters from Fiji to Singapore
During this month, Fiji Airways will operate two freighter services between Fiji and Singapore. This freighter service will operate today, 7 October 2020, and 21 October, while the return leg will operate tomorrow and 22 October. While Fiji’s national airline does not have... more
Port indices climbing worldwide, says Drewry
British maritime analyst Drewry has drawn some conclusions out of the latest development of its global container port throughput index. In July 2020, the index crossed the level of 130 points for the first time this year, but did not reach the same mark as in 2019. Despite... more