Further boost for express China rail service to UK 
With China’s Golden Week holiday in full swing, the ongoing issues affecting ocean freight container imports into the UK from the Far East is making forwarder Davies Turner’s overland service more attractive. “Schedule disruption, ongoing delays in vessel discharge, loading... more
New chairman and CEO for Yang Ming
The Taiwanese shipping company Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation has elected Cheng Cheng-Mount to succeed Hsieh Chih-Chien as its chairman and CEO with effect from 1 October 2020. Cheng Cheng-Mount was the chief economist at Citibank Taiwan, the president of the Academy... more
Sri Lankan's Spark Air in the starting block
Exactly one month ago, on 8 September 2020, Spark Air applied to the Sri Lankan government for an air operator's certificate (AOC) and an operator's licence (OL) amid plans to launch flights in February 2021. In an interview with national media, Spark Air's head of safety... more
Indian Register celebrates 10 years in IACS
This year, the Indian Register of Shipping (IR Class) marks ten years of full membership of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS). Having been an associate member since 1991, IR Class became a full member in 2010 and has actively participated and... more
Xpediator swallows Nidd Transport
The Xpediator Group, formerly trading as “Delamode” and now a logistics services provider active across the UK and Europe, has acquired the UK-based international groupage freight forwarder Nidd Transport. GBP 4.6 million were invested in the transaction. Nidd focuses on... more
US rail company expands in Illinois
Short line railroad Elwood Joliet & Southern Railroad (EJSR), a newly formed subsidiary of Watco, has acquired a former Railway & Industrial Services (RIS) property in Crest Hill, Illinois, and leased an adjoining rail line that serves RIS and several other local... more
Female logistics leaders are rated higher
According to a survey of over 1,800 supply chain professionals undertaken by the organisational development company Novosensus based in Singapore, women, while only representing 13% of senior leaders in logistics, score higher on six out of seven leadership competencies than... more
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