Freight line resumed in South Africa 
South African carrier Transnet has re-opened the ‘freight line’ from the Pretoria complex to Pyramid Station (Pretoria North to Hercules), following years of closure. This significant milestone will improve efficiencies and reliable delivery of services in the mining and... more
Prologis builds on brownfield
In autumn 2019, Prologis purchased a 60,000 sqm in Datteln (North Rhine Westphalia, Germany), where it plans to set a logistics facility. Due to the good cooperation with the city of Datteln, the logistics estate developer was able to start building the speculative 27,000 sqm... more
Q3/2020 in the doldrums, Sea Intelligence expects
In its latest issue 106 of its Global Liner Performance (GLP) report, the Copenhagen (Denmark)-based maritime intelligence provider Sea-Intelligence refers to the recent revision of the IMF's outlook for the global economy, revising a -3.0% projected recession for 2020 downwards... more
Trucking CDM platform welcomes Malaysia Airlines
From today, 1 July 2020, Malaysia Airlines joins the Trucking CDM platform, developed by Cargohub, for its Amsterdam operation. The aim is to provide transparency and predictability in the transport chain for air cargo industry stakeholders. Increasing the service level for... more
RAlpin: Perrin follows Rutishauser
Having reached retirement age, Erwin Rutishauser, chairman of the board of directors at RAlpin, stepped down at the annual general meeting of shareholders held on 19 June 2020. His successor is Nicolas Perrin, formerly CEO of SBB Cargo. Last year, the Swiss operator of the... more
D'Agostino confirmed at Port of Trieste's head
In Italy, the regional administrative court Lazio in Rome has granted the two claims advanced by Zeno D’Agostino and the Port Network Authority of the Eastern Adriatic Sea in Trieste against his dismissal as president of the Port Authority. This will allow D’Agostino to... more
AEO for APM in Barcelona
APM Terminals Barcelona has taken a further step to ease up handling processes. The terminal has obtained the authorised economic operator (OEA) certificate for customs procedures, a declaration issued by the Spanish tax agency which guarantees the security of the goods... more
Carbon-free railfreight in Germany and Austria
Together with its logistics partner Deutsche Bahn, Mercedes-Benz Cars has now reached a new milestone in its inbound logistics: its rail transport of vehicle components will now be CO₂-free. This applies to the Mercedes-Benz plants in Germany as well as the plant in Kecskemét,... more
Chinese air purification units flown to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian XLP member Glaube Logistics completed a recent air charter from Chengdu to Riyadh. The cargo consisted of 3,600 pieces of air purification units, weighing a total of 110 t, and the plane used was a B747-8F. The initial challenge for Glaube Logistics was to... more