Port of Casablanca shows resilience 
Morocco's port of Casablanca has reported its throughput figures for April 2020, the first month under Covid-19 anti-pandemic conditions. Total traffic recorded at the end of the month was at almost 10.5 million t, a surge of 6% compared to the same period in 2019. Imports... more
Bahamas Maritime Authority chooses new deputy director
The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) has appointed Captain Ghulam Hussain as deputy director (maritime affairs) with responsibility for Bahamas representation at IMO and intergovernmental meetings. Hussain joins the BMA having recently held a similar position at the Nautical... more
Fostering e-bills of lading globally
The Digital Container Shipping Association (Dcsa), in which most of the major carriers seek to standardise their digital activities, has put forward that the current pandemic forges the need to digitise the bill of lading (B/L) in shipping as well. André Simha, global chief... more
Speculative real estate in Essen and Verden
In Germany, Panattoni has begun the construction of two speculative projects to put on the rental market. In Verden (Lower Saxony), the company is building a new logistics real estate with two halls on an 118,000 sqm plot. Also in May, building works started on a logistics... more
VTG completes long-term refinancing
VTG Aktiengesellschaft has successfully completed the refinancing of the group’s capital structure, establishing a solid long-term basis for further investment in the business, said the German wagon hire company. The EUR 2.9 billion refinancing includes committed credit... more
Charter solutions where infrastructures are lacking
"Because of Alaska's challenging landscape and lack of infrastructure, Alaskan companies commonly rely on air transportation," says Tom Stenglein, president of Arctic On-Demand, a new Alaska-specific air charter offering, which connects cargo and passengers to the most... more
Peter Spuhler again CEO of Stadler Rail
Due to differences of opinion regarding Stadler's future strategy and organisation, the board of directors and the group CEO Thomas Ahlburg have decided to terminate the employment by mutual agreement. Until a successor is found, Peter Spuhler, executive chairman of the board of... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Pure water will not conduct electricity - only water containing impurities can do that. more
Records and lifesavers
Railway transport services from China to Europe are amongst the beneficiaries of the downturn. In April the firms Duisport, Imperial and RCG were involved in projects. more
Impact of pandemic on already struggling airports
Significantly later than in 2019 and 2018, Airports Council International (ACI) published last year's traffic figures of its 1979 member airports in 176 countries only last week, including a comparison of Q1 figures of 2019 and 2020. As for cargo, against a global... more