China resumes export train operations 
China has resumed its export train operation after the breakout of the coronavirus crisis. Last Friday (14.2.2020), a freight train loaded with 49 containers left Dongguan, Guangdong province, north of Hong-Kong. The train is expected to arrive in the Kaluga region in Russia in... more
Galliker receives first series-manufactured e-truck
Volvo Trucks recently launched the series production of electric trucks. The Swedish truck manufacturer has now handed over the first truck of this production line to the Swiss transport company Galliker. “For us, taking delivery of our first Volvo FL-Electric is an important... more
Complementing the big alliances
The new partner is from South Korea. After HMM officially joined The Alliance, the shipping company carrier SM Line has agreed with 2M Alliance to co-operate on the Asia-America route starting 1 April this year. The 2M Alliance is run by the global carriers Maersk Line and... more
Coronavirus accentuates Hong Kong cargo decline
During the first month of 2020, cargo throughput at Hong Kong airport dropped to 359,000 t, 10.4% downswing compared to the same month last year. The world's biggest air cargo hub said that this was due to closure of factories and businesses during the Chinese New Year holidays.... more
Sven-Eric Brooks joins KVH
Global maritime connectivity provider KVH has announced that Sven-Eric Brooks has joined the company as senior director of business development for KVH Watch, the company’s new maritime IoT solution. “This is an exciting time to join KVH as we apply our connectivity... more
Lödige Industries outfits automotive plant in Mexico
Lödige Industries continues its collaboration with the BMW Group by providing automated storage and buffer systems for BMW’s new automobile manufacturing plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The project is designed to be a turnkey solution including all relevant systems like... more
Big shift by PIL in March
Pacific International Lines’ (PIL) is shifting its regional focus. The shipping company, which was founded in 1967, will withdraw its services from the Transpacific market. As a result of this service re-alignment, PIL’s last Transpacific sailing will be in March 2020. The... more
Polish intermodal operator orders 200 freight cars
Laude Smart Intermodal in Poland has ordered 200 flat cars on 25 t axle load bogies from the Russian manufacturer UWC. The vehicles are used for the transportation of heavy-duty containers along the 1,520-mm track gauge corridor between Russia and Poland. The ordered batch... more
CCM names Michael Mitchell SVP and COO
Consolidated Chassis Management (CCM) has promoted Michael Mitchell to senior vice president and COO. A 30-year industry veteran, Mitchell has been with CCM since its launch in 2005. “Given Mitchell’s success as CCM’s Interim COO, I have every confidence he will continue to... more
Cool Chain Association partners with Cargo iQ
The Cool Chain Association (CCA) is backing a new Cargo iQ initiative for care mapping in the temperature-controlled supply chain. CCA members will join an advisory board supporting Cargo iQ's pilot programme, which aims to develop tools and standards for planning and... more