Indian Register convoys vessel conversion 
International ship classification society Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), has classed its first vessel under the Lebanese flag. The vessel - which is named "Jouri" - was converted from a vehicle carrier to a livestock carrier under the survey of IRClass which... more
US short line railroad to handle turbine parts
The New England Central Railroad (NECR) has leased a 20,230 sqm parcel under its control to the Connecticut port authority to handle wind turbine components through the American Port of New London, which at this time does not require rail service. In return, the port authority... more
New Eurasian rail service launched
Maersk has dispatched the first eastbound train from St. Petersburg port, carrying goods from Europe to Asia. The overall transit time of the new intercontinental service from ports in North Europe to ports in Korea and Japan will be between 23 and 32 days, which halves the... more
Emirates Skycargo calibrates cargo ops
Emirates Skycargo has announced a new flight schedule for its global operations which also includes cargo flights operated on Emirates' B777. These flights will offer around 40 t of lower deck cargo capacity per flight and will supplement the cargo capacity being offered on... more
Heinrich Grieshaber dies
After a brief and serious illness, Heinrich Grieshaber passed away on 29 March 2020 in the clinic Friedrichshafen (Germany). He was 71 years old. As founder and former chairman of the management board, he most recently served Grieshaber Logistik as chairman of the supervisory... more
ESR adds new logistics facility to Greater Tokyo portfolio
ESR, a large APAC focused logistics real estate platform, will develop another modern logistics facility, ESR Ukishima distribution centre, on a 32,227 sqm logistics development site the company has acquired in the Greater Tokyo bay area. The total expected investment is... more
Fruit producer thanks truck drivers
The SanLucar group and its closest partners - the agricultural producers, Fresaflor, Llusar and Poveda - have taken action to support truck drivers in the development of their daily work. They distribute individual kits of food, drink and fresh fruit to the professionals in the... more
Red Sea Gateway opens a new chapter
The Red Sea Gate Terminal (RSGT), a terminal operator representing a partnership between the Saudi Industrial Services group Sisco and the Malaysian Mining Company (MMC), has officially taken over operations in the northern section of Jeddah Islamic Port, previously known as... more
K Line to adjust previous forecasts
The Japanese liner K Line is planning to record the extraordinary loss on valuation of investment securities in the consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ending 31 March 2020. These are investment securities classified as “available-for-sale securities”, where... more
One Swiss belly to Beijing, two series to New York
Swiss World Cargo will re-introduce additional capacity into its network. Ashwin Bhat, head of cargo, Swiss International Air Lines: "In addition to our three-times weekly service to EWR, we will offer a cargo-only belly capacity to JFK two times per week. To Asia we will... more