“Curiosity of the Day”
At their closest point, the USA and Russia are separated by only 4 km. This is the distance between an American and a Russian island in the Bering Strait. more
Kyrgyzstan has great potential along key corridors
Kyrgyzstan can tap into the benefits of its strategic location along key transport corridors between Europe and Asia. Fundamental for its success is the creation of a modern transport infrastructure network, according to a Unece study. Road haulage remains the focus of freight... more
Messina Line to ship for Dakar 2020
The Dakar 2020 (formerly Paris-Dakar) – the 42nd edition in the history of this race - will take place entirely in Saudi Arabia for the first time. In Jeddah, the “Jolly Palladio” of the Messina Line landed 140 motorcycles, 72 cars, 45 trucks, 43 SSV, 20 quad, 300 service... more
Clear Metal opens new office in Switzerland
Clear Metal, a leader in continuous delivery experience for advanced visibility and supply chain and logistics solutions, has opened an office in Feusisberg, near Zurich (Switzerland) under the management of Thomas Kofler, VP sales EMEA. He will build on Clear Metal's momentum... more
Logistics offensive in France
French logistics companies have joined forces to found the joint platform "France Logistique" with the objective to regain their country’s place among the top ten of logistics markets worldwide. Former secretary of state Anne-Marie Idrac has been chosen to chair the... more
Extension of partnership provides freight stability
Canadian National Railways (CN) and NorFalco have signed a new multi-year agreement that will provide freight transportation of sulphuric acid from NorFalco’s rail served productions facilities in Sudbury, ON, Rouyn-Noranda, QC, and Valleyfield, QC. The agreement reconfirms... more
Central Indian airport adds logistics park
GMR Hyderabad Aerotropolis Limited, a subsidiary of GMR Hyderabad International Airport, has formed a joint venture with ESR Hyderabad 1, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-headquartered ESR Cayman Limited, to develop a 268,000 sqm logistics and industrial park at Hyderabad airport city.... more
Joint development project for CSSC and Wärtsilä
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a development agreement with the Chinese state-owned shipbuilder CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Company. The five year agreement is aimed at developing a hybrid powered dredger, but could possibly extend to other hybrid vessels as... more
Mixed fortunes for two neighbouring airports
Despite a global economic slowdown, Liege Airport (Belgium) achieved a new record with over 900,000 t of goods transported in 2019 (902.480 t, +3.6% compared with 870.644 t in 2018). CEO Luc Partoune: "This year, 2020, will be a year of major works and projects. We are... more
Scannell Properties hires Andrea Amoretti
The American investor and real estate developer Scannell Properties has appointed Andrea Amoretti as client solutions director Europe. After Geoffrey Pizzanelli, who was hired as capital deployment director for Europe, Amoretti is the second executive to reinforce this segment... more