Global port indices in August above last year's figures 
The London (UK)-headquartered maritime consultancy Drewry has published its recent Container Port Throughput Indices for August this year, based on monthly throughput data for a sample of over 220 ports worldwide and representing over 75% of global volumes. The base point for... more
Panattoni comes to Munich
Panattoni Europe is opening a further office in Munich. With the branches in Hamburg, Düsseldorf and Mannheim this is now the company’s fourth location in Germany. Five members will form the team in Munich, including the new colleagues Tim Hemmann and Moritz Arendt. Both... more
St Francis Group and iSec to build five new warehouses
St Francis Group, a UK-based property development and investment group and an expert in brownfield development and regeneration and its joint venture partner iSec have announced details of a major new development on land next to Markham Vale between Sheffield and Nottingham,... more
Mahan Air already increases Rome service
During the winter season, the privately owned Iranian carrier Mahan Air plans to introduce a second weekly flight on its service between Tehran (IKA, Iran) and Rome (FCO, Italy). Already when it launched this service last July, the company announced plans to increase the... more
China – Rijeka - Budapest in just 32 days
Chinese state-owned transport company Cosco has introduced an intermodal connection between the Croatian Adriatic port of Rijeka and countries in Central Europe. The new rail service extends the regular marine shipping line Piraeus-Rijeka Express Service between Greece and... more
Port of Barcelona celebrates its 150th birthday
The port of Barcelona has just celebrated its 150th anniversary. Mercè Conesa, president of the port of Barcelona, asked the state authorities of the Puertos del Estado to speed up approval of the new strategic framework of the port system. She said that this tool is... more
Management changes at Boeing
Boeing has named Stan Deal to succeed Kevin McAllister as president and CEO of Boeing commercial airplanes and Ted Colbert to succeed Deal as president and CEO of Boeing global services, effective immediately. Vishwa Uddanwadiker has been appointed to Colbert's former role... more
Gefco launches Chronotruck and Moveecar
Gefco, a provider of automotive logistics services, has introduced two new solutions, Chronotruck and Movecar. Chronotruck was recently taken over by Gefco and is a digital road freight marketplace that simplifies deliveries for shippers and carriers through robust algorithms... more
IRclass recognised by shipping nation Denmark
The Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) has approved the application by the Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) for authorisation as a “recognised organisation” (RO). Seeking RO status from key maritime flags is an essential part of IRClass’ strategy to expand its presence in... more
Indian-Swiss working group forges ahead
India and Switzerland decide to maintain their cooperation in the rail transport sector. The two sides have followed upon the first meeting of the joint working group (JWG) set up by the two countries after the MoU for cooperation in the rail sector was signed in 2017. In... more