New service from Europe to Nigeria 
The Netherlands-based Universal Africa Lines (UAL) and Julius Berger Services Nigeria (JBSN) will cooperate on a new service. With immediate effect, UAL will start a monthly service from Europe to the port of Warri, Nigeria. In Warri, UAL will be calling at the terminal of... more
ECS strengthens customer base in Northern Europe and Turkey
After several months of partnership with Nordic GSA in Sweden, Air Europa has just awarded its partner a GSSA contract covering Finland and Norway. Following the launch of freight capacity marketing on 1 June between Stockholm (ARN, Sweden)) and Amsterdam (the Netherlands),... more
Crane Worldwide names Stefan Boehler as VP for EMEIA region
Crane Worldwide Logistics has appointed Stefan Boehler to serve as vice president of operations for the EMEIA region (Europe, Middle East, India, Africa). In this role, Boehler will be responsible for managing the extensive operations of Crane Worldwide Logistics in the region.... more
New logistics hub in Ljubljana goes on stream
The Austrian logistics services provider cargo-partner has completed the construction of its storage hub near Ljubljana’s airport in Slovenia. The iLogistics centre, which covers a storage area of 25,000 sqm, became operational in August and will be officially inaugurated in... more
New transit service from Korea to Europe launched
Trans-Siberian LandBridge, RZD Logistics and Fesco have expanded their network with a new transport service between Korea and Europe. A first container was recently dispatched from Busan (South Korea). Then the container was delivered to the commercial port of Vladivostok... more
Valenciaport satisfied with latest figures
The consolidated annual accounts of Valenciaport for the year 2018 have been published. The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) closed the year 2018 with a turnover of more than EUR 138 million, a decrease of 0.9% compared to 2017. This variation is a consequence of the... more
Fedex launches new Colombian connection
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., has launched a new flight between Miami (FL, USA), Bogota and Medellin (Colombia). The new B767 flight facilitates the arrival of Colombian products to the US through its gateway facility in Miami and opens new markets for Colombian... more
Red Sea Gateway goes Bangladesh
The Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT), a container terminal at Jeddah Port (Saudia Arabia), and Bangladesh’s Ministry of Shipping have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) under which the Saudi Arabian terminal operating company will jointly evaluate investments in the South... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
The US federal state of Wyoming has just two escalators. Both are in a bank in the town of Casper. more
New member of the board of harbour commissioners
The Long Beach city council voted unanimously to confirm Mayor Robert Garcia’s appointment of Steven Neal to the board of harbour commissioners, which oversees the Port of Long Beach and the staff of the city’s harbour department. Neal is a former city council member. His... more