New equipment for MICT in the Philippines 
Four new hybrid rubber-tyred gantries (RTG) have been acquired by the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT), the flagship of International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI). The new RTGs, manufactured by the Japanese company Mitsui Engineering &... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
Hsing Hsing, an orangutan in Perth Zoo, seemed to find red-haired women attractive. Up to his death at the end of 2017, he used to rip out pictures of Nicole Kidman from magazines and keep them in his enclosure. more
Broekman Logistics concludes VLS-Group integration
Broekman Logistics has set a milestone in the integration process of the former VLS-Group. As from 2 April, the ex VLS location in Rotterdam-Pernis (Netherlands) and its five Antwerp (Belgium) facilities began to operate under Broekman's flag. The value-added logistics... more
Casablanca back on track
Morocco’s Agence Nationale des Ports is establishing a major investment programme for the modernisation of the country’s maritime gateways, with Casablanca in particular earmarked to benefit from the scheme. The port in the nation’s largest city is set to build a new shipyard... more
Takeover augments service portfolio in USA
The Canada-based transport company, Bison, has acquired H.O. Wolding, based in Wisconsin, USA. Wolding is a 320-truck, dry van fleet with truckload operations in the USA's Midwest, northeast and southeast regions. Founded in 1935, the company has grown from a one-man milk route... more
Flying live lobsters boosts cargo business in Halifax
Seafood from Nova Scotia accounted for 11,495 t of the record 36,938 t of cargo processed at Halifax Stanfield airport (YHZ) in 2018. The overall airfreight tonnage was 8.5% higher year-on-year, and noted growth for the fifth year in succession. Air cargo exports contribute EUR... more
Driver scoring kit axes incidents by 87%
The GPS navigation vendor Sygic has unveiled a new driver scoring kit (SDK) for truck fleets. The new software works offline and is easy to integrate into existing solutions, including mobile apps and fleet management, without any additional hardware costs. To achieve the... more
Carlyle to build terminal at Port of Corpus Christi
The port of Corpus Christi Commission has approved a 50 year lease agreement with Lone Star Ports, a joint venture between the Carlyle Group and the Berry Group. The pact pertains to approximately 800 sqkm on Harbor Island to develop a new petroleum export terminal. The... more
From Fedex to Life Storage
Life Storage, a national owner and operator of self-storage properties, has announced that Steve Syverson, a logistics and supply chain sales leader of Fedex Supply Chain, has joined Warehouse Anywhere, a subsidiary of Life Storage, as vice president, business services.... more
P3 lands port of Rouen contract
The port of Rouen, part of the French port group Haropa, wants to develop a logistics zone on a 22 ha tract of land at its container terminal. The property developer P3 has been selected to construct the zone. Rouen aims to position itself as a hub for container traffic that... more