Macquarie: strong footprint in Long Beach 
The Australian investment company Macquarie has bought the Long Beach container terminal, which was completed and opened to the public in 1986. It currently comprises 425,000 sqm and eight structures. Macquarie has agreed to pay USD 1.78 billion to buy the terminal from... more
Freja upgrades its top management
After about 34 years of leading Freja’s daily operations, Jørgen J. Hansen has decided to use his expertise as chairman of the board of Freja Holding. Hansen started Freja with a partner in 1985. Under his leadership, the company expanded and now has approximately 750 dedicated... more
Saudia Cargo strengthens Asian network
Saudi Airlines Cargo Company has resumed its freighter flights to Guangzhou (China) and Mumbai (India) with a weekly freighter flight, aiming to meet the growing demand for cargo operations & stimulate trade movement to/from the Asian continent, in addition to the already... more
Agility signs PCCA partnership
Agility has signed a two-year logistics partnership agreement with Porsche Motorsports for the eight-weekend Porsche Carrera Cup Asia (PCCA) racing series. Agility Fairs & Events has been the official logistics partner for the PCCA since 2016. With this partnership,... more
Rising road haulage costs to boost Irish railway
From mid-May onwards, the logistics company International Warehousing and Transport (IWT) plans to increase its rail service between Dublin Port and Ballina in the west of Ireland from six to nine trains per week in each direction. The expansion is due primarily to the... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
As the mummy of Pharao Ramses II was flown to Paris for an examination in 1974, the Egyptian authorities issued a passport for it. Under “occupation” they wrote: king (deceased). more
Consultant supports the key transition
An management team seeking to take over its own firm is always a sensitive undertaking. Michael Bubendorf, of Ozean Brokerage & Shipping, and Hannes Caj, a partner with Zetra International, spoke about their experience in this field with the ITJ’s Christian Doepgen. more
First Effiliner delivered to Austrian carrier
The number of rail service providers operating Effiliner 1600 locomotives made by Czech manufacturer CZ Loko was recently boosted by the addition of the Austria-based Rail Cargo Group (RCG). RCG representatives have just accepted the first of two such locomotives in Ceska... more
Approval for JFK air cargo modernisation plan
The Port Authority Board of Commissioners of the Port of New York and New Jersey (Panynj) has authorised the second phase of a multi-tiered cargo modernisation plan at John F. Kennedy international airport, with the signing of a 31-year lease with the company JFK Air Cargo to... more
More ports allow use of open-loop scrubbers
The Clean Shipping Alliance (CSA) 2020 has received written approvals and no-objection letters from more than 20 ports covering Europe, the Americas, Asia and Australasia, indicating they have no intention of banning the use of open-loop scrubbers in their waters. Members of... more