Kick-off for stage two of the UAE rail network 
Stage two of the UAE’s national rail network to connect Ruwais (UAE) with Ghuweifat on the UAE border with Saudi Arabia has been initiated. At a ceremony, the state-owned railway operator Etihad Rail signed a contract with the JV of China’s CSCEC and South Korea’s E&C for... more
Timocom notes greater use of exchange platform
Timocom, a provider of an electronic marketplace for the transport sector, continues to expand. Sales jumped by 10% or EUR 6.7 million to EUR 74.6 million last year, and the number of users who used the IT platform to handle their transport requirements rose to a record 130,000.... more
Monday's the day for new Chicago - Sydney service
DB Schenker has launched its "direct express – Australia" service using the 102 t cargo capacity of a B777-300F which a non-specified airline partner schedules every Monday from Chicago IL (USA) to Sydney. "No other freight forwarder provides a faster... more
ONE growing fresh fruit
In the first of two new programmes, the container shipping alliance ONE worked with New Zealand avocado grower Avanza on CA reefer container exports for the full season running from September 2018 to January 2019. The avocado shipments were dispatched from the port of Tauranga,... more
GAC wins Caspian Sea contracts with Petronas
GAC’s marine branch in Turkmenistan has been awarded two contracts by Petronas Carigali, a subsidiary of Petronas, to provide marine services for its development of the Garagol Deniz west field. GAC Marine will supply three anchor-handling vessels manned by experienced crew... more
New non-stop connection between Italy and Germany
The ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has launched TransFER Duisburg Venice, a non-stop rail service between the port of Venice on Italy’s Adriatic coast and the bimodal terminal in Duisburg (Germany). The train will run three times a week. Venice will be connected to the Duisburg... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
Buenos Aires has the highest ratio of psychoanalysts per capita than any other city. Argentina itself has 202 shrinks per 100,000 inhabitants. Austria comes a poor second with only 80 per 100,000. more
Substantial growth in oil logistics for Bolloré
The 2018 financial statements have been approved by Bolloré’s board of directors. Last year’s revenue amounted to just over EUR 23 billion, a 7% increase at constant scope and exchange rates (+26% as reported), thanks to a 9% surge in transport and logistics activities.... more
Contship Italia taking bull by the horns
In its 50th anniversary year, the operator Contship Italia has entered into negotiations with MSC for the sale of the latter’s 50% stake in CSM Italia Gate, the company that controls the Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT). MCT is the concessionaire of the container terminal... more
Contship Italia taking the bull by the horns
In its 50th anniversary year, the operator Contship Italia has entered into negotiations with MSC for the sale of the latter’s 50% stake in CSM Italia Gate, the company that controls the Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT). MCT is the concessionaire of the container terminal... more