CEX links China and Wilhelmshaven directly 
The first China–Europe Express (CEX) railway recently departed from Ningbo (China) and is now en route to Wilhelmshaven (Germany). Its arrival at the JadeWeserPort (JWP) after a 26-day journey is expected on 24 January. The initiator of this new connection is the Zhejiang... more
Trade documentation Down Under
WiseTech Global is boosting its digitalisation process by acquiring the Australian trade management solutions provider ImpexDocs. The Sydney-based company was established in 2003 and now serves clients in Australia, New Zealand and the USA. ImpexDocs works on global trade... more
Milano Malpensa airport now safer
The final event of the ‘Pass4core’ project (Parking Areas implementing Safety and Security for core network corridors in Italy) took place at Cargo City, Milano Malpensa airport, recently. The project aims to develop safe parking areas in Italy. The objective of this first... more
ECS signs TCM contract with Jetsmart
The ECS Group, a French general sales and service agent, has signed a total cargo management contract (TCM) with the South American carrier group Jetsmart. According to an ECS media release, the partnership will last four years and start in 2025. The company will manage about... more
Waggons from China arrive in Hamburg
HHLA Project Logistics (HHLAPL) coordinated its first shipment in the port of Hamburg, marking a milestone in its operations. The subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), which specialises in project cargo for Asia, managed the transfer of six oversized passenger... more
Lineas and Hupac Intermodal cooperate
On 1 January the two partners started a collaborative effort to enhance services on the Zeebrugge (Belgium) – Milan (Italy) lines. Under the partnership, the railfreight operator Lineas will be the traction provider and produce the railway capacity on both sides of the Rhine... more
Growth opportunity in the Gulf
Starting today, BlueBox Systems is participating in Abu Dhabi’s 'TradeTech Accelerator Programme', where start-ups can develop and scale up their logistics solutions. The twelve-week programme is run in partnership with the UAE’s ministry of economy, the World Economic Forum... more
UECC helps JLR mitigate EU emission compliance costs
Luxury vehicle manufacturer JLR has joined UECC’s ‘Sail for Change’ initiative, leveraging low-carbon liquefied biomethane (LBM) to decarbonise its logistics chain. JLR is the fourth automaker to adopt this programme, which uses LBM supplied by Titan Clean Fuels to cut... more
New weekly Emirates freighter to Copenhagen
Emirates SkyCargo has announced the deployment of a weekly freighter to Copenhagen airport in a media release, thus increasing its network to 38 destinations. According to the company the measure has been implemented because of the growth in volume of over 20% from Denmark,... more
Delivering humanitarian aid at lower cost
Windracers has agreed to partner with Aviation Sans Frontières to operate Windracers Ultra – the low-cost self-flying cargo aircraft designed and manufactured in the UK – to deliver supplies for humanitarian organisations in Africa, starting from early 2025. “Aviation Sans... more