New COO for APM Terminals 
Olaf Gelhausen will join APM Terminals as chief operating officer on 15 November 2023. In this role, he will head all COO-functions, including global operations, asset management, automation, project execution, asset design and engineering, lean economics, decarbonisation, and... more
ONE grows port holdings
Ocean Network Express (ONE), the world’s sixth largest container carrier, has acquired a majority stake in two US West Coast terminal operators, Trapac in Oakland and Yusen Terminals in Los Angeles, and a significant stake in Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG). These strategic... more
Call for rail infrastructure projects in Europe
Projects worth EUR 21.2 million are expected to be funded under the call for proposals 2023 issued by Europe’s Rail. The initiative promotes the development of a sustainable and energy efficient multimodal transport system in Europe. With this call, Europe’s Rail will also... more
Another German project for Panattoni
Panattoni will take over the brownfield site of a plastics company based in Friedewald in eastern Hesse next year to develop a commercial site. The 41,000 sqm plot is located in an industrial estate near Bad Hersfeld. The plastics plant in Friedewald will cease operations at the... more
From Gefco to AGL
Gilles Duffaut was appointed the new director of international logistics development for AGL (Africa Global Logistics), a multimodal logistics provider, on 01 September 2023. Alongside Eric Melet, CEO of logistics and rail solutions, Duffaut will drive the development of... more
New speed for most urgent shipments
Lufthansa Cargo launched a new speed, Td.Zoom, on 1 November. In addition to Td.Pro and Td.Flash, this is be the third speed for most time-critical cargo. With Td.Zoom, customers can choose the fastest service for their most urgent shipments. This includes top speed and... more
J&T registered at Hong Kong exchange
Dylan Tey, CFO, J&T Express: "Hong Kong is a major international financial centre and home to Asia's most dynamic capital market. We will continue to work closely with our partners to lead the transformation of the global logistics industry." J&T Global... more
Railway brings Chinese e-cars to Russia
The electric vehicles travelled by direct train in universal 40-foot containers from Shengdu in south-west China to Selyatino, southwest of Moscow. Responsible for the transport along the entire journey, RZD Logistics first transferred the vehicles from the warehouse to the... more
Mexico's mega ship milestone
Contecon Manzanillo (CMSA), a subsidiary of ICTSI operating the Specialised Container Terminal 2 in the Port of Manzanillo, has set a new milestone in Mexico's port industry by handling 14,400 teu during a single vessel call by the CMA CGM's 'APL Vanda'. This achievement... more
