Imagesa Türkiye: a maritime collaboration 
Sea & Ports Group and Link Logistics are forming a joint venture named Imagesa Türkiye, a new maritime agency within Sea & Ports Group, set to commence operations on 1 November 2023. Focusing on representing Marguisa Shipping Lines, this venture aims to expand Sea... more
DSV to provide logistics services in Neom
DSV is to partner up with Saudi Arabian special economic zone (Neom) in a USD 10 billion joint venture to further develop logistics services in the zone. Neom is expected to be completed in 2025. The joint venture will provide end-to-end supply chain management, development... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Chop suey probably originated in the USA, but ketchup is said to have been invented in China. more
Atlas Air confirms its commitment to NY State
Atlas Air Worldwide, a global provider of outsourced aircraft and aviation operating services, will relocate its corporate headquarters to White Plains, New York, signifying the company’s ongoing commitment to operations within New York State. Atlas commits to retaining 400... more
Itco president hands over baton
Paul Gooch, director of The Logical Group, a supply chain & logistics consultancy, has been elected as president of Itco, the International Tank Container Organisation, for a two-year mandate, commencing 1 January 2024. With over 45 years’ experience supply chain and... more
16,617 t of CO2 emissions saved in six years
Girteka and Cargo Beamer have completed the 20,000th Girteka semi-trailer transport on a Cargo Beamer train since the start of their collaboration six years ago. The main artery for their intermodal operations has since been the route from Kaldenkirchen (Germany) to Domodossola... more
Spict invests in sustainable technology
South Pacific International Container Terminal (Spict) in the Port of Lae, Papua New Guinea, has expanded its operations by acquiring two new Mitsui hybrid rubber-tired gantries (RTG). These gantries use a combination of a smaller diesel engine and a lithium-ion battery,... more
H.Esser moves into Italy's healthcare market
Logistics provider H.Essers is acquiring Romano Transporti. The Italian road haulage company operates nationally and internationally with a special focus on the healthcare sector. For H.Essers, the takeover is part of its strategy to expand its healthcare logistics network in... more
Four American carriers launch new rail service
In response to customer demand, Union Pacific Railroad (UP) has started a new domestic intermodal service connecting Mexico’s growing industrial market to Florida, North Carolina, and other US markets. The new service is operated in partnership with Mexico-based Ferromex,... more
U-Freight: more robots in Hong Kong hub
The Hong Kong based company U-Freight has expanded the autonomous mobile robot (AMR) and intelligent racking system in its warehouse. 1,115 sqm of the company’s e-commerce fulfilment centre in Kwai Chung have been equipped with an AMR and intelligent racking system, and... more