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SC Ports CEO is ‘2023 Leading Woman’ 
South Carolina Ports president and CEO Barbara Melvin has been named ‘2023 Leading Woman’ by SC Women in Leadership. SCWL celebrates South Carolina women who have blazed trails in civic leadership. Melvin received the ‘Leading Woman’ award for her commitment to working across... more
Further China–Laos rail service inaugurated
A freight train loaded with fruit and rubber from Southeast Asia was ceremonially dispatched from Kunming (Yunnan province, China) on Sunday, 8 October. It will arrive in Shanghai after a journey of around 82 hours. It links the China-Laos Railway and the Shanghai-Kunming... more
Irish provider acquired by its board
On 25 September, the board of Toga Freight Services completed a management buyout (MBO) and acquired the full shareholding of the company. Toga Freight Services was founded in 1978 by Peter Toner and Martin Gately. It will continue to operate from its Dublin 12 site and... more
German maritime innovation grants
The German ministry for digital matters and transport is providing substantial funding to support sustainable and technologically open modernisation efforts in coastal shipping. Minister Volker Wissing handed out funding certificates worth over EUR 31 million to five shipping... more
Freight remains a friend
Air Belgium terminates passenger operations – not for the first time. Air Belgium is currently facing a high legal hurdle. It’s still searching for a permanent business focus, and sees its salvation in airfreight. It would appear to have had good experiences with a major... more
Up to twelve days faster Spain–France rail link
Maersk is launching a rail service from the Spanish port of Barcelona to the South of France. Starting in early November there will be three weekly direct blocktrains connecting Barcelona with either Toulouse or Lyon. Via Toulouse the solution also connects cargo to Bordeaux... more
Gerber and Erkeskin: the latest winners in Brussels
TT Club, the renowned international freight transport insurer, and Fiata, the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations, have unveiled the global winner of this year's Young Logistics Professionals Award (YLP) at the 2023 Fiata World Congress which took place... more
From Europe to Middle East in just nine days
Milton Group completed a 40-day maritime journey in just nine days by truck. This fast road transport was made possible by using the TIR system. The Milton truck departed from Latvia and transited Lithuania, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Türkiye, Iran,... more
Cargo handling in Chicago, New York and Washington
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the Sats Group, has been appointed as Etihad Cargo's handling partner in the whole US territory, including Chicago (ORD), New York (JFK) and Washington (IAD). The cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, the flag carrier of the... more