MOL expands chemical tanker business 
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced that its subsidiary, MOL Chemical Tankers, is set to acquire Fairfield Chemical Carriers (FCC) in a deal valued at around USD 400 million. This acquisition is in line with MOL's strategy to expand its presence in the chemical tanker... more
Kalitta Air selects Trustflight's log solution
Kalitta Air, a global cargo airline, and Trustflight, a technology innovator for digital solutions for the aviation industry, has announced that Trustflight will provide its innovative electronic tech log, reliability analytics and fleet oversight tools for Kalitta Air's fleet... more
Four Parx: a new facility in Lower Saxony
Four Parx, a developer of commercial and logistics space, is constructing a real estate in Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany. Taurus Investment Holdings is the main investor in the project. The commercial area is located in the north of the city of Hildesheim and has connections... more
‘Captain of Industry’ award for Robert P. Connor
The New York/New Jersey Foreign Freight Forwarders and Brokers Association will present Robert P. Connor with the association’s 2023 ‘Captain of Industry' award on 28 September 2023. Connor has decades of experience serving in high-ranking leadership positions in all aspects... more
A new Dutch marine duo
Global Transport Solutions (GTS) has acquired Ship Spares Logistics (SSL), creating a marine logistics partnership in the Netherlands. GTS specialises in maritime supply chain solutions through its Marinetrans brand, while SSL offers marine logistics services such as barge... more
Ten years of collaboration in Europe
Hutchison Ports Europe Intermodal (HPEI) and RTB Cargo are celebrating their ten years of collaboration. The intermodal network operator (formerly European Gateway Service) and the traction supplier began their partnership in 2013 with train links between Rotterdam and Venlo.... more
Lithium battery certification for Röhlig USA
The US subsidiary of Röhlig Logistics has received the Iata Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators Lithium Batteries (Ceiv Li-batt) certification for its branches in Chicago and New York. The International Air Transport Association introduced the certification to... more
Soget opens academy
Soget designs, develops and operates solutions to enhance its customers' logistics, port and customs performance. It also offers customer training courses, work-study programmes and local, national and international academic partnerships to promote its know-how. All these... more
Gotthard road tunnel now also closed!
The Gotthard road tunnel has been closed. On Sunday afternoon, 10 September 2023, parts of the concrete came loose near the north tunnel portal and fell onto the carriageway. There is a 25 m long crack in the intermediate ceiling. The Federal Roads Office (Fedro) is working... more