A singular achievement 
Moroccan SEZs do well in a pan-African comparison. Special economic zones (SEZs) based around ports played a central role in China’s economic rise, for example. In Africa this tool has had too little impact so far. One major exception stands out, however – SEZs in Morocco. more
SVP service to call Subic Bay 
Subic Bay International Terminals (Sbitc) in the Philippines, which is operated by International Container Terminal Services (Ictsi), welcomed the arrival of a new service that expands the port's connectivity to South China and Vietnam. Henry Dungca, Sbitc terminal manager:... more
New trucking route to link China and Central Asia
Ceva Logistics recently launched a new international road transport (TIR) route along the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan corridor with a convoy of six trucks. The lorries departed from Western China’s inland city of Kashgar, crossing into Kyrgyzstan. Loaded with industrial... more
Touching down in Lyon for the second time
Qatar Airways is expanding its network in France with direct four weekly flights to Lyon. The national carrier of the State of Qatar has landed its inaugural flight to one of the country's economic powerhouses, with the new direct service operated by a B787-8 on Monday, 3 June... more
Dokasch grows footprint in Asia-Pacific region
Dokasch Temperature Solutions has welcomed Kevin Lee as its new sales & business development manager for South Korea. The company is thus continuing its Asia strategy and increasing its sales activities for its active temperature-controlled packaging solution Opticooler... more
World’s largest suction sail installed on a ship
Bound4blue, a Spanish company that develops automated wind-assisted propulsion systems, has installed two " e-sails" on Dutch flagged "Eems Traveller", a 2,850-dwt general cargo vessel owned by Amasus. It holds the record as the largest suction sail ever... more
PCC Intermodal gets four Traxx
The new multisystem locomotives from Alstom will be used in cross-border operations between Poland, Germany, Austria, Czechia, and Slovakia. PCC Intermodal is headquartered in Poland and now operates 15 electric locomotives in total. Besides the delivery of four electric... more
Dachser growing in Finland
The logistician will start operating a new logistics centre in Pirkkala, in the south of the country, in the summer of 2024. The new facility for handling general cargo is located at Tampere-Pirkkala Airport and will cover an area of around 5,000 sqm. It also includes an... more
Looking for new ways to support African airlines
The African Development Bank has held workshops with aircraft manufacturers Airbus and ATR to explore ways of strengthening access to finance for African airlines. In spite of efforts by governments, public institutions and private stakeholders, a large share of air traffic... more
Ribbon cutting ceremony for upgraded NCB3
With an investment of USD 48 million, Port Canaveral renovated its North Cargo Berth 3 (NCB3), one of the port’s oldest piers, originally constructed in 1976: it officially opened for business after a ribbon cutting ceremony on 30 June 2023. The Florida state department of... more