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
Regulatory expert joins Artba legal team
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (Artba) has hired Prianka Sharma as vice president and counsel for regulatory affairs. She joins Artba from the small business administration’s (SBA) office of advocacy, where she was assistant chief counsel for... more
Pall-Ex: different size, easier distribution
The Pall-Ex Group in UK has introduced ‘Parcel Pallet’, which includes a new pallet size for parcel distribution measuring 0.6 m x 0.8 m x 1 m and featuring a maximum weight of 150 kg. This differs from the standard base micro pallet currently offered within the sector, as... more
DB Schenker: a new site in Glasgow
The new multi-modal site at Hillington, Scotland, offers more than 1,580 sqm of warehousing space and more than 750 pallet positions for storage and pick/pack services. The high-security site features full camera coverage which includes its own external yard for devanning... more
Seaspan using SpaceX’s Starlink
Seaspan Corporation, a Canada-based independent charter owner and operator of containerships (132 vessels with a total capacity of 1,219,080 teu, and an additional 58 vessels under construction), has started a foundational initiative for its digital transformation journey with... more