NX and Zepto link up 
NX Logistics has opened a 16,000 sqm warehouse in eastern Bengaluru (India), where the company is looking to collaborate with Zepto, an emerging Indian quick-commerce provider. The hub is in Hoskote, from where it enables access to major transport networks to the city and... more
Record orders placed 
Containerships are trumps – at least from 8,000 teu upwards. The international shipping organization Bimco has reported a record order backlog for containerships. Furthermore, the organisation assumes that liner shipping companies will increase their fleets in the coming years. more
VTG expanding in Eastern Europe
The German rail logistics provider VTG has acquired the remaining shares in the traction company Retrack Slovakia from Rail Services Slovakia, making it the sole owner of the Retrack Slovakia Group and its subsidiaries in Czechia and Hungary. This acquisition strengthens... more
Graduation day at Emirates SkyCargo
The first cohort of Emirates SkyCargo cargo managers has completed an executive leadership training programme, with a second cycle set to begin in April. The course equipped participants with tools to address future industry challenges, including artificial intelligence,... more
Seven new sites for Prologis
Prologis has bought seven logistics sites from Union Investment, boosting its German capacity by 380,000 sqm. The hubs are in Hamburg, Hannover, Nürnberg and the Rhein-Neckar region, enhancing Prologis’ network in the country. Most of the units have been leased for mid- to... more
Cargo Beamer expanding Alpine service
The intermodal specialist Cargo Beamer is enhancing its European network with a new connection between Kornwestheim (near Stuttgart, Germany) and Domodossola (Italy). It will be launched on 11 February and will operate three weekly roundtrips, with departures from... more
Simplifying EU NCTS5 at Frankfurt airport
Air cargo IT specialist Allivate, a joint venture between Fraport and Dakosy, has introduced ‘Easy Transit’ in its ‘Fair@Link’ cargo community system at Frankfurt airport. The solution automates key steps in the EU NCTS5 transit procedure, reducing manual data entry and... more
New vessel pioneers sustainable power
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (Mol) has taken delivery of the ‘Prima Verde’, the world’s first multipurpose vessel combining marine gas oil propulsion (MGO) with wind-assisted technology. The vessel, built at the Onomichi Dockyard and operated by Mol Drybulk, incorporates ‘JGreeX’... more
Enhancing customer support through digitalisation
The Customs Support Group (CSG), Europe’s leading customs and trade solutions provider, has appointed Jo Cloherty as senior commercial manager for the UK and Ireland, in order to drive its growth strategy and support clients with their digitalisation initiatives. Cloherty... more
You wool not believe the twist in this yarn – CBP
What started as a routine Customs and Border Protection examination of a shipment of yarn from India ended in the seizure of nearly 70,000 Zolpidem Tartrate pills on 16 January. Officers initially examined the shipment, consisting of 96 rolls of black yarn spooled around pink... more