Serene through heavy seas 
United Heavy Lift launches weather / routing platform, Syroco, a French tech start-up that supports the energy transition in maritime transport, is equipping eleven vessels of a maritime transport services provider for heavylift, general cargo and project freight activities with... more
Improved facility doubles rail capacity 
DP World and NSW Ports are co-investing AUD 400 million (EUR 240 million) to extend the rail terminal at Port Botany in Sydney (Australia). The project – which will start in June and take two years to compete – comprises the addition of five new rail sidings to accommodate 600 m... more
Throughput growing in Antwerp-Bruges
The port of Antwerp-Bruges recorded 2.3% growth in throughput in 2024, bringing the total to 278 million t, driven primarily by an 8.9% increase in container traffic. Despite the ongoing economic challenges, including high energy costs and geopolitical tension, the port... more
Geodis growing near Paris
Geodis has opened a 23,000 sqm distribution and express hub, bringing its network in the Île-de-France region to three centres. The new facility complements its sites in Bonneuil-en-France and Gennevilliers, adding hall space of 16,000 sqm and a 5,000 sqm storage cell to the... more
Ethiopian Airlines re-certified under CEIV Pharma
Ethiopian Airlines has successfully been re-certified under Iata CEIV Pharma accreditation, both as an airline and as a ground-handling agent. In 2022 Ethiopian became the first airline in Africa to achieve CEIV Pharma accreditation (centre of excellence for independent... more
New sales director for CargoCast
At the start of 2025 Freshta Farzam joined the start-up CargoCast. Farzam is an experienced strategy consultant and sales director and will accelerate the firm’s growth in the field of AI-driven planning and shipment forecasting. The multilingual business graduate, who speaks... more
ONE launches rail/sea connections
Ocean Network Express (ONE) has opened two new services to route export/import cargo via the Balmer Lawrie CFS in Kolkata, utilising rail services to connect with mainline vessels at the port of Nhava Sheva (India). The links have been designed primarily for customers in Kolkata... more
ECMC cranes for precise sub-sea handling
Seaonics has secured its largest-ever contract to supply five ECMC gangways and five ECMC 3D cranes for a series of offshore walk-to-work newbuilds being constructed at Vard’s yard in Vietnam. The systems, featuring advanced motion compensation and a 30 m outreach, ensure... more
Keeping cool with CO2
CO2 refrigeration systems are part of a Singaporean cold chain company’s innovations in energy-efficient storage that simultaneously also reduces health and fire risks. Cold Chain Refrigeration is expanding by incorporating CO2 (R-744) technology into its operations, which has a... more
Kinaxia fortifies senior team
Kinaxia Logistics has begun 2025 on the front foot, appointing Gareth Jenkins to its senior team and unveiling investment plans to drive forward its transformation strategy. Gareth Jenkins (pictured) has extensive experience in the manufacturing and retail sectors, and is the... more