Clearing the sky for alternative smoking products 
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) has endorsed the recent announcement by the Hong Kong government that it aims to facilitate the resumption of transhipping alternative smoking products (ASPs) from the Chinese Mainland via Hong Kong International Airport to overseas... more
First e-trucks to run underground
The Swedish mining group Boliden is to become one of the first companies in the world to start deploying battery-electric trucks for heavy underground transport. The first truck to serve the Kankberg mine in Northern Sweden, a Volvo FH Electric, will be used to transport... more
Heavy-lift equipment company opens in Mumbai
Deugro has established DHP Heavylift Solutions to operate its own barges and specialised trailer equipment in India. The initial investment involves two barges as well as four Goldhofer heavy duty modular trailer combinations, each with six-axle lines. Deugro is one of the... more
Liebherr to assist Gdansk terminal
The Baltic Hub, formerly DCT Gdansk, Poland, has commissioned Liebherr Container Cranes to retrofit a Liduro energy storage system along with a reduced sized generator from their Liebherr rubber tyre gantry cranes (RTGs). This is a hybrid green energy storage solution and a... more
HAV planning to deliver airships by 2026
South Yorkshire’s mayor Oliver Coppard and the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (Symca) have approved a package of investment and support for plans by Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) to produce its pioneering new low carbon aircraft, Airlander 10, in Doncaster. HAV is a... more
STG Logistics picks Brian Nemeth
Logistics and transport provider STG Logistics has named industry veteran Brian Nemeth as its new chief growth and strategy officer. In this role, Nemeth will be responsible for driving growth, revenue, and competitive advantage both organically through operations and workforce... more
Modal shift in goods traffic stalling
Practically the same number of HGVs travelled through the Swiss Alps in 2022 as in the year before. According to the latest statistics from the Swiss Federal Office of Transport (FOT), rail's market share remained stable at a high level. The number of truck journeys fell... more
Increased support for Scottish forwarder
Trans Global Projects (TGP) has increased its presence in Scotland, UK, by opening a new office in Aberdeen in anticipation of growing demand for project forwarding services as energy security reignites interest in North Sea gas. The forwarder has had a branch in... more
Value Maritime's new office in Singapore
Based in the Central Business District (CBD) of Singapore, an important and expanding Asia Pacific shipping market, the new office of Value Maritime (VM) will be led by Milou van der Ven as the area manager for Asia. Headquartered in Rotterdam, Netherlands, the... more
Swissport: a cargo handling contract in Nairobi
Lufthansa is extending its long-standing partnership with Swissport at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta Airport. For more than eleven years, Swissport has been providing airlines of the Lufthansa Group at Jomo Kenyatta Airport in Nairobi (NBO) with ramp handling as well as check-in and... more