A coalition of technologies 
Helsinki-based maritime technology developer Seaber has inked a partnership with Neste, a major producer of renewable and sustainable fuels. Neste will be using the Finnish company’s software for planning maritime logistics activities such as shipping schedules and port... more
For Continental from Toledo
The CAT group recently opened a new warehouse in the P3 Illescas logistics park in Toledo (Central Spain). From this new facility, which has a capacity of more than 28,250 sqm, the logistician will provide warehousing and distribution services especially for the shipper... more
Stengg and SF Airlines to set up MRO JV in China
ST Engineering has announced that its commercial aerospace business and SF Airlines have entered an agreement to set up a commercial airframe maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) joint venture in Ezhou, Hubei, China. The joint venture, subject to regulatory approvals, will... more
Carri Marais to join Bifa's training team
The British International Freight Association (Bifa) has appointed Carri Marais, as trainer – freight and customs procedures. Carl Hobbis, an executive director at Bifa, who also has overall responsibility for the trade association's training activities, says that 2022 was... more
Further Eurasia railfreight service introduced
A new China-Moscow freight train departed from the city of Langfang in north China's Hebei Province last Saturday, 25 February 2023. Carrying 55 40-foot containers, it will leave the country via Erenhot Port in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, pass through... more
More capacities to the Canary Islands
Since they launched the project in November 2018, the shipping companies Baleària and Fred. Olsen Express have jointly transported a total of 1 million linear meters of merchandise between the Canary Islands and the port of Huelva. Last November, on the fourth anniversary of... more
EPG acquires Groenewout
The owner-managed German logistics consulting company EPG Consulting has acquired the majority shares of Groenewout, thus enhancing its existing network of 22 locations and 900 employees. Groenewout was founded in 1966 and now is a consulting specialist in Belgium, the... more
Mena operations to launch from Bahrain
Asia Cargo Network (ACN) a group air cargo charter services provider in Southeast Asia, and Mena Aerospace, a Bahraini aviation services provider, have announced the start of their operations in the Mena region from the Kingdom of Bahrain. As part of its growth plan, ACN... more
Priority access to hub-to-hub lanes
USA-based transport company Ascend is the first carrier customer to reserve autonomous freight capacity on the Volvo Autonomous Solutions (VAS) network. By reserving capacity, Ascend will have priority access to V.A.S.’s first lanes that will run based on a hub-to-hub model.... more
