Regular rail service for Chinese e-cars launched 
Fesco Transportation Group has organised its first dispatch of new electric cars from the Chinese city of Guangzhou to Moscow in Russia. A batch of electric cars was sent off in two container trains. Starting from February, 50 forty-foot containers are scheduled to be... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
The English philosopher Francis Bacon (1561–1626) died of pneumonia. He contracted it in a cellar when he carried out what is said to have been his only experiment. He wanted to know whether a dead chicken would keep longer if it was stuffed with snow more
More testing grounds for start-ups
The Ashdod Port Company recently inked an agreement with Maersk North America to foster technological innovation in the supply chain business. The cooperation enables Israeli start-ups that are participating in Ashdod Port’s "Blue Ocean for start-ups" technology... more
Intermodal service launched in Egypt
CMA CGM Group is offering a new green and sustainable transport solution in Egypt. The group has introduced a rail service connecting the ports of Alexandria and Ain Sokhna to October Dry Port (ODP) near Cairo, one of the country’s largest industrial and logistics hubs. ODP... more
For the last-mile network in Bangladesh
Shop Up, a B2B commerce platform based in Bangladesh, has secured USD 30 million in debt financing, with Lendable contributing USD 20 million as the major investor. For the global provider of debt financing to fintech companies in emerging markets, this was the first venture... more
Iris and PIL engaged
The Philippines-based Iris Lines, formerly Royal Cargo Lines (RCLI), inked a joint service agreement with Pacific International Lines (PIL) in early February this year. This new Intra-Asia service will connect the Philippines to Singapore and Thailand. According to Iris... more
Seko Logistics picks Richard MacLaren
Seko Logistics, a specialist for global end-to-end logistics solutions, has appointed Richard MacLaren as its new senior vice president, global e-commerce. MacLaren will oversee the enhancement and execution of the overall strategy and structure of the company’s e-commerce... more
Road haulage: operators must have a choice
The International Road Union (IRU), the European Shippers’ Council and Fuels Europe are demanding a long-term solution for the decarbonisation of transport. In a joint letter sent to the EU executive vice president, the partners have called for the full and equal recognition... more
A direct connection between India and USA
The Chinese carrier Cosco, including its Hong Kong affiliate OOCL, recently launched a direct service from Asia connection to the US East Coast via Suez. The weekly Awes service calls the ports of Singapore, Laem Chabang, Cai Mep, Mundra, the Suez Canal, New York, Norfolk,... more
Zeus hires Cambridge sustainability expert
Zeus is to take on Christopher de Saxe, currently senior research associate at the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight, University of Cambridge, to further develop Zeus’s plans to provide true sustainable freight. De Saxe will be Zeus’s first head of sustainability... more