Basel Gateway Nord: equal shares 
The partners are restructuring their stakes in the planned Basel North terminal. In the future, the three Swiss logistics and transport companies Contargo, Hupac and SBB Cargo will each hold one third of the shares. The trimodal project was launched by the three companies as a... more
British-Dutch traffic enhanced
The shipping line A2B-online is expanding its services and has announced an additional weekly sailing between Rotterdam, Botlek and Teesport, which will start from the end of January 2023. The enhancement will raise the number of sailings on the route to four times per week and... more
Haeco Xiamen marks another milestone
Haeco Xiamen, a member of the Haeco Group, has completed and redelivered its first Airbus A321-200PCF converted freighter with supplemental type certificate (‘STC”) partner, 321 Precision Conversions. Haeco Xiamen has been an authorised precision conversion centre since... more
Investments for Spanish carrier Trasmed
According to Spanish sources, Trasmed GLE, the Spanish affiliate of the Grimaldi Group, is planning to invest about EUR 45 million in 2023, which will be used for the company’s logistics and infrastructure segments and to support its shipping fleet. Currently, Trasmed has... more
Inform promotes Justin Newell
Inform, a global software provider of AI driven digital decision-making to optimise business operations headquartered in Aachen, Germany, has promoted Justin Newell to CEO, Inform North America. Newell succeeds Inform North America founder and chairman, Adrian Weiler, who... more
Alternative transport solutions for Poland
Because of the energy crisis triggered by Russia’s war in Ukraine, Poland has to purchase coal from other countries, like Spain. Innofreight and LTG Cargo have developed a sophisticated special solution for these transports. The coal arrives by ship in the Lithuanian port of... more
A mixed bag for J.B. Hunt
US-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services reported its Q4/2022 results recently. While the net income amounted to USD 201.3 million, 16.9% less than in Q4/2021 (242.2 million in Q4/2021), revenues for the current quarter went up to USD 3.65 billion, an increase of 4% compared to the... more
Swissport adds Mombasa to its African network
Swissport is adding Mombasa, Kenya, to its growing African network. With this new presence at Mombasa’s Moi International Airport (MBA), Swissport now provides aviation ground services at 31 airports in Africa. In Kenya, Swissport has been supporting airlines in Nairobi since... more
Giampiero Soncini returns to the helm
Giampiero Soncini, former officer of the Italian Navy, a ship manager under NATO and a recognised IT expert in the maritime sector, is returning to the bridge. His appointment as managing director of Oceanly was announced recently. Esa Group established the newco Oceanly... more
