AGS Airports picks COO 
AGS Airports, which owns and operates Aberdeen, Glasgow, and Southampton airports, has appointed Ronald Leitch as chief operating officer. He brings with him many years of experience and expertise in the aviation industry having held several senior leadership roles at both... more
Partners for a green end-to-end supply chain
PSA Singapore and Pacific International Lines (PIL) have successfully completed a trial of low-carbon green shipments as part of their efforts to decarbonise the supply chain. The initiative follows an MOU signed in October. The trial involved transporting cargo from Singapore... more
How to capture more e-commerce volumes
Jack So (second from right), chairman of the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK), visited Cainiao Smart Gateway and the retail and entertainment landmark 11 Skies to receive updates on the latest development of the two strategic facilities at Hong Kong International Airport... more
US forwarder augments hub network
Road One Intermodal Logistics is building a new distribution and transload facility in Summerville, South Carolina, USA, near the port of Charleston. The site will become operational in two phases, with a 35,750 sqm facility and 52 sqm of trailer and container parking to be... more
A takeover in furniture logistics
Looking to expand its furniture logistics portfolio, Reber Logistik has acquired the Saarbrücken (Germany)-based freight forwarder Spedition Werner Roth and thus gained access to a range of transport equipment and infrastructure in the region. With this deal, Reber Logistik... more
Two promotions at Hok
Hok, a global design, architecture, engineering, and planning firm, has promoted Kirtan Patel and Albert Kaneshiro to regional leaders of aviation + transport for its Northeast and Southwest practices, respectively. Based in New York, Patel brings more than two decades of... more
AAT acquires Melbourne ro-ro terminal
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has agreed to sell Melbourne International Ro-Ro & Auto Terminal (Mirrat) for AUD 332.5 million (USD 220 million) to Australian Amalgamated Terminals, a subsidiary of Qube Holdings Limited. Despite the sale, Wallenius Wilhelmsen will continue to use... more
Funds from Bern for Domodossola 
Switzerland supporting the construction of an intermodal transhipment facility. The Swiss national transport office is contributing CHF 38.8 million to the construction of a transhipment hub for combined transport in Domodossola (Italy), in a move that’s in line with... more
Asians on course; Tanger in the top 20
Maritime container gateways in 2023. Last year the 20 largest container ports in the world handled around 388 million teu, which was 1.24% more than in 2022. According to the analysts at Upply this growth was due largely to Asian ports (and amongst them Chinese ones, to be more... more