A centralised procurement platform 
Waco System members will soon have access to enhanced digital logistics solutions due to a new collaboration between Waco and Cargo One, an airfreight procurement platform. Together, the companies have launched a platform for the digitalisation of procurement and sales... more
Decarbonising terminals with e-bikes: a caution
TT Club warns that the increasing deployment of e-bikes, e-scooters, and e-motorbikes as cleaner alternatives to diesel vehicles in ports and terminals poses notable risks. While these vehicles support decarbonisation efforts, their integration into facilities designed for... more
Pioneering AI powered safety enhancements
Cathay Cargo Terminal has become the first air cargo terminal in Hong Kong to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) with its existing CCTV infrastructure to enhance safety and security monitoring in its terminal buildings. Partnering with Intenseye, a specialist for... more
Menzies bolsters leadership team in Africa
Menzies Aviation, a provider of ground handling and aviation services, has made a series of senior appointments in Central and East Africa. Nouamane Zahouani has been promoted to vice president operations for Central and East Africa, with responsibilities for Tanzania,... more
Leasing in Lille
With a new 9,000 sqm site near Lille, Argan aims to boost its total capacity in the French city’s greater area, where it already operates fulfilment hubs for Carrefour (25,000 sqm) and Arcania (50,000 sqm). This third project is being built near Lens, which is connected to Lille... more
OOCL's new flagship vessel
OOCL celebrated the naming of its first 16,828 teu container vessel, "OOCL Bauhinia", at Dacks shipyard, marking its first neo-Panamax vessel in a decade. Named after Hong Kong's city flower, the ship underscores OOCL's 55-year connection to the city. With advanced... more
Short line railroad RDR now in operation
The US railfreight operator Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) has launched its first railroad in western Canada. The Red Deer Railway (RDR) runs in the province of Alberta from Jackson to Homeglen and uses operating rights over Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC). A direct... more
Tobias Markert takes the helm
The board of directors has appointed Tobias Markert as the new managing director of Basel-Mulhouse airport. He will take office on 1 April 2025 and succeeds Matthias Suhr, who will be taking early retirement after ten years at the head of the airport. After twenty years in... more
TIIR celebrates the 300th container train
The jubilee train was sent from the Kazakhstan-China terminal in Xi'an (China) along the Trans-Caspian international transport route (TIIR) to Azerbaijan. The dispatch was organised in cooperation with the key partners of the route - ADY Express (Azerbaijan) and Xi'an Free Trade... more
India: monthly liner services to global hubs
AAL Shipping is expanding its focus on the Indian market by enhancing its project heavy lift services, as the recent deployment of the “AAL Kembla” to transport cargo from India to the Americas shows. Operating on AAL's "Europe-Middle East/India-Asia monthly liner... more