Support for modernising India’s railways 
The World Bank’s board has approved a USD 245 million loan to support India’s efforts to modernise railfreight and logistics infrastructure. The rail logistics project will help India shift more traffic from road to rail, making transport—both freight and passenger—more... more
Swedish Club celebrates 150th anniversary
The Swedish Club celebrated its 150th Anniversary last week, with a series of events held around the Club’s annual general meeting (AGM) in Gothenburg. The Club welcomed four new members to its board: Chen Xiaoxiong, vice president, Cosco Shipping, Mingfa Liu, director for... more
More newbuilds for MSC
As Alphaliner reports, MSC is continuing to increase its fleet. Another round of 20 new containerships has been ordered to be built by shipping company’s partner Jiangsu New Times Shipbuilding. These 200,000 additional teu would boost MSC's maritime capacities to 5 million... more
WFS: new offline cargo facility in Amsterdam
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), the world’s largest air cargo handler, is to open a new offline cargo warehouse at Amsterdam, where Tiaca's first regional symposium is taking place today, 28 June 2022. The new 3,000 sqm facility is the fourth WFS cargo terminal at Schiphol,... more
Hill Dickinson boosts Singapore shipping team
The international maritime law firm Hill Dickinson in Singapore has appointed Binoy Dubey as counsel and master mariner. He is an extra-master mariner and an English qualified solicitor with significant seagoing and onshore experience. Prior to joining Hill Dickinson, Dubey... more
Autonomous driving pilot to start in Norway
Mobility Forus, Boreal, Nordland County Municipality, Bodo Municipality and the Finnish self-driving technology company Sensible 4 are partnering to carry out the world’s first long-term autonomous driving service north of the Arctic Circle in the city of Bodo, Norway. The... more
Joint trial run in Singapore 
It is a cooperation of three on land and sea. PSA and OOCL have now completed their joint pilot run to integrate the flow of containers between two PSA facilities in Singapore, Keppel Distripark and On-Dock Depot. The focus lies on reducing overall trucking distance for empty... more
Bavarians find their stand in Hamburg
It was a topping-out ceremony in a special place at a special time. With 175 guests, including some from Switzerland, Bavarian Group 7 celebrated this milestone for its new multi-user warehouse. Once completed, the modern logistics centre in Hamburg-Billbrook will comprise... more
Six more converted freighters, please!
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) will provide Austin-based, Aero Capital Solutions (ACS) with six additional B737-800SF freighter conversions. Upon completion of this new order, ACS will have a total of 40 AEI B737-800SF freighter conversions in its fleet. ACS placed its first order... more
2022 Connie Award in Long Beach, CA
Joseph S. Gregorio Sr., CEO and chairman of Pacific Crane Maintenance Corporation, (PCMC), has been named recipient of the 2022 Connie Award, which will be presented by the Containerization and Intermodal Institute (CCI) on 14 September 2022. In addition, Captain Lynn Korwatch... more