Better units for Montreal's future 
In Canada, the focus on eco-friendly vessels is prime concern for the Montreal Port Authority (MPA). The new class of 2,500-teu vessels like the “CMA CGM Montreal” fit into this strategy and, at the same time, provide extra capacity between Canada and North Europe. New... more
UBS sells to Prologis
An open-ended special fund managed by the Swiss UBS Real Estate is selling a portfolio of eleven German logistics properties to Prologis. The buildings are spread over a total of 600,000 sqm of land and include both turnkey buildings and new development opportunities. No... more
More green equipment for NTB Bremerhaven
The NTB North Sea Terminal Bremerhaven will soon receive a further 27 hybrid Kalmar straddle carriers for its container terminal, ordered in two batches in 2021 and 2022. The delivery of both orders is scheduled to take place in the course of 2023. NTB, one of Europe’s major... more
Emirates Skycargo makes a splash at Air Cargo India
Emirates Skycargo has concluded a successful Air Cargo India 2022 in Mumbai. Leading his company’s delegation at Air Cargo India, Jassim Saif (left), VP commercial, West Asia, Emirates Skycargo said: "This is our first major cargo conference on Indian soil since 2019 and... more
Three rail companies build a maintenance station
The Austrian rail companies ÖBB Train Tech, LTE and ELL (European Locomotive Leasing) have opened the doors of their joint Locomotive Maintenance Station, Locmasta, near Vienna, Austria, after just 14 months of construction. Locmasta's buildings next to Gramatneusiedl train... more
Deugro strengthens position in Sweden
Deugro has opened an office in Gothenburg, Sweden to provide the full scope of project freight forwarding & logistics solution for Swedish customers. The company has completing various projects in the Swedish project logistics market over the past years, especially for... more
Closer to Amazon
With a new partnership, Chicago-based Seko Logistics is opening up to a number of Amazon Aggregators. The new deal will include co-branded products and expand Seko’s offering to include Amazon FBA fulfilment services. The partner is My FBA Prep. Seko will bring in its full range... more
Finnlines: all good things come in threes
The Chinese shipyard China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu) has delivered the third hybrid ro-ro vessel for Finnlines. Each of the three ships is 238 m long, with a cargo capacity of 5,800 lane metres. Consequently, the vessels can carry 400 trailers per voyage. Compared... more
Drone deliveries in Edmonton now in service
DDC (Drone Delivery Canada Corp.) has put its Edmonton International Airport (“EIA”) initiative into commercial operation. This revenue generating project will be running for a 12-month term. The project will enable defined-route deliveries from EIA to off-airport locations... more
