More potential for intermodal services in Basel 
The Swiss transport and logistics company Camion Transport (CT) is taking over the business activities of its long-standing partner company Hänger in Basel. As of 1 January 2024, the two family-owned companies will combine their activities at the Wolf railfreight station in... more
China’s first 100% green powered logistics centre
As of July 2023, Yum China Holdings’ logistics centre in Nanning, Guangxi province, is completely powered by renewable energy. It is the first cold chain logistics centre in China to fully operate on carbon-neutral power. Accomplished without increasing utility costs, this... more
Trucking goods to Macau
Following the decision of the governments of Hong Kong and Macao to open the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) to goods transport, Bolloré Logistics has launched a direct trucking delivery service to Macao. The HZMB is a 55 km bridge-tunnel system consisting of three... more
Closing the gap
On 1 September 2023, Kramer Group and the Port of Rotterdam Authority signed a new ‘connection agreement’ to connect Kramer Group’s new depot – the Kramer Distripark Depot (KDD) - to the Container Exchange Route (CER). This is a 17 km closed transport route that links many... more
MOL Group launches first warehouse in Africa
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and its group company MOL Logistics Co report that MLG began operating a warehouse in Nairobi, the MOL Group’s first in Africa, in July 2023. MLG’s Nairobi warehouse has an area of 1,620 sqm and is located a 15-minute drive away from Jomo Kenyatta... more
Aeronet opens second facility in Savannah
Aeronet Worldwide has launched a second station in the state of Georgia, opening in September. The 16,704 sqm facility is located around 12.8 km from the Port of Savannah, and 9.6 km from Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport. It will operate as a hub for ocean freight and... more
Kwik: more storage capacities in Nigeria
On 24 August 2023 Kwik, a digital platform for logistics services founded in 2018, launched KwikShelf, its first on-demand e-commerce fulfilment centre, in Lagos. KwikShelf is a 1,150 sqm facility located in Iddo House, in the centre of the city. Nigerian merchants will... more
Scannell Properties: a logistics park in Diemelstadt
Logistics project developer Scannell Properties is building a "Diemelstadt Logistics Park" on a plot newly acquired from the city of Diemelstadt. The logistics hub will span around 68,000 sqm. Construction is scheduled to begin in Q4/2023. The logistics park will... more
Braving the failure of UK's ATC system
Andrew Austin, group operations director at the British forwarding company Priority Freight, commented: "This week’s failure of the UK’s air traffic control systems affected the movement of goods and travellers on a global scale. As operators attempt to realign schedules... more
Oostende: a new warehouse in operation
Port Oostende’s subsidiary Rebo officially inaugurated its new warehouse on 30 August 2023. Acquired in October 2019, the offshore wind terminal has now been repositioned to a multipurpose heavy weight terminal. Rebo invested around EUR 3.5 million in a 6,900 sqm warehouse... more