Three musketeers for USEC 
Maersk, MSC and ZIM are launching a new joint TP23 service between from China and Vietnam to the US east coast from May this year. Ports of call will be Vung Tau in Vietnam, Yantian in South China, and, after crossing the Panama Canal, Savannah, Charleston and Newark. The... more
Logistics for Argentina's Yerba Mate exports
Argentine exporter of yerba mate beverages CBSé has contracted Dachser Argentina to manage export logistics for its yerba mate shipments to the Mexican market. Considered to be recession proof because of the beverage's loyal and growing fan-base around the globe, the global... more
Retrofit for Latin American river boats
Atria Logistics UABL, a major South American push boat operator, is on its way to completing a fleet-wide retrofit to its tailshaft and rudder bearings. In 2014, the Argentinian owner, which operates a fleet of workboats on the Paraná River, installed Thordon’s River Tough... more
Rail lines in Canada and USA to be sold
Canadian National Railways (CN) and Watco have reached an agreement for the sale of non-core lines and assets on the Soo subdivision that runs 400 km from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario to Oba, Ontario and 1,050 km of branch lines of Wisconsin Central in Wisconsin and Michigan. In... more
Röhlig remained strong in 2020
Bremen (Germany)-based logistics company Röhlig is satisfied with its 2020 results in financial terms. Gross profit amounted to EUR 140 million and moves sidewards in comparison to 2019. While gross profit in sea freight fell by around 2%, air freight gross profit increased by... more
Move in Mexico
Simon Hegele Healthcare Solutions, which provides logistics services for large-scale medical equipment and other products, has opened another logistics centre in Mexico. The new hub is designed and licensed for the storage of medical devices and other specialised equipment... more
Martinique: new port system goes online
In mid-March, Fort-de-France, Martinique's main port, processed the first nine ships with its new Ci5 software. Now the port community is fully connected to Ci5. The partnership for the Caribbean Cooperation between Port+ and MGI started in 2007 with the deployment of AP+ to... more
More pharma options from today
Air Canada Cargo is launching its enhanced "AC Pharmacair" solution. Starting today, 1 April 2021, all shipments of this product will be handled as Priority 1. Based on their specific temperature handling requirements, clients are able to choose "AC Pharmacair... more
CMA CGM Air Cargo increases US coverage
Three weeks after the launch of its commercial operations with regular flights between its Belgian hub Liege and Chicago ORD, the CMA CGM Group, a global provider of shipping and logistics services, announces that CMA CGM Air Cargo has just opened two new destinations in USA:... more
More clients for Swisslog
Buchs (Switzerland)–headquartered Swisslog won new customers in 2020 and installed new facilities for some of its existing clients. The new distribution centre dm-Drogerie Markt near Berlin came on stream despite difficult circumstances. Swisslog also successfully completed... more