Middle Corridor - a new alternative 
Customers of a. hartrodt may now avoid the increasing disruptions on the sea freight routes between China and Europe. As a new alternative, the freight forwarder is offering rail transport via the Eurasian Middle Corridor. This route goes via Kazakhstan, the Caspian Sea,... more
Felb welcomes A. Redkin and R. Marakhovskii
The railway operator Felb – Far East Land Bridge is reorganising its management team. With immediate effect, Alexander Redkin will take over the position of COO and Ruslan Marakhovskii will become the new CFO. They will share the leadership of the logistics company with interim... more
Three Asians form one service
In July, Yang Ming is launching a new service connecting the Far East with the West Coast of Latin America. The FE-WCSA Loop will be called SA8 and will be operated in partnerships with Wan Hai and Pacific International Lines (PIL). Altogether eight 2,400-3,700 teu vessels will... more
New Zealand fines cartel
New Zealand’s High Court has imposed penalties of NZD 9.7 million on two international freight forwarding companies for "a serious breach of law". Mondiale Freight Services and Oceanbridge Shipping are to pay USD 4.9 million and USD 4.6 million, respectively. In... 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
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
China's 500 kg unmanned freighter in the skies
The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (Avic) has announced the completion of the successful maiden flight of the TP500 unmanned freighter, the country's first large unmanned transport plane produced under Chinese Civil Aviation Regulation requirements. Developed by the... 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
Mining company orders 5,000 gondola cars
In Russia, United Wagon Company and Ural Mining Group have signed a memorandum to supply 5,000 gondola cars. The freight cars will be delivered in batches until 2024. The 12-9853 gondola car with hatches is manufactured at the Russian Tikhvin freight car building plant,... 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