Brookes Bell picks Caroline Young 
Brookes Bell, a multi-disciplinary technical and scientific consultancy, has hired a technical sales executive for The Lab, its independent advanced testing and inspection facility which opened last year. Before joining Brookes Bell, Caroline Young worked for ITP Energised... more
Four lifting experts join Mycrane
Mycrane, the world’s first digital platform for the search and selection of cranes, has chosen four experienced executives to strengthen its team. Joining the global B2B platform, all with many years of experience in the lifting industry, are: Erik Altena (top left) as head... more
GMCG Global welcomes Nandlal Aher
GMCG Global, a maritime consulting group, has named Nandlal Aher managing director for India and East Africa to strengthen its presence in the region. As part of his new role, Aher will also be responsible for the company’s offshore division as its new global head. He brings... more
Certification for new tank car model
Freight car manufacturer United Wagon Company (UWC) in Russia has been granted a certificate from the federal railway certification register for its new model of tank car for transporting chemicals. The first batch of freight cars, destined for transportation and logistics... more
Raising funds for development in Vietnam
After entering the Vietnam market in 2020 through a strategic joint venture with SLP Singapore and Ho Chi Minh City, real estate developer GLP has now set up the GLP Vietnam Development Partners I (GLP VDP I) with an investment capacity of USD 1.1 billion. The fund has... more
Airbus: aircraft lifecycle centre in China
Airbus has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the city of Chengdu and Tarmac Aerosave for the development of the first sustainable aircraft “lifecycle” service centre in China. This facility will offer sustainable solutions to manage the entire lifecycle of... more
Mining transport contract extended
Mining company Lynas Rare Earths has signed a new five-year transport and logistics services contract through to 2026 with Aurizon. Australia’s largest railfreight company has been providing transport services to Lynas since 2015, moving rare earth concentrate from Mount... more
Dedicated warehouse in Malaysia
A new chemical and dangerous goods warehouse has come on stream in Port Klang, Malaysia. Leschaco recently opened the facility that has a floor space of 36,500 sqm on two levels in which up to 13,000 pallets of chemical products and hazardous materials can be stored.... more
Kale Logistics picks Vikram Bansal
Kale Logistics Solutions (Kale), a global IT solutions provider to the maritime and air cargo sectors, has named Vikram Bansal (right) as its new chief technology officer (CTO). He has over 20 years’ experience as an IT professional, working in leadership positions with... more
DHL GF: Covid-19 antiviral pills for South Korea
DHL Global Forwarding, the freight specialist arm of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has been tasked to bring the newly approved Covid-19 antiviral pills to South Korea to support the country’s fight against the pandemic. The logistics group has been heavily involved in the... more