More space for automobile logistics 
The BLG Group has expanded its automobile logistics site in Dodendorf, Germany for its South Korean client Hyundai. The additional space of 95,000 sqm now brings the inland terminal's surface to 230,000 sqm for around 11,000 new and used vehicles. The new area is exclusively... more
Technology is trumps 
The outbreak of Covid-19 has increased demand for vaccines. Thus airports in India, one of the leading pharmaceuticals producers in the world, are modernising their corresponding infrastructure. ITJ correspondent Manik Mehta spoke to the cargo manager of one ambitious player.The... more
New terminal for trans-Eurasian railfreight
The “East-West” centre in Chernyakhovsk in the Russian Kaliningrad region is now open. The new rail terminal can manage 450,000 standard containers (teu) a year and will transfer the containers from wide-gauge (1,520 mm) tracks onto narrower European gauge (1,435 mm) tracks.... more
Delays eating up capacity
On the basis of its global liner performance (GLP) and trade capacity outlook (TCO) databases, the Copenhagen-headquartered maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence has measured the impact that congestion and vessel delays have had on the global deployed liner capacity. At the... more
When the chemistry in Chennai is right
Rhenus' Indian affiliate has opened a new chemical multi-user warehouse in Chennai, close to the Bay of Bengal. The facility will serve as the company's central distribution hub for chemical customers in southern India. The PCB (pollution control board)-approved warehouse... more
Right time – different place
In conversation with Atilla Lise, Head of Cargo and Innovative Solutions at HititIn March 2020 the Iata World Cargo Symposium was postponed at short notice. This October it is now being held – but not in Istanbul; in Dublin. Naturally, this isn’t a development that the Turkish... more
India's online boom drives logistics business
In India, a big international player has chosen the Logos Logistics Estate in Luhari, approx. 60 km north of the capital Delhi, for a new business venture. Geodis is about to launch a multi-user facility to serve the retail sector. Developed by Logos, one of Asia Pacific's... more
Australian carrier orders diesel electric locos
Pacific National Railways has contracted Cimic Group’s UGL to design, manufacture and supply new fuel-efficient diesel electric locomotives. With this order, the freight locomotive manufacturer expects to generate revenue of USD 297 million over seven years. UGL is... more
1,000th Atran flight at RIX
Atran Airlines, the Russian air express carrier within Volga-Dnepr Group, marked the end of last month with the arrival of its 1,000th flight to Riga airport (RIX), Latvia. The milestone flight after two years of service brought over 20 t of e-commerce shipments from China... more
A new old oligopoly
The most important container production centres shifted from South Korea to China as long ago as the 1990s. The sale by Maersk of the reefer specialist MCI to CIMC is nevertheless likely to be a cherry on the cake for the Chinese corporation. Even the appetite of the Danes has... more